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Perry: ‘Huge week’ for Jerod Mayo and Patriots culture originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots will travel west for a tough matchup vs. the San Francisco 49ers. While few expect them to pull off the upset as 10.5-point underdogs, it’s still a pivotal week for head coach Jerod Mayo and Co.
Mayo’s group is coming off a dismal 24-3 loss to the New York Jets. The defeat followed an uplifting win over the Cincinnati Bengals in their season opener and a hard-fought overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2.
As the Patriots continue to search for their identity, our Phil Perry believes Sunday’s game marks a critical juncture for the new regime. He expanded on the topic in the latest episode of the Next Pats Podcast.
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“Huge, huge week for Jerod Mayo,” Perry said. “It’s been described to me by players as a ‘fork in the road’ kind of week. Now, why is that? And why does it relate specifically to Mayo? To me, this week is a culture test. What kind of culture have you been building? It hasn’t been an incredibly long period of time since Jerod Mayo took over the head job, but it’s been long enough that we should see signs of the culture that he’s trying to implement this Sunday in San Francisco.
“The reason I say that is because they laid an egg that we all saw on Thursday night last week down in New Jersey. They didn’t show up. No energy, no emotion, loss of fundamentals. Is that just a blip on the radar? Is that a fluke? Is that just a classic Thursday night dud? … The question is, is it going to happen again? Because if it does, that to me is a red flag. That to me would lend itself to a lot of, I think, in some ways, legitimate applications of the panic button across the greater New England region.”
According to Perry, Mayo’s style hasn’t been any easier on players than Bill Belichick’s was. A competitive effort…
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Author : NBC Sports Boston
Publish date : 2024-09-27 00:50:20
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