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Patriots vs. Jaguars preview: Maye can take advantage of this matchup originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The Patriots know they’re treading shaky ground.
They’re 1-5. They’ve lost five straight. They’re near the bottom of the league in significant offensive and defensive statistical categories, including points scored (13.8, 31st), EPA per play (-0.18, 30th), yards per pass (4.1, 31st), yards allowed (358.8, 25th), third-down success rate allowed (44.7 percent, 26th) and dropback success rate allowed (49.6, 26th).
It’s ugly.
And on top of it, they’re now receiving questions about whether or not they’ve allowed complacency to creep into the locker room during what has been widely considered a rebuilding year.
Players and coaches alike, led by head coach Jerod Mayo, have acknowledged that they are amidst a long-term process to get the team back to contention. While understanding the reality of the situation is in some respects healthy for all involved, how do players combat a lethargic wait-till-next-year (or the year after) approach during what Mayo referred to as a “reset” in London on Friday?
“Personally, I’m trying to step into that leadership role and telling guys put pressure on yourself,” Kendrick Bourne said this week. “When you run routes, how did that look? How did that feel? Did you give your best effort? Did you try your hardest? I think that’s the mindset we have to have.
“The coach can tell you all you want. But if you don’t tell yourself then we’re never going to get anywhere. We’re going to stay in the same boat at 1-5 every year. Personally, I look at myself in the mirror. I hate when I get locked up. I hate when I drop a ball… The coaches do a great job, but it’s personal. It has to be personal. I think we just need to do a better job of doing that overall.”
What Mayo and other Patriots decision-makers will want to eventually take hold is a culture that is winning-obsessed. Emerging victorious on any kind of consistent basis isn’t the…
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Author : NBC Sports Boston
Publish date : 2024-10-18 22:36:20
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