Patriots Mailbag: Jerod Mayo’s future, NFL Draft strategy and more

Patriots Mailbag: Jerod Mayo’s future, NFL Draft strategy and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The vibes in New England right now? Could be better.

There’s been plenty of scrutiny surrounding this Patriots team after a 32-16 loss to the Jaguars in London that dropped them to 1-6 on the season. So, where do they go from here? Could jobs be in jeopardy if results don’t improve?

For this week’s mailbag, we headed over to Reddit to host an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on the r/Patriots subreddit. And boy, were there a lot of questions. Let’s get to answering ’em.

cane_stanco: Do you think Mayo has lost the room already with all of the players griping in public (Boutte being the latest)?

It’s interesting, Cane. I don’t think so. But the team is 1-6. It’s a bad situation. So Jerod Mayo’s grip on the locker room is certainly worth zeroing in on.

His “soft” commentary has obviously gotten a lot of attention lately. To me, the media (Bill Belichick included) have sounded more aggrieved by the “soft” commentary than any players I’ve spoken to.

I’ve given guys all kinds of opportunities, both on the record and off, to say they resent the message or that they’re pissed at their coach. If anything, they’ve kind of… embraced it? Had linemen telling me today it lights a fire under their asses.

Bottom line, unless they play better, Mayo’s messaging to his team will be viewed — and rightfully so — as critically flawed.

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beingzen01: Does it feel like there is a leadership void in the locker room now? And if so, how quickly can Drake step up to fill it?

Yes, beingzen. It does. Unavoidable when guys like David Andrews and Ja’Whaun Bentley are out injured. Even those guys have been around the team while hurt…. It ain’t the same.

Jabrill Peppers, meanwhile, is dealing with his off-field situation away from the team, and prior to that I think a lot of players…

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