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How much blame do Pats coaches deserve? Perry and Curran discuss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo took accountability for Sunday’s blowout loss to the Miami Dolphins.
“It starts with me,” he said in his postgame press conference. “I think it starts with me and getting these guys ready to go.”
Mayo’s team looked overmatched and underprepared on both sides of the ball. They committed 10 penalties, including seven by the offensive line. Defensively, they allowed Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to do just about whatever he wanted en route to a 34-15 rout.
It’s no secret that the 2024 Patriots roster isn’t flush with talent. However, performances like Sunday’s make it hard to ignore the shortcomings of the coaching staff. New England’s lack of discipline and focus resulted in Miami essentially sealing its victory by halftime.
On the latest episode of Tom E. Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast, Phil Perry touches on how the Pats coaching staff deserves blame for Sunday’s defeat.
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“Even though I start with the talent and that being the reason why they lost (Sunday), to me the coaching is right up there with it,” Perry said. “Because not only were there penalties, which to me is related to coaching, but for players like Kyle Dugger and Marcus Jones and Jonathan Jones, experienced guys after the game in that locker room to be talking about a lack of focus and a lack of communication, that to me comes back to coaching.
“For Davon Godchaux to tell us that they made an adjustment at halftime after they just got walloped 24 nothing in the second quarter, and for him to be openly asking, ‘I’m not sure why we didn’t do it a little sooner, but I’m glad we did.’ That comes back to coaching.”
Curran took the criticism of the coaching staff a step further, noting that there may have to be some noteworthy…
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Publish date : 2024-11-25 23:18:00
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