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Curran: Mayo’s postgame comments ‘invite more dysfunction’ to team originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots put on another lackluster performance Sunday in Arizona, but head coach Jerod Mayo’s questionable postgame remarks overshadowed anything that transpired on the field.
After the 30-17 loss, Mayo was asked by NBC Sports Boston’s Phil Perry about a consequential sequence in the third quarter. The Patriots trailed the Cardinals 16-3 and faced a third-and-1 from Arizona’s 4-yard line. Antonio Gibson and Rhamondre Stevenson were stuffed for no gain on third and fourth down, resulting in a turnover on downs and a missed opportunity for New England.
Did Mayo consider running the ball with his 6-foot-4, 225-pound quarterback Drake Maye in those short-yardage situations?
“You said it. I didn’t,” Mayo answered.
That bizarre response seems like a clear shot at offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt. Perry and fellow NBC Sports Boston Patriots insider Tom E. Curran dissected Mayo’s statement on Patriots Postgame Live.
“We should have been talking about the football game and the things the Patriots didn’t do well to start their four-game stretch, and instead we’re gonna talk about a situation that Jerod Mayo made worse,” Curran said. “He should be talking about those aspects, and if he’s gonna say continually, ‘These are my decisions, I’m gonna make these decisions, they all start and end with me,’ to take a question and then infer that, ‘Yeah, you’re right, we should have run Drake Maye,’ that undercuts the entire thing and undercuts Alex Van Pelt. And to then circle back and later say, ‘Yeah, it’s all on me,’ it is again another rake stepped on.
“But this is probably the most prominent rake because Alex Van Pelt, if you don’t want him to call those plays, if you don’t want him to run it inside the red zone, tell him, ‘Don’t run it inside the red zone, we’re not doing that anymore.’ So this, to me, unfortunately, is probably the biggest rake that Jerod…
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Author : NBC Sports Boston
Publish date : 2024-12-16 03:37:00
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