Jerod Mayo was left to do injury management after he appeared to throw offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt underneath the bus after the Patriots’ loss Sunday.
The primary-year New England head coach was requested about the opportunity of calling extra working performs within the crimson zone for rookie quarterback Drake Maye following a 30-17 defeat to the Cardinals.
“You said it,” Mayo advised reporters. “I didn’t.”
He was requested a follow-up query about whether or not that activity fell on Van Pelt and appeared to simply accept some blame whereas additionally deflecting some to his offensive coordinator.
“It’s always my decision,” Mayo mentioned. “I would say the quarterback obviously has, you know, a good pair of legs.”
Mayo, who coached underneath and performed linebacker for former coach Invoice Belichick, walked again his feedback throughout an look on “The Greg Hill Show on WEEI” on Monday morning.
“I didn’t mean anything by it. Maybe a flippant response,” he mentioned. “And I tried to clarify that with the next question, saying ultimately, it’s my decision. Ultimately, all those decisions — offensively, defensively, special teams — fall on me. I just wanted to get that out there.”
offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt look on from the sideline through the
second half towards the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium. Imagn Pictures
With the Patriots 3-11 and a pissed off Robert and Jonathan Kraft seen within the proprietor’s field through the sport has raised the query if Mayo’s dealing with of the scenario would additional his possibilities of touchdown on the new seat.
“If you’re blaming Van Pelt, your finger’s pointed in the wrong direction,” Sports activities Illustrated’s Albert Breer mentioned on NBC Sports activities Boston’s “Sports Sunday” of Mayo’s feedback.
“And I think that now the score on who the head coach is in 2025 could change. I think a lot of things changed today. And I think you saw the frustration in the owner’s box, the press conference going the way that it did, I think we have to — I think everybody should be on notice now.”
