Jerod Mayo beforehand spent his day-after-game press conferences doubling and tripling down on Jacoby Brissett because the New England Patriots’ beginning quarterback.
However Mayo’s Monday morning sentiments have been a bit totally different after New England’s ugly loss to the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium.
“After I meet with the coaches immediately it is about we’re in a solution-driven enterprise and we aren’t enjoying good soccer,” Mayo mentioned when requested if he anticipates speaking a couple of quarterback change to Drake Maye.
That is removed from what Mayo mentioned final week when he claimed Brissett was 100% the starter.
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“We’ve to take a look at each single unit and each single participant and work out how we use this roster to exit and win video games,” Mayo mentioned.
Mayo adopted up with a blunt evaluation of Brissett’s efficiency (18-for-34, 160 yards). Brissett’s completion proportion (52.94%) and yards per try (4.71) have been season lows.
“It simply wasn’t ok,” Mayo mentioned. “I assumed we performed nicely sufficient defensively and on particular groups to win the soccer recreation. Because the quarterback — and he understands this — he touches the ball on each single play. And we did not win the sport or rating sufficient factors to win the sport. I feel he would echo that very same sentiment that it wasn’t ok.”
The offensive line was routinely (and understandably) blamed for Brissett’s performances in the course of the first 4 weeks. The group wasn’t as dangerous towards the Dolphins, although. New England’s offensive line allowed 19 complete pressures and one sack on 41 dropbacks, per Professional Soccer Focus. Patriots heart Nick Leverett was liable for 10 of these pressures and the lone sack.
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The remainder of the group was tremendous. Not nice, however tremendous.
“I truly suppose they did fairly good job,” Mayo mentioned. “Clearly, there was stress all through the day however there have been additionally some pockets that appeared fairly clear. It’s important to marry all of it up as you elevate the quarterback spot and the offensive line on a per-play foundation, however I did suppose they confirmed some combat yesterday.”
Mayo lamented the offense’s execution in key spots, particularly the ultimate play of the sport. Brissett accomplished a go to tight finish Hunter Henry, who was in need of the aim line and surrounded by a number of Miami defenders. Henry’s catch brought about the clock to run out. DeMario Douglas was seen racing towards the sideline and Ja’Lynn Polk was in the long run zone, each of which have been higher choices for the veteran signal-caller.
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“What I’d say is our execution all through the season, at finish of half and finish of recreation, simply need to be higher,” Mayo mentioned. “That is precisely what you noticed on the finish of the sport after we ran out of time. As soon as once more, it wasn’t the decision it was simply we did not execute the play name.”
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Mayo confirmed the return of large receiver Kendrick Bourne and Mike Onwenu again at proper guard are methods to construct continuity. It looks like the Patriots will begin an offensive line of left sort out Vederian Lowe, left guard Michael Jordan, Leverett, Onwenu and proper sort out Demontrey Jacobs for a second consecutive recreation. That ought to add to the continuity, as nicely.
Maybe it is even sufficient for Mayo to insert Maye into the combination. It feels just like the first-year head coach is leaning that far more than in earlier weeks.
