FOXBORO, Mass. — The opinions of Patriots followers will not be unanimous, however they’re sturdy.
Members of the family and pals, those that have been attending Patriots video games collectively for many years, have differing viewpoints on how Robert Kraft and possession ought to proceed.
In the mean time, it’s the most important query in New England sports activities: Ought to the Patriots transfer on from first-year head coach Jerod Mayo? NESN.com requested a handful of followers that query forward of New England’s Week 18 sport at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.
“I don’t lend a hand as him,” Justin Coscia stated with a chuckle whereas standing subsequent to his father, Ray Coscia.
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Justin, 31, was a fan of Mayo throughout Mayo’s taking part in days. Justin referenced how gamers like Devin McCourty and Julian Edelman beforehand referred to Mayo as a younger Invoice Belichick, which brought on him to have excessive expectations getting into the season.
Since then, although, the product Mayo placed on the sphere shouldn’t be passable in New England, Justin stated.
“The workers appears misplaced,” the Quincy native stated. “It makes me nervous. … It might excite me to tug the plug.”
His father, Ray, 62, believes it will have been higher for the Patriots to raise Mayo to defensive coordinator after the firing of Belichick. Mayo might’ve used extra expertise, however the choice was made and now the group ought to give him one other yr and see the way it goes, Ray stated.
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John Marchese, of Malden, agrees with giving Mayo one other shot.
“I 100% know he (Mayo) is aware of tips on how to coach soccer,” Marchese stated, prompting some groans from these he was tailgating with. “Make a change subsequent yr (if wanted).”
As a substitute, Marchese stated, the Patriots ought to make workers modifications elsewhere. Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington, particular groups coordinator Jeremy Springer and offensive line coach Scott Peters “ought to go,” stated Marchese, a season-ticket holder of 26 years.
Paul Buckley, of Saugus, couldn’t disagree extra with Marchese, who Buckley’s attended video games with for 26 years. Buckley pointed to the in-game errors, lack of preparation and total looseness of the locker room and within the media as causes Mayo needs to be fired.
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“They’re not progressing, they’re regressing,” Buckley stated. “I don’t need to lose one other yr.”
Those that are of the opinion the Patriots ought to transfer on from Mayo expressed the same thought: Mike Vrabel is on the market on the open market. Vrabel could be focused on teaching the Patriots, in line with a number of stories.
Mike Araujo, of Pawtucket, R.I., admitted he’s an enormous fan of Mayo the particular person and former linebacker. However Araujo, a season-ticket holder of 31 years, is caught on Vrabel due to what the 2021 Coach of the 12 months confirmed throughout his tenure with the Tennessee Titans.
Araujo views Vrabel as the right center floor on the dimensions of Belichick to Mayo.
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“I hate to see (Mayo) be the sufferer, however it’s a must to do what’s finest for the franchise,” stated Araujo, an attendee of 260-plus Patriots video games who’s closing in on his purpose of 300.
There have been different Patriots followers who didn’t need to go on document however made their opinion clear: “Fireplace Mayo.”
Their total sentiments appear to intently characterize the higher inhabitants of Patriots followers. NESN’s social media accounts on Sunday launched a ballot with the straightforward query: “How ought to Patriots deal with teaching workers?”.
Sixty-nine p.c of the primary 2,600 votes on Instagram and 83% of the primary 500 votes on X consider Kraft and firm ought to “Fireplace all of them.”
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