Curran's reporting on Mayo being the next head coach

[TommyD4207]

He was also the first to report that Bill was going to get let go. Obviously his sources go beyond just Mayo.

I think Kraft has come in in the last couple of weeks to supplement.

 

[Peachhead]

Vrabel has outside ties, he could bring Arthur Smith as his OC which is a completely different offense.

Mayo is just 100% a Bill guy, it's removing the face of the problem without actually removing the problem.

We all loved BB the coach and hated BB the GM. With Mayo, hopefully, we would get significant carryover of Belichick's coaching methods and discipline. But, thankfully, no GM authority.

I'd be fine with Vrabel too. We could certainly do worse *cough* O'Brien *cough*. But with Vrabel, he's basically a sentimental favorite with a whole new everything. And I just don't think we need to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

 

[Grogan14]

This article will help people understand Mayo’s upside

Why Patriots players believe Jerod Mayo is ready to be a head coach

Mayo is considered a possible successor to Bill Belichick as New England's head coach and has the support of the defensive players.

www.pressherald.com

 

[Boomer B]

How was Mayo getting inserted without BB being let go or mutual parting or whateverTF?
Mayo replacing BB was in the works last year. Was BB supposed to evaporate?

Curran reported weeks ago Bill was getting let go and that the Krafts made the decision after the Germany game. He would have to have a source pretty close to the Krafts (or Kraft himself) to know that. I highly doubt Kraft would have told Mayo in the middle of the season his intention to fire Bill.

 

[Love The Drake]

This article will help people understand Mayo’s upside

Why Patriots players believe Jerod Mayo is ready to be a head coach

Mayo is considered a possible successor to Bill Belichick as New England's head coach and has the support of the defensive players.

www.pressherald.com

Great read.

Makes me feel a lot better about it.
Let’s see what the whole staff and front office looks like.
We knew Mayo was special the way Bill talked about him when he was a player,
If this is the pick I can get behind it.

 

[Froob]

Curran says a lot of ****.

The quote:

"We reported a month ago about that a decision had been made, and the Patriots would be parting ways with Bill Belichick,” said Curran, when appearing on Arbella Early Edition. “That remains what I believe will happen this week, in the near future at least, and I believe that they will still stay on the course with Jerod Mayo as the next head coach.”

He nailed it

 

[*ChungFu*]

Curran reported weeks ago Bill was getting let go and that the Krafts made the decision after the Germany game. He would have to have a source pretty close to the Krafts (or Kraft himself) to know that. I highly doubt Kraft would have told Mayo in the middle of the season his intention to fire Bill.

So when Kraft decided it was time to move on from BB he went to his next HC's buddy, who happened to be a journalist on the Pitchfork & Torch Committee for BB's ass all year? Okay. I'll buy it.

 

[Peachhead]

Mayo is probably the guy. He'll probably keep BOB.

I can't prove it, but I strongly suspect, O'Brien was the "team source" Bedard used for his Mayo hit piece recently. If anyone had an agenda to get Mayo out of consideration for HC I think BoB would be the leading suspect.

Then that article by Kyed and Callahan making excuses for O'Brien's failure to improve the offense at all cited a Team Source that quite possibly was BoB. I mean who else would be making excuses for the O while simultaneously taking shots at Offensive Assistants who were not BoB's guys?

 

[Peachhead]

Ahh...it's been reported that Bill's son Steve was calling the defense.

It's also been reported Mayo ran the Defensive meetings and the Defensive side of the practices. Steve may have handled in game tactical decisions. But Mayo handled the overall Defensive strategy.

 

[Grogan14]

The article above indicates that Mayo will be a players coach and may be able to create stronger bonds and communicate better.
Seems like its working out well for Demo Ryans and the Texans.
I think he should be given a chance before he is dismissed as not a good choice.
He has upside. He could grow into the role.

The really nice part is he is committed to living in the New England area and he knows BB's thinking process in terms of defense.
By hiring Mayo, Kraft knows that they will get along with him and it's unlikely to blow up from personality issues immediately.
When you bring someone in from outside, no matter how good of a coach they might be there is always that risk of personality conflicts.

Maybe Steve B. sticks around as DC.

 

[TommyD4207]

The article above indicates that Mayo will be a players coach and may be able to create stronger bonds and communicate better.
Seems like its working out well for Demo Ryans and the Texans.
I think he should be given a chance before he is dismissed as not a good choice.
He has upside. He could grow into the role.

The really nice part is he is committed to living in the New England area and he knows BB's thinking process in terms of defense.
By hiring Mayo, Kraft knows that they will get along with him and it's unlikely to blow up from personality issues immediately.
When you bring someone in from outside, no matter how good of a coach they might be there is always that risk of personality conflicts.

Maybe Steve B. sticks around as DC.

He'll be too busy as the DC in Atlanta.

 

[cupofjoe1962]

He’s been pretty spot on about this situation

Mayo?

You’re probably right, but only time will tell.

I guess I will need to cross my fingers & toes for MV

 

[captain stone]

This article will help people understand Mayo’s upside

Why Patriots players believe Jerod Mayo is ready to be a head coach

Mayo is considered a possible successor to Bill Belichick as New England's head coach and has the support of the defensive players.

www.pressherald.com

If we're going to have to settle for the Same Old Same Old at HC, then we're going to have to do a ****ing Helluva Lot Better than Al Groh's kid as GM to make-up for it. Otherwise, ownership might just as well have let Bill keep running their franchise into the ground for another 3 years while he pursues the hated Shula; the results are going to be the same either way.

 

[MrTibbs]

It's also been reported Mayo ran the Defensive meetings and the Defensive side of the practices. Steve may have handled in game tactical decisions. But Mayo handled the overall Defensive strategy.

None of that matters now, he's the guy and it is what it is. Either Kraft sees/knows something we don't and he does well or the other story is this was a disaster of a decision.

 

[slash83]

Damn not even 24 hours after Bill is gone the Mayo conspiracies are running wild.

 

[Ring 6]

I can't prove it, but I strongly suspect, O'Brien was the "team source" Bedard used for his Mayo hit piece recently. If anyone had an agenda to get Mayo out of consideration for HC I think BoB would be the leading suspect.

Then that article by Kyed and Callahan making excuses for O'Brien's failure to improve the offense at all cited a Team Source that quite possibly was BoB. I mean who else would be making excuses for the O while simultaneously taking shots at Offensive Assistants who were not BoB's guys?

A secretary?

 

[venecol]

He sure did. Must be nice to have the future HC as the coach. Never even crossed my mind he would go to the media.

This is a lazy take. Look at the timeline of events. This was carefully orchestrated and not by Mayo. Per Reiss, Kraft doesn't attend Steelers game, where despite the win, Pats are eliminated from playoffs. Shortly after, Curran comes out w/ his article about Germany game. Two days later, Bedard slams Mayo based on 'multiple sources.' Per Reiss, Kraft again misses Broncos road game (a rarity). After loss to the Bills, Mayo is told to respond to Bedard's article. Two days later, Herald slams dysfunction within Bill's team. Three days later Jets beat Pats at final home game.

Dec 7 - TNF Pats beat Steelers (Kraft no show)
Dec 7 - WK 14: Pats eliminated from playoffs
Dec 12 - Curran "a decision was made" article
Dec 14 - Bedard on Mayo "rubbing ppl the wrong way"
Dec 17 - Chiefs beat Pats
Dec 24 - Pats beat Broncos (Kraft no show)
Dec 31 - Bills beat Pats (Kraft leaves early)
Jan 2 - Mayo responds to Bedard article
Jan 4 - Boston Herald article on Pats dysfunction
Jan 7 - Jets beat Pats at home. 4-13 record
Jan 8 - Bill's morning PC - giving up GM
Jan 9 - Curran calls BS on Bill giving up GM
Jan 10 - Kraft fires Bill
Jan 11 - Kraft/Bill announcement

Krafts orchestrated this to prepare the fan base for both Bills' departure and the Mayo announcement. There is zero chance Mayo would stick his neck out to leak this to the media knowing Kraft was considering him for future HC. Too much downside.

I've gotta say, Krafts have more balls than I thought. Kraft knew this was going to be difficult to sell to the fans but his mind was made up. He was done with Bill. He used Curran to do his bidding.

 

[venecol]

You won't get it. They're going to hire Mayo before they hire a GM - something that always works well in NFL history, although you'll probably get your league-wide search on GMs. I think the current crop of personnel guys gets blown out by Kraft while the coaching staff gets blown out by Mayon, and then they get their GM...when the coaching staff is already in place. I do hope they get one before FA starts.

Wrong again. This has all been carefully thought out. They'll promote Wolf to GM. Wolf isn't a Bill guy and has outside experience.

 

[venecol]

The article above indicates that Mayo will be a players coach and may be able to create stronger bonds and communicate better.
Seems like its working out well for Demo Ryans and the Texans.
I think he should be given a chance before he is dismissed as not a good choice.
He has upside. He could grow into the role.

The really nice part is he is committed to living in the New England area and he knows BB's thinking process in terms of defense.
By hiring Mayo, Kraft knows that they will get along with him and it's unlikely to blow up from personality issues immediately.
When you bring someone in from outside, no matter how good of a coach they might be there is always that risk of personality conflicts.

Maybe Steve B. sticks around as DC.

Yea, for those promoting Harbaugh, he's known for being difficult to work with.

Kraft's faced two options:

1. Blow it all up and start from scratch w/ new outside sources at GM and HC.

2. Promote from within, to preserve most of the team identity, keeping what worked, and changing what didn't.

I think Mayo at HC preserves the strong defensive character of the team. The players will ball for him. He'll need help with the offense. Not sure if they keep BoB or bring someone else as OC. Hopefully, someone new.

Wolf at GM has been with team long enough to understand how the Krafts operate. I believe he was credited for making the trade happen that landed Barmore, the only true hit in the draft (aside from Rham).

 

[RIpats88]

We all loved BB the coach and hated BB the GM. With Mayo, hopefully, we would get significant carryover of Belichick's coaching methods and discipline. But, thankfully, no GM authority.

I'd be fine with Vrabel too. We could certainly do worse *cough* O'Brien *cough*. But with Vrabel, he's basically a sentimental favorite with a whole new everything. And I just don't think we need to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

All of a sudden that Bill is fired it’s like half the fanbase got amnesia and doesn’t understand why…..despite calling for his head all season.

It’s not bill the coach.

It’s Bill the Gm, bill the drafter, and how bill filled his coaching staff.

Bad drafts, poor free agency, ignoring the offensive side of the ball. Only filling his coaching staff with friends/family while having the smallest staff in the league.

And when they brought in BoB to try and maybe bring some college offense in. Bill sulked and hamstrung him telling him he could only have Patricia guys so they never could really change anything.

no one is replacing a bill the coach whomever is hired. They will be a step down.

But we need better Gm, better drafting, better offseason approach to building an offense, better offensive coaching approach, better coaching staff.

We just learned last year that an amazing coach with a garbage roster is still the worst in the league….