AVP comments about JK being upset @ playcalling.

[raduray]

I fail to see what I said that was disrespectful. I was talking about Jonathan Kraft and his remarks make on TV during the missed 3rd and 4th downs. He made the comments, he helped put this leadership team together, not me. When I said point the finger at ownership, I was referring to Jonathan who is heavily involved. He’s not technically an owner, so my bad. RK in my opinion is more hands off now and along for the ride. Thats why he has gotten so many new people involved.

This is ridiculous. He made those comments to his father in the heat of the game, just like any fan would, not knowing the camera would be on him to make it his "official" position. And I think we all agree with his assessment of the play calling of that 3rd and 4th down inside the five.

 

[Brotherblues]

I though AVP was an experienced OC. I get the point you are making but did Kraft solo make all those choices?

Did he independently choose Wolf as his GM and Mayo as his HC then picked the OC and DC himself?

If he made all those choices on his own I agree.

If hired Mayo and Mayo chose his staff then the staff is on Mayo. If Kraft picked Mayo and Wolf separately then I would agree that was a mistake as I believe a GM or HC should be in agreement with the GM/HC choice.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft dives deep into why he chose Jerod Mayo

Patriots owner Robert Kraft talks with MassLive about the reasons he chose an inexperienced coach to lead his team into the future.

www.masslive.com

Doesn't sound like he involved anyone else in that decision.

Also no coveted coordinators were going to accept working under Mayo--- so we ended up with decidedly uncoveted staffers. While much of that is on Mayo, it's just as much on the man who decided to hire him without qualified counsel.

 

[turkeyneck]

Patriots owner Robert Kraft dives deep into why he chose Jerod Mayo

Patriots owner Robert Kraft talks with MassLive about the reasons he chose an inexperienced coach to lead his team into the future.

www.masslive.com

Doesn't sound like he involved anyone else in that decision.

Also no coveted coordinators were going to accept working under Mayo--- so we ended up with decidedly uncoveted staffers. While much of that is on Mayo, it's just as much on the man who decided to hire him without qualified counsel.

Organized an impromptu meeting ...
... all by himself ...

That's my next HC!!

 

[Brotherblues]

Organized an impromptu meeting ...
... all by himself ...

That's my next HC!!

The full context is more appalling the more you look at it.

- This was 2019 before Mayo had begun his first season as an entry level assistant coach.

- Kraft's exact words are that Mayo "organized a meeting with a forum and held a discussion on the trip." Key in on the "discussion on the trip" part. This is a trip Kraft does yearly for 30 years and is the most meaningful spiritual part of his life and faith. And Mayo (who has numerous, easily found instances of sucking up to power) organized a forum in front of Kraft about how meaningful the trip is. You can draw your own conclusion on if this was intentional and Kraft swallowed it.

 

[WhatJustHappened]

Kraft gargles as well as Marilyn Chambers.

 

[borg]

The full context is more appalling the more you look at it.

- This was 2019 before Mayo had begun his first season as an entry level assistant coach.

- Kraft's exact words are that Mayo "organized a meeting with a forum and held a discussion on the trip." Key in on the "discussion on the trip" part. This is a trip Kraft does yearly for 30 years and is the most meaningful spiritual part of his life and faith. And Mayo (who has numerous, easily found instances of sucking up to power) organized a forum in front of Kraft about how meaningful the trip is. You can draw your own conclusion on if this was intentional and Kraft swallowed it.

 

[turkeyneck]

The full context is more appalling the more you look at it.

- This was 2019 before Mayo had begun his first season as an entry level assistant coach.

- Kraft's exact words are that Mayo "organized a meeting with a forum and held a discussion on the trip." Key in on the "discussion on the trip" part. This is a trip Kraft does yearly for 30 years and is the most meaningful spiritual part of his life and faith. And Mayo (who has numerous, easily found instances of sucking up to power) organized a forum in front of Kraft about how meaningful the trip is. You can draw your own conclusion on if this was intentional and Kraft swallowed it.

It makes me think of the scam artist spiritualist who bilks old rich people by calling up the ghost of a departed spouse who then, thru the spiritualist, instructs the victim to lavishly fund the spiritualist's "institute".

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

The AVP article finishes with a quote, "Schematically, we had the right call on,” Van Pelt said. “We just didn’t get the job done." If you didn't get the job done, then obvoiously you did not make the right call. These sort of statements by AVP are mindless. We did all the right things and lost. My God. Please stop the insanity. "We had the right call but didnt finish the job". Dumber than a bag of rocks. If you didnt get the job done then you need to call a different play. You need to figure out how to get things done like run for a half yard. Does anyone on the Pats coaching staff take responsibility for anything?

It just did not work out. We wouldn't change a thing. OH well, better luck next time. Too bad. Don't look at me.

 

[PancakeBlockPaul]

My memory is that Kraft was the one who started the Ct courting to begin with. Saved it from St. Louis? Sure, yep, but the Conn. thing was his own making.

Would we still be fans of the Bridgeport Pats? Imagine the deals he could have made for a stadium in that ****hole...hope I don't offend anyone, if I do, you should move. =)

 

[IcyPatriot]

I get what you’re saying about JK but AVP didnt say it was a bad call. He basically blamed it on the players for not executing.

Exactly ... I remember Belichick one time addressing this.
He said if your calling off tackle even if the other team knows the call ... if you execute properly the play will be positive.

 

[IcyPatriot]

Have to hand it to bologna Bob he expects a good job and a win with a happy ending.

 

[PWRxWLF]

Exactly ... I remember Belichick one time addressing this.
He said if your calling off tackle even if the other team knows the call ... if you execute properly the play will be positive.

If that’s the case, then any play executed properly is a good play. Coaches are never wrong!

 

[IcyPatriot]

If that’s the case, then any play executed properly is a good play. Coaches are never wrong!

Just saying what Belichick said about execution:

For us, it's all about practice. Practice execution becomes game reality. If we can do it in practice, executing plays properly in practice in the right situation, then we have a chance to do that in the game. The players have done that before. They know what is expected. They know what the purpose of the play is and what the goal of the situation is, how to handle and what we're looking for as an end result. We try to execute the play properly in that way

Patriots Quotes 1/30: Bill Belichick & Pete Carroll

 

[dliverey44]

This dude has been one of my favorites for a long time and I remember so many people on here telling me he was a bum because of his lack of TD's. Granted he is not a big TD guy but if you need reliability this is your guy. What I am saying is I don't really trust anyone on here when it comes to evaluating players. Rant of frustration over.

 

[dliverey44]

Everyone needs to go. Wolf, Mayo and the entire coaching staff.

I agree completely, but don't think its going to happen. But its cute that we see at least 23 posts about this daily. Not just you Ring but your comment is the one I responded too.

 

[dliverey44]

Kraft gargles as well as Marilyn Chambers.

Maybe but its probably not as appealing

 

[lancerman]

The AVP article finishes with a quote, "Schematically, we had the right call on,” Van Pelt said. “We just didn’t get the job done." If you didn't get the job done, then obvoiously you did not make the right call. These sort of statements by AVP are mindless. We did all the right things and lost. My God. Please stop the insanity. "We had the right call but didnt finish the job". Dumber than a bag of rocks. If you didnt get the job done then you need to call a different play. You need to figure out how to get things done like run for a half yard. Does anyone on the Pats coaching staff take responsibility for anything?

It just did not work out. We wouldn't change a thing. OH well, better luck next time. Too bad. Don't look at me.

Having the correct call and executing it poorly are two different things. So I get what he's saying. You can have the personnel and the call that makes the most sense against the defense you are getting and then somebody gets beat hard at the point of attack and it blows up. This isn't an exact science.

I think a lot of them are trying to get around saying "you know sometimes I'm getting lit up by you guys for plays that should have worked and were objectively the best call for the scenario but a lot of these players suck and and are a liability to ruin the right play".

 

[Ring 6]

Just saying what Belichick said about execution:

For us, it's all about practice. Practice execution becomes game reality. If we can do it in practice, executing plays properly in practice in the right situation, then we have a chance to do that in the game. The players have done that before. They know what is expected. They know what the purpose of the play is and what the goal of the situation is, how to handle and what we're looking for as an end result. We try to execute the play properly in that way

Patriots Quotes 1/30: Bill Belichick & Pete Carroll

That’s a far cry for saying I called a good play and they failed to execute.
He’s actually talking about coaches taking responsibility for execution by practicing it.

 

[Sect140]

The amount of disrespect Kraft gets is ridiculous. Would you rather have Jerry Jones who drove away his HOF HC after winning 3 superbowls because he wanted it all about himself?

Kraft drove away/fired his HOF HC after winning 6 Super Bowls. Just saying.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Having the correct call and executing it poorly are two different things. So I get what he's saying. You can have the personnel and the call that makes the most sense against the defense you are getting and then somebody gets beat hard at the point of attack and it blows up. This isn't an exact science.

I think a lot of them are trying to get around saying "you know sometimes I'm getting lit up by you guys for plays that should have worked and were objectively the best call for the scenario but a lot of these players suck and and are a liability to ruin the right play".

Of course. That is not the point. Not every play is going to work. The other team is trying too.

Get back to me when one coach on the Pats says "I have to be better". "I have to work harder to teach better, to train better, to recognize the situation and improve the players chances of success". Is it too much for the coaches to take responsibility and work harder after a loss?