Tavai: “Booing fans should know their place”

[TommyD4207]

Tavai has already doubled and then tripled down on his comments. No apology lol

Well that's not true.
He apologized if people were offended.

 

[turkeyneck]

Our new GM

Funny, I thought that was a newly turned up TikToc manifesto that Mayo put out when he got named HC...

 

[Grogan14]

Patriots fans on this site are 1 million times more invested and care more about the team than Tavai or Mayo.

 

[Ross12]

Well that's not true.
He apologized if people were offended.

I suppose that's true. The apology was along the lines of "i'm sorry if you got your feelings hurt, but I am going to defend my guys - I don't come to your job and tell you how to do your job - so if that clears things up then ok, if not then whatever I don't care, **** you"

 

[RobertWeathers]

I want leaders in that locker room. I get we aren’t going to be good every season but I don’t see one guy right now where I can confidently say thats the leader of the team. Maye is too young for that so I can’t pick him.

Excellent point. They were hoping Judon, Bentley, Andrews, Peppers, Cardona and Wise would lead but when one is traded, two go on IR, a third is arrested and leaving two vets to supervise 50+ man-children, plus a rookie HC. Disaster.

 

[n1997y]

If Mayo is not gone as head coach by next week I will not be buying any more merchandise and will not attend any pats games next year

It’s time to go after sponsors.

Stop drinking Dunkies.

Does Mayo have any personal sponsorship deals? Time to go after them…

 

[Foxypats]

Wow, I can’t believe he would say something like that . Without the fans there would be no team, no league, nothing at all ! I have spent so much over the years on merchandise and watching every Sunday and attending when possible, all the fans have a right to their opinions. Who is he to tell us otherwise and this is what happens when a very inferior product is on full display in front of millions. He is talking down to the fans and treating us like we are 5 years old!!! ‘We should know our place ‘!!! WTF !!! He should know his place, fleecing the team for millions and doing nothing on the field ! He is a terrible player !!!

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

The fans pay your salary Moron
They are spending between $500-$1000 a game to come to watch you play
If you suck or lay down we are going to let you know about it
So you should know your place. Go play and STFU

 

[Real fan 02]

This is where I was severely let down this year.

Mayo letting the defense fall apart may be the biggest mark against him through all of this.

Yes! Drake has been more than good enough at QB as a rookie. The defense has been down right embarrassing all season since week 1.

 

[grux]

Incredible how many Jag players are shooting off their mouths like they have done something. Nobody on the current team has done anything more than play well enough to participate on a dysfunctional NFL team. Part of the rebuild should include signing veteran players who can teach these players how to act like professionals. We desperately need leadership throughout the team. I miss the days when players had to pass by Willie McGinest when they entered the locker room.

 

[XLIX]

Stop drinking Dunkies.

 

[n1997y]

If Mayo is back next year, that will out sell the Patriots gear

Everyone attending the game should print this out and hold it up during the pre-game team introduction.

It’d be worth spending a few bucks on bulk copying and some time handing them out in the tailgating and entry areas. If only I were in New England…

 

[n1997y]

Kraft is trying to get in the HOF and its a real bad look to fire Mayo and hire a white guy.

I doubt the players would stay quiet. Some would, but many would have something to say about Kraft.

running your franchise into the ground by doubling down on a failed HC selection isn’t a good path to the HOF

 

[grux]

Tavai has already doubled and then tripled down on his comments. No apology lol

Tavai is another JAG player who might be a back up on a good team. News flash, fans are going to boo when you have only won 7 games. Based on how our defense is playing this year he isn't "qualified" to be playing in the nfl or for that matter, the xfl.

 

[n1997y]

I'm going to need a repeat.

At least one.

 

[Lagaffe_07]

That’s how you do it !

I found the response under the tweet that I tought was 100% on point

 

[n1997y]

Maybe I am out of touch but I feel like this just doesn't make sense.

Option 1) Keep the black coach because he is black, even though he is really bad at his job; team continues to erode, stadium is largely empty on game day; team becomes totally irrelevant and gets no primetime games

Option 2) Fire black coach for doing a bad job and hire a good white coach; team returns to playing quality football and relevancy; gets several primetime games; makes playoffs in 2025 or 2026

You're telling me that Option 1 is what will get Kraft into the HOF, not Option 2?

Option 3) Fire Mayo, hire Brian Flores; team returns to playing quality football and relevancy; gets several primetime games; makes playoffs in 2025 or 2026

 

[RobertWeathers]

Incredible how many Jag players are shooting off their mouths like they have done something. Nobody on the current team has done anything more than play well enough to participate on a dysfunctional NFL team. Part of the rebuild should include signing veteran players who can teach these players how to act like professionals. We desperately need leadership throughout the team. I miss the days when players had to pass by Willie McGinest when they entered the locker room.

Thats actually something i've noticed as well.

Multiple middling players publicly complaining about touches, calls, plays, etc when they have done the bare minimum to attain NFL player status,

 

[n1997y]

From « Do your job » to « Know your place »

KNOW YOUR PLACE

That would be another great slogan to see on signs held by fans on Sunday!

The historical connotation would resonate nicely with the league’s concern about DEI.

Robert would be mortified.

Please do it. For the HOF voters!

 

[Brotherblues]

From Reiss's ESPN article: "It hasn't gone the way that any of us have wanted it to go," Mayo said. "Steve Jobs had a quote where you have 'winning years' and then you have 'character-building years.' This has been one of those character-building years that I'll always remember."

Makes sense that we are quoting corporate America rather than Vince Lombardi.

He doesn't get it. When the only "winning" you've ever done is brown nosing your way up the corporate ladder, the quote loses meaning. When you have a rolodex full of cheap cliches and quotes from better men to constantly excuse your shortcomings, they just become empty words.