PATRIOTS NEWS Jerod Mayo FIRED per Schefter

[TommyD4207]

Horseshit! You should pay more attention and be less smug. Multiple reports on teams "doing their due diligence" on Gruden's situation. He wants back in and teams are responding in kind.

He can go coach the Jets.
There is no shot they'd hand the keys over to a fossil like Gruden. If he wanted to come in as an OC for a year or two, I would not be opposed to that.

 

[The Gr8est]

Probably why Mayo coached his ass off today
He knew and gave them a big FU

That and taking off his blue pin.

Owners are not going to rush out to hire a failed HC and BS artist as the front of their franchise.

Mayo can make a living being interviewed by teams to comply with the Rooney rule.

He might even set the record for interviews without being hired.

 

[mgcolby]

Some of you are getting crazy with these criticisms. He made his first career catch in a competitive game. There’s nothing culturally wrong with him celebrating

Yeah I'm sure it made folks in the ADA section stand up out of their wheel chairs.

 

[PatsFan2]

I suggested earlier that you can't really control how a game like that will go, especially with the Bills playing reserves. Then Milton lights it up unexpectedly. I think they might've decided to let him go after the Chargers game.

I give the Krafts a ton of credit for not only firing Mayo but for doing it so quickly.

Great business decision *empty seats* if they didn't it would look like that below next year.

 

[Ross12]

Missed in this development is the team most likely negatively impacted by this:

The NY Jets.

Woody: "We're hiring Vrabel!!!"

Kraft: "LOL no I fired Mayo and I'm taking Vrabel"

Woody: "God damn it, you little... Well, whatever, I'm hiring Ben Johnson!!!!"

Johnson: "Brother I am not coming to New Jersey. I only wanted the Pats job. I'm staying in Detroit"

Woody: "FFFFFFFF-- gregory tell me who has the best coach rating in Madden that's not currently an HC"

 

[obgod3]

As fast as the statement came out in social media and the Pats website I’d say they had this decided before todays game.

 

[Tunescribe]

1. Talk to Vrabel in-person right away
2. Talk to Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn virtually tomorrow
3. Talk to Robert Saleh and Ron Rivera in-person after that to check off Rooney Rule and also get their perspectives
4. Do a couple otulher interviews mid-week virtually with playoff coordinators
5. Evaluate what you've learned end of week; if Vrabel is still your top guy then hire him right away and get a jump on building a staff
6. If BJ has blown you away (pun intended) then wait for him
7. If your chosen guy doesn't want Wolf then hire a GM above him and relegate Wolf to an assistant role instead of grocery-picker

Does Saleh qualify as a minority? Seems so but I'm not sure.

 

[Kasmir]

I actually really dont mind keeping Wolf for the moment. If you start firing every GM after one bad draft or offseason (and that still is TBD honestly) youre not gonna get very far. Keep him in place

What? He passed on McConkey to draft two receivers who combined didn't even match N'Keal Harry's rookie production. Firing offense.

 

[maust]

Listening on the radio Bedard mentioned Mayo was likely told he was out prior to the game and his contract is being bought out.

Sigh, '...likely told..." Bedard is speculating, sure as hell no one 'close to the situation' is speaking to that back stabbing bastard lol
You let us know when Mayo's boy Curran says that and maybe it'll carry some weight

 

[ViperGTS]

As fast as the statement came out in social media and the Pats website I’d say they had this decided before todays game.

Thats fair, any letter like that needs to go through legal before it's released.

 

[Ross12]

Does Saleh qualify as a minority? Seems so but I'm not sure.

He definitely does. The 49ers got a comp pick for him being hired away IIRC. They did for Mike McDaniel too.

If Mike McDaniel qualifies then Robert Saleh definitely qualifies.

Who the hell even determines this in the first place?

 

[reflexblue]

1. Talk to Vrabel in-person right away
2. Talk to Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn virtually tomorrow
3. Talk to Robert Saleh and Ron Rivera in-person after that to check off Rooney Rule and also get their perspectives
4. Do a couple other interviews mid-week virtually with playoff coordinators
5. Evaluate what you've learned end of week; if Vrabel is still your top guy then hire him right away and get a jump on building a staff
6. If BJ has blown you away (pun intended) then wait for him
7. If your chosen guy doesn't want Wolf then hire a GM above him and relegate Wolf to an assistant role instead of grocery-picker

Skip # 3

 

[The Gr8est]

As fast as the statement came out in social media and the Pats website I’d say they had this decided before todays game.

Agreed.

I wish they had fired him before the game and used an interim coach.

If they had done that we might have the #1 overall pick now.

 

[Vindicate]

The wolf in a GMs clothing is here for now. They will go through the HC interview process however I think Vrabel will be hired. Listening on the radio Bedard mentioned Mayo was likely told he was out prior to the game and his contract is being bought out.

It's **** like this that, if true (big if, I understand), makes me second guess Kraft.

Lets Bill know he's gonna be done half way thru a season? Tf? Couldn't keep the hand closer to the chest on that one? Secretly let Mayo learn instead of alienating the two?

Then tells Mayo "You're fired, but hey buddy, the first round pick is in your hands!"

You either fire him before the game or wait until after. None of this "we're gonna let you go, just coach a lil more for us tho, kthx champ."

 

[Ross12]

Skip # 3

They have to fulfill the Rooney Rule or they can't hire anyone.

 

[Grogan14]

The more I think about it, Gruden is the guy. I know he said some really ****ed up stuff over email but he’s a proven winner who can develop QBs. I don’t see how Kraft doesn’t at least ping him for an interview.

Can not do it. His comments make it impossible to hire him in the NFL and especially in Boston

 

[203Pat]

Figure he remains in place until they see what candidates are interested and what they will want in order to accept the job. I highly doubt Wolf is standing in the way of hiring any specific coach.

 

[Real fan 02]

I think they are waiting on the new HC before they **** can them. Bowl games coming up, need the scouts etc in place until a new system is in place.

Makes sense. However interesting that the report I heard said "executive vice president" referring to wolf. I have this feeling that wolf will stick around somehow given his title. How quickly Mayo was fired shows the decision was already made prior to today.

 

[Rob0729]

Some thoughts:

- I think Mayo was thrusted into the position too soon. Unfortunately, Belichick imploding sped up the process. I assume the Kraft were expecting this transition several years down the road so Mayo would be more prepared for the challenges of a head coach with a coaching staff already in place with Belichick retiring.
- Not crazy about hiring Vrabel. It seems like a forgone conclusion. Don't hate it, but would rather have an offensive coach.
- Vrabel will need to hire an innovative OC who he can trust, but can transform this offense. I love Josh McDaniels, but he ain't that guy. I do not want to go backwards. Vrabel did favor the Shanahan offense in Tennessee over the Patriots' offense. So that is a plus. Maybe Nick Caley now that he has had several years coaching under McVay. Not sure how good he is at this point.
- The Krafts need to allow Vrabel to have his own GM. Someone who Vrabel can work with. Wolf doesn't have to be fired, but someone needs to be above him. The GM and head coach need to be of one mind.
- If they fire Wolf, it won't be until after the draft. They may hire someone above him before that, but they need someone in house to run things.
- The Patriots lack of spending on new talent in free agency (they spent a lot on their own talent) might have been because they weren't 100% sold on Mayo and they wanted to not build a team in Mayo's vision only to have a bunch of high price free agents who do not fit the new scheme.
- I know people hate Mayo, but I will always have a soft spot in my heart for him and what he did as a player. I wish him the best and hope becomes a good head coach some day.

 

[Thelonious]

I will nut at the mere presence of "improvement."

That's all I'm trying to see. I don't give a damn how the record looks (within reason), as long as it improves and the players improve. It's fun watching a team improve. Watching the Celtics win this last season was awesome because we kept seeing improvement and we saw that team grow (granted they have an insane HC/then GM in Brad).

You hold more faith than I in the Kraft's and I hope you're right!

LOL. I hope I'm right too! If we have a HC in place who seems purposeful it's gonna be a lot easier to be patient with the predictable disappointments. I NEVER bought the idea that Mayo was going to "grow into the job." There was literally NO respect in which Mayo demonstarted he was up to the job, and the basis on which he was hired, that he was a nice guy and a charming travel companion, offered no reason to assume he ever could.