Jerod Mayo Q&A, 4/26

[Christopher_Price]

Here’s the full look at Jerod Mayo’s recently concluded Q&A with the New England media: Q: Were you surprised that it was the Patriots who called your name and that high? JM: I definitely was surprised. This is a winning organization and even for them to have a pick this high really surprised me. I’m just overwhelmed [...]

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[apple strudel]

Great interview, thanks. He sounds like a good kid, and funny. I like that he was doing yard work when he got the call. And he's already joking with reporters about his name.

 

[Sicilian]

He's certainly got a knack for the Belichick speak. He said "sponge" about 50 times

Everything sounds great though. Confident but not ****y, sounds intelligent, sounds like he works hard.

I like the pick even more now

 

[Patdown93]

I'm lovin' this kid more and more. Someone on NFL Network chose him to be Defensive Rookie of the Year.

My favorite comment from him: Special teams is a third of the game.

 

[Wildo7]

This is the one that makes me giddy:

Q: You said a minute ago that you just want to come in and make a contribution. How confident are you that you can come in and make an impact your first year?
JM: To be honest, I’m really confident. When people hear contribution, they think, “Well, this guy is going to come in and get Defensive Rookie of the Year,” And things like that. That’s a goal of mine, but at the same time, you can make a contribution on special teams. That’s one-third of the game. If that’s the case, then that’s the case. If I come in and do become a starter and I want to make a contribution there, that’s a way to go. Any part of the game, any aspect of the game that the coaches want me to play, I feel like I can succeed in.

 

[DarrylS]

This is the one that makes me giddy:

Q: You said a minute ago that you just want to come in and make a contribution. How confident are you that you can come in and make an impact your first year?
JM: To be honest, I’m really confident. When people hear contribution, they think, “Well, this guy is going to come in and get Defensive Rookie of the Year,” And things like that. That’s a goal of mine, but at the same time, you can make a contribution on special teams. That’s one-third of the game. If that’s the case, then that’s the case. If I come in and do become a starter and I want to make a contribution there, that’s a way to go. Any part of the game, any aspect of the game that the coaches want me to play, I feel like I can succeed in.

Sounds as though they already sent down some of that Gillette Kool Aid... and he drank it.