🤨 Jerod Mayo Was Set Up

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What if I told you the head coach who was given the least amount of talent in the NFL was fired after just one year in control? You’d think that sounds a little suspicious. I’m here to tell you Jerod Mayo was set up.

A year removed from the Bill Belichick era the Patriots are looking for another head coach. Following yesterday’s 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills, the Patriots fired Belichick’s replacement, Jerod Mayo. The Patriots went 4-13 under Mayo in his first year, obviously not very impressive, but that was expected. Even ownership and the front office had publicly said that season was going to be a struggle.

The Patriots knew it was going to be bad, so why get rid of Mayo for simply doing what everyone in the NFL expected was going to happen? I mean, the roster was atrocious, they were missing NFL-caliber talent at multiple positions, especially offensive line and wide receiver, and they were fielding a rookie QB for more than half the season. Even the greatest coach of all time wouldn’t win with that roster. In fact, he didn’t. The greatest coach of all time, Bill Belichick, WAS FIRED for not winning with that roster. So how come Mayo didn’t get more time?

I’ll tell you why. This was a setup. Mayo was never the guy the Patriots wanted. The guy they REALLY wanted was taking a year off from coaching. He spent the year roaming the sideline for the Browns as a consultant, keeping his name out of the mouth of big media. Mayo was the second choice, and the second they got the hint that the first choice was ready to jump back into the spotlight of running a team, they did what they had to to put themselves in a position to get him. His name? Mike Vrabel.

This is the slam dunk, surefire, no doubt in my mind target for the Patriots. He interviewed last year with the Pats but decided to take a step back. The Patriots love to keep things in-house, so they went with Mayo while Vrabel was away. Vrabel was arguably Mr. Patriot during his time as a player, spending 8 years there and playing at a high level under coach Belichick. With Vrabel back on the market, Mayo never stood a chance.

Mayo took the brunt of the Patriots rebuild. A poor roster, a front office cutting spending, a rookie QB, a star-less defense, and a team with no identity. That’s what they gave Mayo. And he gets booted for the guy they wanted all along. Brutal.

Sure, Vrabel isn’t GUARANTEED to be the guy in New England, but he will be. “He interviewed with the Jets…”, you may say. Sure, to put pressure on the Patriots. Oh, and it worked. New England responded to that news by firing their coach. I feel bad for Mayo, he was given nothing, and they took everything. I hope he lands on his feet, it’s a cold world out there.

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