{"id":5889,"date":"2024-12-09T15:07:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T15:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=5889"},"modified":"2024-12-09T15:07:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T15:07:05","slug":"breaking-news-jerod-mayo-has-100-confidence-in-himself-patriots-when-asked-about-his-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=5889","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Jerod Mayo has \u2018100%\u2019 confidence in himself, Patriots when asked about his future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Jerod Mayo did not answer directly Monday morning when asked on WEEI if Patriots owner Robert Kraft has told him he\u2019ll be back next season as head coach.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/yonl15.jpg?w=549\" alt=\"The New England Patriots and owner Robert Kraft introduce Jerod Mayo as their new head coach during a press conference Jan. 17 in Foxboro. (Nancy Lane\/Boston Herald)\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The New England Patriots and owner Robert Kraft introduce Jerod Mayo as their new head coach during a press conference Jan. 17 in Foxboro. (Nancy Lane\/Boston Herald)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mayo was named head coach in January after the Patriots elected against a full search process. During a renegotiation of Mayo\u2019s contract last January, the Patriots included a clause that established a succession plan if and when the franchise parted ways with Bill Belichick. That clause allowed Mayo to succeed Belichick without the Patriots conducting a full head-coaching search under normal league rules.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots are 3-10 under Mayo so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy main focus has just been really getting this team ready to play this week,\u201d Mayo said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI\u2019m not going to get into all of that stuff,\u201d Mayo continued after a follow-up. \u201cLook, here I go again dancing a little bit but my focus is on the guys in this room, the coaches on this staff and winning this game that we have coming up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24315636724265.jpg?w=525\" alt=\"Jerod Mayo has '100%' confidence in himself, Patriots when asked about his  future\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mayo does have full belief that he\u2019ll be a good head coach, despite his team\u2019s struggles this season.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 Patriots rank 31st in total offense and 19th in total defense this season. They\u2019re 31st in scoring offense and 20th in points allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at it more analytically, the Patriots are currently 26th in EPA (expected points added) per play and 28th in EPA per play allowed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c100%. I know I\u2019ll be successful,\u201d Mayo said Monday. \u201c100%. And look, you\u2019re going to go through these trying times. Like, that\u2019s what it is. And the mark of a true leader is being able to navigate this and knowing that you\u2019re going the right way. And I truly believe that we are going the right way. In short term, it may be disappointing, but in the long term, we\u2019re doing it the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mayo inherited a team that went 4-13 last season under Bill Belichick, and new executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf didn\u2019t take giant steps to improve the roster, mostly re-signing the Patriots\u2019 own free agents.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots\u2019 draft class, outside of rookie starting quarterback Drake Maye (who has been fantastic) has struggled to produce.<\/p>\n<p>This will be a massive offseason for the Patriots since they currently rank first in total available cap space with $132.5 million, per OverTheCap.com. They\u2019re also currently slated to have the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, though that could change if they win any of their remaining four games against the Cardinals, Bills, Chargers and Bills (again). The 2-11 Raiders and Giants are the only teams with more losses. The Panthers, Jaguars, Titans, Jets and Browns are also knotted at 3-10.<\/p>\n<p>Mayo was asked if he believes the Patriots\u2019 roster will look different next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll 100% be a better football team next year,\u201d Mayo answered.<\/p>\n<p>Any second-year leap the Patriots receive out of Maye will help. There\u2019s also the possibility that Maye\u2019s potential could attract veteran players to join the Patriots in 2025 and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Has Robert Kraft told Jerod Mayo he\u2019d be back as Patriots head coach next season? 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