The New England Patriots were one of the best teams in the NFL during the Tom Brady and Bill Belichick era. They were quite simply a dynasty after winning seven Super Bowls over the span of 20 seasons.
Some NFL fans consider Bill Belichick one of the main reasons for the Patriots dynasty of the 2000s and 2010s. It’s not difficult to see why, as the team has been struggling through the first part of its first season without the legendary head coach.
The team’s new head coach, Jerod Mayo, who served on Belichick’s coaching staff for a few years, currently has the team sitting in fourth place in the AFC East with just one win through their first seven games.
Belichick decided to kick the current Patriots bench boss while he was down. He took a slight shot at Mayo during a recent episode of his ‘Let’s Go‘ podcast with Maxx Crosby, Peter King, and Guest Tom Brady.
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Bill Belichick Claims New England Patriots Have “Bad Coaching”
“I think when you criticize your team publicly like that, it doesn’t always go over well…ultimately I always felt that when the team played bad, that was my responsibility,” said Belichick before pointing to some interesting stats.
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Belichick said that Mayo is a bad coach, claiming that the lousy play comes from “bad coaching.” He added insult to injury by comparing his team’s run defense from last season to this season. Last season, the Pats sat second, while they have dropped to just 26th this season.
The Patriots haven’t won a game since their September 8 match against the Cincinnati Bengals, so if Mayo wants to avoid the comments from his predecessor, he may want to get a win soon, as the Pats are set to face the Jets in week eight.
