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I actually agree with all of this. Denver did have more talent, but the expectations were still unrealistic and Hackett was a bad coach on top of that. And he was absolutely hired in an attempt to sway Rodgers to sign there. My point was that if there had been no expectations of that Broncos team, he would have been just a normal bad coach and not the dysfunctional clown he was viewed as. To your point Mayo, without these expectations, is a normal bad coach.
Yeah, I think firing Mayo right now is wildly reactionary (and likely involves a failure to recognize the process that set him up to fail), but also that people who aren't at least somewhat worried about Mayo aren't paying attention.He's given a wide range of reasons for worry.
Reasons for concern:
I think this is very fair.
He had the team ready to go for the first game of the year, in a way that surprised many of us. They played pretty sound football, a couple of unnecessary penalties but they controlled the LOS and the clock. He has not been able to duplicate that since, whether due to injuries or failings by the coaching staff.
Thumped--I mean, fine. They scored and were a missed 2-point conversion because a WR fell down of making it a one score game and then got the ball back. Jags scored their last TD because the Pats had to go for it on 4th and 26. The Pats were the 3rd biggest underdog of the week because while the Jags haven't played well, they have a lot of talent, on the offense and in the defensive trenches.
And, unfortunately, the Pats are one of the teams that don’t have the outside talent to take advantage of the Jags biggest weakness (the secondary)
Since Week 3 they have not been competitive in a game, having been outscored 142 - 63, and three of those games were against the Jets (who look bad), the Dolphins who have been awful since Tua went down, and the Jags who were 1-4 coming into the game. As I said I'm of the opinion Mayo should get the rest of the season to show improvement, but that's bad. Yes the roster is terrible but they should be able to be competitive in some games, especially against bad teams.
I’ve always thought that the reason for this is because Belichick’s personality and style just don’t work unless you’re Belichick. Meaning you have the Super Bowl rings and you have one of the greatest football minds ever.
Yeah, the whole discipline problem thing is weird. I mean, those of us who go back to the 80s have seen Pats locker rooms with discipline problems. Weird take imo. Same with "how he handles the media". Who gives a shit.
This is exactly where I'm at. I believe that both the season is lost and Mayo is in way over his head AND that they should keep him for the rest of the year because there is no real benefit to change.
The team is worse than last year. They downgraded at LT and let their best pass rusher go without upgrading a single position. What positions are better? That’s the other thing, no young players have improved besides Lowe (who is also hurt half the time). With Maye coming in, hopefully we see Pop and Boutte come on with him continuing his play.
Sorry, I don’t think I said they “expected” to finish with 2 wins? I say they now look poised to finish with 2-4 wins currently. I think we’re saying the same thing: this year is a clear failure by any measure.
I thought this was a parody at first, but I think you’re serious.
As of today, sure, that’s how things stand
Jimmy Johnson had a track record as a head coach winning a national championship at Miami. Mayo has nothing. He is struggling to even command a room.
I think people would be ok with a losing record, if the team looked like it was playing hard, smart, disciplined football but was just outmatched talent-wise
The penalties thing is weird.
I think more the former than the latter. We started a street FA on the line like 3 days after signing him. There are pro bowls with more cohesion there.
Lol and this guy is claiming my post is a parody, except i know this guy is actually serious with that comment. One guy was one of the at the time most desired college coaches in the nation, coming off a national championship vs. a guy that had 2 years as a inside linebacker coach and CO "cough" coordinated the defense with Bills kid for a few seasons.
Which is a "problem" if you are going to sack Mayo. The new coach is going to want his guy.
yeah if anything we often see that having a good QB in place makes a HC position more attractive
I'm not nominating him for Canton, but O'Brien had a good stint as head coach in the NFL.
52-48 over 6+ seasons... sure. Take him off the list but the larger point remains that Bill's proteges have not largely gone on to greatness as HCs in the NFL.
I have three thoughts about this, one of which I have been posing for a while now.
This is barely believable and someone should (and will) check me, but the all time record, combined, of all pro football teams appears to be 24,196 wins, 23,803 losses, 725 ties. That’s a winning percentage of .496.
1. I completely agree with you here. There are some people who cap out as "successful" coordinator that never can take it to the next level in any meaningful way. The Peter Principle absolutely applies here.
Yeah definitely a half-assed conspiracy theory. IDK why BB or Kraft would think there'd be a significant change from how 2023 ended.
I completely agree on the first sentence. But Maye would be a very significant change from 2023.
from denver point on view the team quit on hackett in the rams game the sad thing is jerry rosburg the remacement was a great coach had denver hired him from the start they wouild been 9-8 10-7
BB QB was nix not maye lombaridi is bill hit man the weird part is NE has the QB maye is justin herbert 2.0 with a Off overhaul and 1 or 2 edge rushers NE couild win 9 games in 25
Apparently 50 Shades started as Twilight fanfic so I’d never wanna shade someone’s creative efforts, but this is a very juicy story. I most liked the part where Kraft apologizes.
Kraft as the submissive. Yes, this tracks.
