Longtime New England Patriots middle and group captain David Andrews underwent season-ending shoulder surgical procedure earlier in October however heard how first-year head coach Jerod Mayo referred to the group as “comfortable” coming off this previous Sunday’s 32-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Andrews addressed what’s turn into a controversial matter by way of the newest version of his “The Fast Snap” podcast.
“Should you’re a participant it ought to p— you off, proper? And that’s good,” Andrews stated, as shared by Mark Daniels of MassLive. “It p—– me off and I’m not even taking part in. Going again to being coached onerous, like, alright, now go on the market and show it. Go on the market and take that. …I perceive either side of the fence, however he’s the top coach and I don’t suppose he advised a lie.”
NESN’s Keagan Stiefel famous that a number of energetic Patriots gamers have insisted this week that they had no downside with the remark that Mayo tried to make clear on Monday. However, former Patriots coach Invoice Belichick clearly took difficulty with Mayo’s authentic assertion and even recommended that the 38-year-old may lose members of the locker room. Retired tight finish Christian Fauria later stated Mayo was at risk of gamers “tuning [him] out,” and it is now believed Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft may make a training change if this season turns into “a whole dumpster hearth” for his 1-6 group.
Nevertheless, Andrews thinks his wholesome teammates ought to view the “comfortable” remark as a problem to “change how [they are] seen” starting with this coming Sunday’s residence sport towards the 2-5 New York Jets.
“As a participant,” Andrews added, “I’d be taking that and be like, ‘OK, watch this. Watch what I’m about to do.’ You’ve obtained to take possession. Personal every thing you do. Personal the great, dangerous and ugly…Hopefully, we’ll attempt to try this this week.”
Jets interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich confirmed on Wednesday that Aaron Rodgers is coping with a new hamstring difficulty to go together with the accidents to each of his knees and the low ankle sprain that beforehand hobbled the 40-year-old quarterback. Regardless of that replace, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Patriots as seven-point underdogs for Sunday’s divisional showdown.
There’s now little query that Mayo’s troops perceive he is taking loads of hits amid the membership’s six-game shedding streak. How they reply may in the end decide if Mayo holds onto his job.
