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Any info to announce after the team meeting? Was Mayo able to find positives from the Jets game? Who is starting?
Any info to announce after the team meeting? Was Mayo able to find positives from the Jets game? Who is starting?
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00:00And here he is, Gerard Mayo.
00:01Good morning, Gerard.
00:03Good morning.
00:04How are you guys?
00:04Great.
00:05How are you?
00:06I'm doing well.
00:07I saw Wiggy walking up this morning.
00:10Where are you?
00:10Are you guys in the studio or not?
00:14If you guys are in the studio, I'll walk down there.
00:17No, we're in Brighton.
00:21Wiggy did not pay attention to his coach
00:25here at the radio station.
00:27Let me ask you.
00:2999 and 1.
00:3099 and 1.
00:34A guy doesn't listen to his coach
00:36and goes to the wrong location for practice,
00:39I'm assuming that he would be sat or something like that.
00:41Am I right about that?
00:42Hey, man.
00:45I live that life.
00:46I live that life.
00:47You've got to get the one back with the group.
00:49So it's all good.
00:50I was showing up for maybe a walk-on tryout.
00:53No one was there though.
00:54No one was there.
00:58I know you had a meeting with the guys.
00:59Anything important that you need to announce on this show
01:03as a result of that or no?
01:06Not at all.
01:07We have normal squad meetings almost every day.
01:11So today is a bonus day for us and kind of went
01:14through some corrections from the last game.
01:16I put some things into perspective
01:18that it's early in the season.
01:19And we're still trying to figure this thing out
01:23as a coaching staff, as players.
01:24And we'll get better when we talk about the North Star.
01:27We just got to get better every single weekend.
01:30Thursday night obviously wasn't reflective of the things
01:32that we talked about.
01:33So I also took them through some of the storylines
01:38around the league that started back in the spring.
01:40Super Bowl contenders are just the Steelers.
01:44They went 0-2 in the preseason.
01:45Everyone are 0-ing whatever in the preseason.
01:48And everyone was panicking.
01:49You guys are sitting there at 3-0.
01:51So it's the NFL.
01:52And any given Sunday, teams can go out there and perform
01:56and win a game.
01:57And we just need more consistency across the board.
02:00Now that you've had some time to digest and reflect and watch
02:04film, is Thursday night still as ugly
02:08as it looked in real time?
02:10Or are you able to take some positives out of that?
02:14I'll be honest.
02:15Thursday was a very ugly day and ugly game.
02:19The one thing we always hang our hat on
02:21is being able to control the line of scrimmage.
02:23And you guys have heard me say it time and time again.
02:25Couldn't do that.
02:26We just, going back to the wiggy thing with the 99-1
02:30or the 10-1, you've got 10 guys out there
02:32doing the right thing.
02:33If one guy doesn't do the right thing, then it's a bad play.
02:36And it can cost you.
02:37And that's the, I wish I had a crystal ball
02:40to tell guys when it's going to be a huge play.
02:43And I just don't have it.
02:45It's important that we maintain our focus every single play.
02:48Gerard, one of the things that you talked about
02:50was wanting to just push the ball downfield,
02:53maybe taking advantage of that 15 to 20-yard football area
02:59where you can get involved in the passing game there.
03:01You guys averaged 1.8 yards per pass.
03:05What do you think you have to do differently
03:08to get this passing game going, especially
03:11to that intermediate and deeper shots down the field?
03:16Yeah, we try to get to the play action end
03:18because we have been running the ball so effectively.
03:20So, you know, we tried to get into that intermediate
03:23through the play action games.
03:24It just didn't work out.
03:25We couldn't protect the quarterback,
03:27you know, whether we're talking about boot plays
03:29or play action or anything like that.
03:30And, you know, it was a struggle all game.
03:32And the more I learn about this team and our identity,
03:36the more, you know, you sit there and say,
03:38we have to control the clock.
03:40We have to control the ball and the line of scrimmage.
03:42And that's through running the ball.
03:44Now, in saying that, we have to be able to throw the ball,
03:47you know, off of those run plays and give teams,
03:50you know, keep teams off balance.
03:52Gerard, while I'm sure you don't want...
03:53I don't want to, I will say, I will, sorry,
03:55I will say this, like, I don't want to,
03:57you know, I'm not going to sit here
03:58and just focus on the offense.
03:59Like what happened against the Jets,
04:01I mean, it was all three phases.
04:02It was coaching as well.
04:03And, you know, I take, I'm the first one to raise my hand
04:06and take responsibility for, you know,
04:08the team that we put out there on Thursday night.
04:11While I'm sure you don't want it,
04:13I'm sure you can learn a lot about the guys
04:15that you do have on your team after a loss like that.
04:18Standing here today, what have you learned about them?
04:23Well, it's still early.
04:24So we practice later on today.
04:26And, you know, my message to the team, once again,
04:28is, you know, win, lose, or draw,
04:30we have to turn the page
04:31and we have to play better football.
04:33And that's kind of what we talked about this morning.
04:36And we could have easily, you know, I shouldn't say easily,
04:39but, you know, the Seattle game,
04:41that could have been another win.
04:43And, you know, sitting here at two on one,
04:44I think people feel a lot better,
04:45but that's not the case.
04:47And we can't go back and replay that game.
04:51It's about looking forward.
04:52And today it's really all about NEP.
04:54It's about the Patriots
04:55and it has nothing to do with anyone else.
04:57It's about things that continue to show up on film
04:59that cost us.
05:00And that's what we're going to focus on today
05:02before we get into the next game.
05:04Jerron, immediately following the Thursday night game,
05:07you said that everybody is going to be evaluated individually
05:13and that you hadn't spoken with the coaching staff yet
05:15related to the quarterback.
05:17And then Friday morning on the Zoom call,
05:20you said you're a hundred percent behind Jacoby.
05:22What shifted from the end of that game Thursday night
05:26and then the next morning where you were much more assertive
05:29in discussing the quarterback position?
05:30Well, no, that's a great question.
05:32I couldn't sleep.
05:33And so I watched all the film, all three phases,
05:36you know, through the wee hours of the morning.
05:38And after watching the film,
05:40I still feel that Jacoby gives us the best chance
05:43to win football games.
05:44And we're a hundred percent behind that decision.
05:46Now, when you-
05:47What did you see from Drake May though?
05:49You got to see, you know,
05:50his first regular season NFL action, four minutes there.
05:54What did you see and what did you like and not like?
05:58No, I would say first, you know,
05:59the one thing I liked was just the toughness.
06:01You know, he took a couple of hits when he was in there.
06:03He also made some plays with his feet,
06:05which I thought was very encouraging.
06:07And just like, you know, on the other side,
06:09just like any other, you know, working quarterback
06:12without a lot of experience there were times,
06:15you know, you see him looking at the rush
06:16and that's a natural thing.
06:17And he just has to get over that hump
06:19and that comes with more playing time.
06:20And when you talk about,
06:22cause you had said that, you know,
06:23it's always a competition, everybody's competing,
06:26even though you're at the point right now and you say,
06:28all right, Jacoby gives us the best chance to win this week.
06:32Is it still something that where you're going to see,
06:35you know, Drake getting opportunities in practice?
06:37And is it still really a week to week thing
06:40with Jacoby Persep?
06:43I would say, look, Jacoby's our quarterback.
06:46I don't want to really deal with the hypotheticals,
06:48but I will say, yeah, every position is a competition.
06:52And once again, I just think
06:54that Jacoby gives us our best chance.
06:57Can you evaluate?
06:58And that's the balance.
07:01So that's the balance.
07:02And yeah, the next question you're going to ask,
07:04can you, you know, have a true evaluation of Drake
07:07if he's not getting the, let's say 50-50 split
07:10and I think we can.
07:11And once again, because he's not out there,
07:14you know, all the time with the ones,
07:16he is, you know, getting a lot of reps out there
07:18on the field and we'll evaluate those reps.
07:21Well, I was going to say, can he get a true-
07:22Whether it's the showtime or anything like that,
07:24but go ahead, sorry.
07:25No, I was going to say, can you get a true evaluation
07:28of the two of them with the offensive line
07:32the way it is currently constructed?
07:36You know, I would say it's tough.
07:37It's tough at this point.
07:40And saying that, you know, when you look at our team,
07:42you know, these guys, the offensive line,
07:45you know, we struggled a little bit in protection.
07:47I would say, you know, going back to the Seattle game,
07:49the first half protection was a lot better
07:51than the second half protection.
07:52So even with that, you know, with those moving pieces,
07:55we're still trying to figure out, all right,
07:57who are the best five to protect the quarterback
08:00and then we'll go from there.
08:01I'm an overthinker.
08:02So I've been asking this question a lot,
08:04but you know, Drake better than anybody else.
08:08Do you, does it worry you at all
08:10that he may overthink the four minutes
08:11that he had in game action
08:13if he doesn't see the field again for quite some time?
08:19It doesn't worry me.
08:20You know, he's one of these guys that, you know,
08:22he comes in here with good energy every day
08:24and he's going to take full advantage
08:26of every whip that he gets.
08:27This guy just loves football and I can appreciate that.
08:30Jerrod, in the week leading up to the Thursday night game
08:33or the two to three days from Sunday to Thursday,
08:36Pop Douglas made his feelings known
08:38that he was unhappy with the number of touches he had
08:42in the first two games.
08:44Any concern that you reward the behavior
08:47of a player speaking out about their involvement
08:49with an immediate sign in the next game
08:53of getting him the ball right away?
08:55One thing I would say is, you know,
08:57I can appreciate all the players that, you know,
09:00have the ability to touch the football,
09:01the receivers, the backs, whoever it is,
09:03wanting to have the ball in their hand.
09:05I definitely appreciate,
09:07even when those guys are frustrated, I understand that.
09:10And now I'm saying that we have to do what's best
09:12for the whole and that's a game plan week by week situation
09:16and we'll see how it is going forward.
09:19Jerrod, you played the game, I played the game.
09:21And when you talk about the offensive line struggles,
09:26what is it that you're seeing on film
09:28that is creating this issues?
09:30Are guys not winning their one-on-one battles
09:33because A, they're just not good enough
09:36or because it's poor technique
09:37or they bring in more that you can block
09:39or they're not able to pick up, you know,
09:42whether it's twist or games,
09:44what is the issue that is giving your O-line
09:48so many problems, especially in pass protection?
09:52Yeah, no, I'm glad you said that in pass protection
09:55because in the long game, it's totally different.
09:57I would say in pass pro, I think the fundamental issue
09:59is that we all just have to be on the same page
10:01and see the front through the same set of goggles.
10:04And we're still trying to work through that.
10:06So it's not one particular person on every snap.
10:10It's one here, one there, one there.
10:11And that's always difficult to get straightened out.
10:13But that's our job.
10:15That's my job.
10:16And that's a challenge or an opportunity
10:18that we look forward to correcting.
10:20Kraft was on the field before the game
10:22and said that he had picked you
10:23as the next head coach five years ago.
10:25Was that news to you
10:26or were you on the same page five years ago?
10:30I wasn't on the same page five years ago.
10:33So he kept that one close to the vest.
10:37Time now for the Hellman's Mayo question of the week.
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10:47this football season.
10:49Drake May said he hung around at the end of that game
10:54so he could speak to the GOAT, meaning Aaron Rodgers.
10:59Have you given him a little bit
11:00of a New England Patriot history lesson
11:03as to who the GOAT is?
11:07You know, we all have our favorite players growing up.
11:10You know, growing up for me,
11:12Lawrence Taylor was my favorite player.
11:14Bo Jackson was my favorite player.
11:16I really didn't have a favorite player
11:18on New England until I got here.
11:21Who was it when you got here?
11:22Was it Tip?
11:24Tip, I'm not that old.
11:25You think I'm as old as you?
11:26No, I'm saying when you got here, Willie Mack?
11:28Tip had got inducted into the Hall of Fame
11:30at that point in time.
11:32I was a big Brewski, Brady, Randy Moss fan.
11:39I was a big Ben Coates fan, so.
11:40Who was the guy, Jerrod, when you first entered
11:44that locker room on a team that had just come
11:48two minutes away from a perfect season,
11:50who was the guy, if there was one,
11:51that you got starstruck by?
11:55No, I wasn't on that team.
11:56Remember, I came the year after.
11:57Right, when you came in in 08.
12:00Yeah, so I came in in 08, and I'm just like a silly rookie.
12:05I was like, well, I might be the missing piece
12:06for that one game, but first game,
12:09that was the Brady game, I was like, oh, shoot.
12:11But we still had a good team,
12:12won a bunch of games that year,
12:13and I wouldn't say I was so much starstruck by anyone,
12:17but I was very appreciative of the defensive line
12:20with Vince Wilford, Ty Warren, Richard Seymour,
12:23and being able to play with those guys.
12:26All right, well, we'll let you get to work
12:28and get ready to head out and head to the West Coast,
12:31and we appreciate you taking the time.
12:32As always, Jerrod Mayo.
12:35Appreciate it.
12:36Is we gonna drive up over there, or?
12:38He's actually gonna drive to San Francisco.
12:41Oh, he's gonna miss the flight.
12:45Oh, I missed the flight.
12:46All right, guys, take care.
12:47Get a spot for me, I'll jump on the team plane.
12:50Just let me get a check.
12:52I mean, I'm hoping that we'll be
12:56I don't know what the,
12:57I assume that you'll be right in there
13:00bright and early Monday morning,
13:01even after coming back from the West Coast.
13:03So maybe we'll be with you.
13:04Whatever you guys need.
13:05Okay.
13:06I'll just stay awake.
13:07All right, coach.
13:08All right, thank you. Take care.
13:09All right.
13:10There he is.