Did Patriots get it right by hiring Jerod Mayo to replace Bill Belichick? | NFL | SPEAK

Emmanuel Acho, Joy Taylor, LeSean McCoy and James Jones debate whether the New England Patriots got the hire right with Jerod Mayo replacing Bill Belichick.
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[@fallingcloud1]

Ghetto blacks

[@LuckyFin85]

If Mayo learned a lot from Belichick, that’s fine. The issue with Belichick was never coaching, it was him as a general manager. I think it’ll be more important that they get the right GM in there.

[@tyschubert3711]

questioning the "patriot way" when they were the best team for 20 years is wild. i think it works.

[@istanprincecharlesteamcami1026]

Tom Brady works

[@BenchwarmerGOAT]

It only worked because of Brady... And tons of cheating 🤣🤣🤣

[@jrg5315]

No Brady = no Patriot way

[@joshuamickens5021]

@@jrg5315no belichick no patriots way

[@gregbrown6104]

@@joshuamickens5021 No Brady, no patriots way. We got to see Bill before Brady (Bledsoe on the Pats pre-injury & his Browns HC days) -- we got to see Bill after Brady. It was all Tom all along.

[@marcuspratt5560]

Shady was just all in his feelings the other day about young offensive minded coaches. got so frustrated he stopped participating in the conversation. But now he’s super happy for the defensive coach.

[@LTZ_Z71]

can't imagine why

[@vsioljones2549]

Simple he’s happy about there being more black coaches what’s wrong with that?

[@LTZ_Z71]

@@vsioljones2549 imagine if someone said they wanted more white players. They'd be crucified and labeled a RACIST. Double standards are BS!

[@lewisqb12]

@@LTZ_Z71idiot it isn’t a double standard. If there were nothing but Black players and the only white players who ever got a chance were put into terrible chances then yes you can equate it. Ignoring the middle says more that your just fragile and hurt cause”Black Racism” then your making a credible argument.

[@vsioljones2549]

@@LTZ_Z71 except for there’s no reason to say that. We all know why people are so excited about there being more black coaches and more black QBs. Now if you said there should be more white corners I would be right there with you. And technically white people are the majority in America and are not marginalized so what I said can not be racist and that means the inverse couldn’t be racist either 🤷🏽‍♂️. I’m not for the division either way bro I was just making an observation.

[@jameswright3803]

They're hoping to pull off what the Texans did with DeMeco.

[@kevinkhanhnara5036]

Im glad Mayo is getting a chance, but im surprised Vrabel didn't even get a call

[@michelleblanc6377]

The reason was the succession plan filed with the NFL. They would have had to rescind their agreement with Mayo in other to be able to come to an agreement and when the Vrabel firing came out of Tennessee the cog in New England were probably turning to put Mayo in place which means it was probably too late for them to consider the possible candidacy of Vrabel.

[@cw5948]

“I like that he’s black” dur-hur

[@blakek680]

That camera pan over to shady when chip kelly was mentioned is amazing. 💀😂😂

[@markusmolnar8701]

Joy Taylor - I love the hire because he’s black. Very insightful 😂😂

[@freeindeed8416]

Crazy

[@jeanfourcade]

Don't blame the girl. She's having such a hard time sounding remotely relevant on this show.

[@sampatel41]

We need more Asian coaches in the nfl

[@Speedyreedy1218]

And women.

[@kingnovi9404]

League 70% black

[@GG89262]

​@@kingnovi9404what your point the world is majority Asian

[@captainchaosxx3866]

​@@kingnovi9404I'm sure bruh above was making a funny since 2 of 4 people brought up color. Lol

[@kingnovi9404]

@@GG89262 we talking about the nfl though not the world

[@TheRaginCajun6]

Of course they did. I love this hire. A player coach. He's young and can relate with the players. I could careless what color he is though.

[@thaihoang9414]

watch him talk Tom into unretiring. bring the band back, Brady Edelman Gronk Amendola. :)

[@TheRaginCajun6]

@@thaihoang9414 that would be awesome but I don't think it would happen.

[@user-em5li2zb5i]

The obsession with color is bad. Bring back meritocracy. Should be if he's hired...look at his skills and product, just like Tomlin and Bowles.

[@ElChema0719]

@@thaihoang9414fuck no if y’all wanted something new why bring parts of the past back

[@TheRaginCajun6]

@@user-em5li2zb5i exactly but you know the rhetorical and agenda these days.

[@samuelmunoz1464]

He's a black coach. lol, it took him 30 seconds to bring that up. SMH.

[@user-dg3um4ic7r]

That's a nice resume if the owners and coach bill didn't believe in him he wouldn't have got the job months ago

[@gsyl655]

I never realized there was such a negative perception of Belichick and the Patriot way. Hiring Mayo in this fashion (premeditated under contract) seems to be the epitome of the Patriot way. It doesn't matter if you are a 6th round pick, a former wrestler, or an assistant coach....if you worked hard you earned an opportunity. Mayo obviously earned his opportunity when he entered into the contract. If that's the Patriot way, why all the negative press? They were the last team to announce a coaching change and the first team to implement one. They are now miles ahead of the remaining teams who still have coaching vacancies heading up to the draft. I hope Mayo keeps the Patriot way going and have no doubt he'll give it his own signature.

[@musclejimfitness4418]

Good take 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@douglasreed2138]

💯

[@eddyband026]

It’s cause he’s black and the racist in New England can’t handle that

[@improvingurlife]

If Acho and Shady left the show for a couple weeks it would be easier to watch. I love Joy and James!!

[@o4tw382]

Stop watching

[@BlairCalaway-jf8nj]

You sound dummm as hel

[@travisoshea]

Joy is horrible. Of course she brings up race as the first thing she mentions.

[@travisoshea]

@@Telloofellow you don’t have to be a former player to be good on these shows. I like listening to Broussard on First Things First and Colin has some great points as well. Mina Kimes is great over on NFL network. Just be objective and do some homework. You can tell that Acho wants the clout, Shady is just dumb, and Joy doesn’t know what she’s watching. James is actually pretty good.

[@platinum9898]

The patriot way is why we are the best nfl team in history.

[@cut1986]

That was the coach the that just left.

[@istanprincecharlesteamcami1026]

Tom Brady

[@jeanfourcade]

Keep it up, we're cool with that (KC fan, here).

[@darnellbrown2198]

According to the reports it was written in his contract that he would take over when Bill left

[@cloudstrife4897]

Nah that’s a rumor, Mr Kraft had no idea if or when he would fire Bill so his contract said what? “Hey Jerod maybe within the next 5 years if we fire Bill you’re up next unless you leave or get fired” nah didn’t happen

[@darnellbrown2198]

@@cloudstrife4897. Lol ok if you say so 😂

[@kingnovi9404]

@@cloudstrife4897that’s the only reason they didn’t have to interview anyone else

[@Gabe-bz1we]

@@kingnovi9404 Don't talk to fools.

[@quincee3376]

Until they get an offense they aren't going anywhere. Better have a good OC.

[@eddyband026]

I think mayo is aware of that

[@MiingoCrazy.]

Shady be disgusted every time he hears "Chip Kelly" lol

[@davidbordeaux1575]

Lot of people are missing the fact that Mayo was an executive at Optum Corporation, he worked on consumer solutions with clients and consulted on mergers and acquisitions. I assure you, having that in is tool bag impressed RKK.

[@jeromeashley9972]

Mr. Mayo god has put you in a position to lead congratulations brother

[@paulsmith8596]

Why do we need more black coaches. We need coaches that can relate and coach these young men coming up doesn't matter what race they are

[@jeanfourcade]

Shady's disingenuously playing the race card to sound smart. Don't pay attention.

[@starshipgang]

Because we don’t need more white coaches 🤷🏾

[@MrJpate9]

Exactly... Black coaches get hired all the time. They also get fired for not producing. Last I saw white coaches get fired also

[@d-mac8705]

Agreed and I think when that's the first thing you say about the hire it kinda discredits and takes away from the rest of your opinion on his coaching ability

[@bbginc694]

70% of players are black. So who will relate to them more , Bryan Dabollnor Demeco Ryans?

[@Vung512]

Why do you say there needs to be more black coaches? How about more Asian coaches. More Hispanic coaches. Not everything has to always be about being Black.

[@harrellwilliams5010]

How many Asian and Hispanic players are in the league?

[@Jaypharoah06]

Shady reaction to Acho bringing up Chip Kelly got me weak 😂

[@christopherstavrou9457]

2:25

[@bnizzle8500]

He's black , I am black so yeah he's right for the job. Affirmative action. Can't wait to see how this plays out!

[@Zetler]

Without talent it clearly doesn’t matter who is coaching. The Patriots lacks weapons.

[@Phil_Williamson]

So did the Texans.

[@je1184]

Great why does color matter with coaches you either good or no

[@jessechamberlin4305]

James Jones is prolly the best new analyst out here

[@apskelett]

Be Acho, pretend like Mayo won't get input from his new coaching hires. This show is full of tools. Looking at you Acho and Shady ...

[@starshipgang]

Acho sold out, he agreed with shady but didn’t say black coaches, they got him , Acho sold out

[@lilzsac]

What do you mean we need more black coaches? How about whoever the best coach is for the team. . .

[@BradV219]

who cares what color he is as long as they get the best coach.

[@Boot-Cross]

Always race brought into these conversations

[@gbmbg114]

Honestly, I think it’s because it used to be brought up in conversations about “black” people *not* being able to lead football teams (at HC or QB).. and it’s just that not everyone has forgotten that time (because it was either in their lifetimes or their parents actually dealt with it directly).. so to take a moment and celebrate moving past that stage doesn’t seem like a huge deal.. imho anyways..

[@soda8736]

​@@gbmbg114people are stuck in the pass, half the league is black qbs, and race is stilk brought up by talking heads like them

[@captainchaosxx3866]

Wow shady and joy bringing in race about hire what a shocker 🙄

[@jeanfourcade]

Yeah. It's a bit stale, but when you have no clue, the race card makes you sound smart... Shady and Joy in need of lot that !

[@nomad13ify]

Now this is some real take!

[@ninja_turtle_swag]

Whenever there is a belicheck topic is on deck, shady should be off that day. He's either blind hating or unable to participate because he can't get out of his feelings

[@user-yc1uu3by7o]

Immediately with race , expected

[@ssic_network]

The fact that they hired Mayo so fast lead me to believe getting rid of bill was the plan all along 😅

[@Gabe-bz1we]

Your post leads me to believe you know nothing about sports and its too many comments online like you all the time. Don't write if you don't know what you're talking about. They hired Mayo to be the coach when they offered him his contract. He's been hired, just been waiting for Belli to retire. No one just hurried up and did anything. They are a winning organization for over 20 years, they are a lil more organized.

[@ssic_network]

@@Gabe-bz1we bro ppl like you are weird. You basically agreeing with me but you arguing points that don’t even oppose what I just said don’t @ me please lol

[@user-em5zc7dp1n]

Great convo

[@danielcastaneda6177]

Doesn't Kraft make Mayo...

[@hbkgreatestever]

Shady when he said Chip Kelly 😂

[@JonKlinkel]

Bad decision when the first thing mentioned is that he's black. Saying we need more black head coaches is racist.

[@davidwozniak1846]

When was the last time someone from BBs coaching tree did well? He’s gone within three years

[@Speedyreedy1218]

Kevin O'Connell, Vrabel, Saban

[@kingnovi9404]

Daball started with the pats also

[@marcusredd4682]

Acho keeps saying he can ONLY pull from one bag as if the one bag he's pulling from is the GREATEST bag ever. The hire is great, especially for a New England.

[@Jtrekvulcan66]

A vibrant conversation , I love the hire he’s all the attributes they mentioned plus a family man . There’s no guarantee of success but addressing the team needs and improving on them will be paramount.

[@christopherjohns772]

We absolutely DO NOT need more Black coaches. We ABSOLUTELY need BETTERcoaches.

[@hdrogers2909]

Im not saying its good, bad, or whatever. But, Joy pointed out that the Patriots fan base says it was Brady more than Bill because they are looking through rose colored glasses. But, ahhh, real quick.......How many coaches from the BIll coaching tree have had success? I'll wait, but I wont hold my breath for an answer. If Mayo works out, he will be the first.

[@MSF8637]

Being a former and a much younger guy, I would assume that Mayo is not going to be as rigid as his former coach/boss was, I think he can see what works and doesn’t in todays NFL. I don’t know if they’ll have the quick turnaround the way Ryans had in Houston but I think Mayo was a worthy hire and hopefully he has success.

[@spawn2414]

Saying you like the choice just because hes black is just wierd

[@bigbaby090989]

It’s grea hire…. the man played for the patriots so he knows the system

[@TheJohnnyx1]

Cause he black ? Race doesn’t matter here . As long he does the job and get it done . Stop the race card !!!

[@ronpickens2396]

I look at him as the man who coaches the Patriots. That’s it.

[@455zzz]

It was a great hire a players coach who can relate to the players now you have to go after the most important piece a GM

[@nathanstarszak7844]

Shady traumatized by Chip Kelly 😂😂

[@em888881]

Loved Mayo as a Player and I hope he gets the space to weather through the growing pains of a team in rebuilding/transition. I think he is his own man and has some different ideas for the team and hope he is allowed to implement a practice for the time!

[@monitawhite4932]

Mr Kraft hired Mayo. I’m enjoying this.

[@razorbeard6970]

No, they didn't get it right. It's good to take chances, though.

[@patrickrohlfing6838]

Man got no where to talk saying Andy Reid the greatest 💀 biggest cap

[@Women2024VoteBLUE4US]

4 years experiences. Only play and at NE. Flores prob a better choice bc he was actually part of pats and was a winning HC

[@timothyjones7280]

But you must know new England’s way obviously was a good way because they won six Super Bowls and a lot of games.

[@thepepperlander]

If we need more Black coaches because of diversity then we need more White and Asian basketball players for more diversity.

[@gbmbg114]

And, good news! There are many more NBA scouts searching for talent in Europe and Asia! (Which is a GOOD thing!).. It’s not about filling a quota (or definitely shouldn’t be).. it’s about looking for talent in places you didn’t previously.. the fact that not too long ago, you had executives and media members openly say that “black” people couldn’t/shouldn’t be coaches or QBs is why people celebrate the hires now.. it’s almost celebrating the maturity and evolution of the owners and executives (for not being as closed minded as they used to be) as much as it is a celebration of the coaches for getting the opportunity.. I think the lesson of being able to cheer someone on without it being at the expense of someone else.. or without having to put someone else down is a lesson worth learning.. it seems like some people think that celebrating new faces in new spaces means the majority is somehow “bad”.. and maybe some people do take it too far where they are actually suggesting that - and that is wrong to do.. but by and large its really just positive energy towards someone breaking through and finding success in new arenas.. and that’s universal (even if diagramed or exemplified through a descriptor of “color”).. all the color thing does in context is show a larger story arc of overcoming obstacles..

[@thepepperlander]

@@gbmbg114 Let's see how many Asian and European basketball players are hired in the NBA before we celebrate. My observation is that diversity is currently a one way street. There are winners and losers. If you check college admissions appears that Hispanics who used to call themselves white now prefer to be called Hispanic because they will be admitted with lower grades as Hispanics. It's clear being white and male is in today's world a losing category. Lets hope that whites is as wise as the others were in organizing as an ethnic group to protect themselves in todays diverse society.

[@SolidMikeP]

Still annoyed by shady 24 hrs later…0 touches in his Super Bowl games

[@bcamm3100]

😂😂.. let it go G....

[@ezmoney1896]

@@bcamm3100nah, shady needs to let that sh!t go. Always hatin and he ain’t do sh!t

[@bcamm3100]

@@ezmoney1896you can count on two things: shady hatin on Dak/Dallas. And Acho reminding us Shady is the all time Eagles leading rusher

[@SolidMikeP]

@@bcamm3100 I CANT (punching air)

[@bcamm3100]

@@SolidMikeP😂

[@play030]

I hope they did not set him up. I know speak is afraid to say it. We will see what his staff looks like and what they draft for him.

[@tshokoboi]

To me, people have a double standard when people look at the patriot way, because they don’t like the “structure” that comes with it. But everyone always wants to praise Steelers tradition, even though in modern history the Patriot Way has been the most prolific. Give the patriot way a chance to evolve under new leadership just the same way the Steelers tradition has grown for over 40 years

[@Maltese280zx]

Just because he played under one coach means he can't have a mind of his own? Come on man!

[@KennethBryant86]

So acho complain no diversity then says why not hire another white coach instead of giving mayo a chance

[@freeindeed8416]

We need more black coaches? Why?

[@ONGEES]

These teams never promote from within. This is actually a good move and more teams should follow suit.

[@Bigload992G]

Y don’t we let it play out and see how he does🤔. What a concept!!!!!

[@Cabooseforprez2012]

Imagine being on of the most talented assistants in the league and the first thing mentioned is your race. ESPN is shameless. The man is qualified based on his achievements and accolades. It is funny that they all went on about needing an offensive coach.

[@RT-far-T]

Acho always postures as though he's about to say something profound...then blabs nada.

[@traleroy5625]

So he was a linebackers coach and ex linebacker but was a very huge part of defense and team obviously .. So u telling me Eric. B wasn’t a more prevalent part of the chiefs as of recently with 2 super bowls This makes me respect the patriots way more they knew regardless of his previous title he was running the defense and now running the whole team

[@MrJpate9]

Sounds like Kraft got cheap. Didn't want to open his wallet to a more seasoned head coach.

[@charliemirus4124]

Why would Mayo want to stay if he’s not going to get the promotion deserves? He would have left to coach somewhere else.

[@ramfanbland]

I like the hire, best of luck Mr Mayo

[@chrisdavis6752]

Joy is very accurate on a consistent basis!✊🏾

[@carlomanymusic6379]

Very good for Robert Kraft, too racist in Massachusetts, it was necessary to break the ice with a black coach.💯💯💯

[@IISR9II]

lol always about race...i stopped watching when shady mentioned race

[@zachariereynolds5792]

Hey atleast madden can finally put all the coaches in there lol 😂

[@LTZ_Z71]

Shady throwing out the race card quick fast and in a hurry. SMH

[@Evertreynold]

Hopefully not a Flores type diversity hire. Lots of pressure on Mayo to prove that he was the best for the job.

[@foranyandevery7656]

Relax Francis. - Stripes

[@freeindeed8416]

@@EvertreynoldFlores was a very good coach

[@thathoosierguy4757]

If we said we are glad it’s a white coach we would get smothered with people saying racism.

[@samnuu684]

His resume doesn’t cover the check marks as a person ready to be a HC..he’ll be fired after 2 yrs

[@CarlitosASC]

This was Joys best take. She really put everything that the guys were saying in a digestible agreeable way.

[@cortezwatson9212]

He is not young. The new players don’t know him at all.

[@ryanwilliams174]

Is Bill gonna take his staff with him though?

[@Bang-Bang415]

No people are forgetting that the “Patriot way” only worked because of Bill Belichick AND Tom Brady. And as far as I’m aware, they are not there anymore. This was a good opportunity for the patriots to hire a new young offensive minded coach and use that high draft pick on a good Qb coming out of college. This will not work

[@UnbrokenFlame]

" we need more black coaches ". Is he right for the job? That's all that should matter

[@joeavelar2222]

Different ingredient, same meal !

[@daltonpollock5707]

HC mayo DC Mike Vrabel DB coach- Devin McCourty Oc- gronk Wr coach- julian edelman Rb coach-James white St coach- Matthew slater

[@timothyjones7280]

Wonderful I hope he does a good job even though I do not like the patriots.

[@leroysanders3564]

Another coach set-up to take the dive for their failures...

[@stevetrevino5346]

Fired Bill to hire Bill Jr. Okay?

[@IanRobinson2yt]

For me its a dangerous hire with the lack of coaching experience the guy has, him never being a coordinator let alone HC just raises so many red flags for me. Maybe he showed the Pats behind the scenes he has what it takes - sounds like it was in his contract from the get go though so why would they do that four or five years ago? I hope the guy succeeds but honestly I wouldnt give him more than 30% that he will right now - the right hires at GM, OC and DC would raise that considerably but looking right now he has a lot of things to juggle with no practical experience of juggling.

[@risen1726]

How is" i like that he is black "a take..wth the man is a vet a respected player thats been doing a great job as a coach ..being black is not a credential or a accomplishment! Put some respect on his name

[@coreyp9072]

Mayo probably played since he was a child, Bill isn't the only one he'll draw experience from

[@MrRiddler6]

the curse that is the Belichick coaching tree is really and it could continue here.

[@Dgm405]

Jets are the AFC team missing out the most on this opportunity. Trade up for a left tackle and pay more than any other team for Belicheck or Harbaugh with a HF QB in Rodgers. They'll never have this opportunity again in all probability.

[@cl-2285]

Acho will come up with every reason not to give a black man the job or 10 reason why they could fail instead of giving one way to succeed

[@Winterfellen]

Vrabel would've been a better hire. Mayo's defense wasn't really that impressive.

[@stevestauff2220]

This is not the solution he followed a man that could not win without the goat. Patriots needed a big change

[@SundevilRoadrunner]

Black coach in Massachusetts ? Whew! Good luck

[@freeindeed8416]

Like Boston Celtics?

[@SundevilRoadrunner]

@@freeindeed8416 yup, him to.