Patriots Super Bowl champion takes a shot at Bill Belichick's continued tirade against Jerod Mayo's coaching
Bill Belichick stepped in for New England Patriots players after their coach, Jerod Mayo, called them a "soft football team". Belichick said that he was "hurt" for the players.
Now, after critiquing Mayo's statements, Belichick is now aiming his crosshairs at Mayo's coaching style. In the October 24 episode of his show "Coach with Bill Belichick," the former Patriots coach said that his successor was running something of a "musical chairs" show in the team.
"The Patriots got a lot of questions to answer. Between the head coach and the atmosphere and who’s soft and who’s not soft."
Reacting to this, Asante Samuel, who had played for the Patriots under Bill Belichick from 2003 to 2007, and had even won two Super Bowl Champions as a Patriot, took issue with Belichick's criticism.
"The Three Stooges 😬😬😬," Asante Samuel reposted the video with the caption.
He also pointed out how the team's O-line and D-line were a mess.
"In both lines, honestly, you know, the Patriots have had their issues. They can't get same five guys on the field. And then that's been an issue, whether on when he's playing guard or tackle, two guys they sign in the off-season aren't even on the team anymore."
The team had signed Guard Nick Leverett and Defensive Tackle Armon Watts during the offseason to bolster their O-line and D-line, respectively, but they aren't Patriots anymore. Leverett went to the Arizona Cardinals while Watts is now a New York Giants player.
Jerod Mayo also responded to Belichick's criticism of him calling his team "soft."
Jerod Mayo reacts to Bill Belichick's criticism
On Wednesday, while speaking to the media, Jerod Mayo defended his words and said that what Bill Belichick was saying about him was not his "main focus" but coaching his team to win more football games was what he was in the building for.
"Look, as soon as we turn this thing around, then we’ll be OK. It comes down to wins and losses. That’s what it comes down to, and that’s what you’re ultimately judged by."
Mayo called such criticism "noise" and even took on all the blame for the Patriots' 1-6 record and said that he needed to do much better. Additionally, he said that instead of being disappointed by his predecessor's criticism, he was going to use it as an opportunity to get closer to the team.
On Sunday, they will face the New York Jets. The Jets (2-5) are struggling even after firing their head coach, Robert Saleh, and bringing star wideout Davante Adams on board. It will no doubt be an interesting to see which team will improve their record and which one will sink further down.