Throughout his first season as an NFL head coach, Jerod Mayo has been open and casual with the media, perhaps a little too casual.
Things were a little different during the New England Patriots the coach’s postgame press conference on Sunday. After the equipment is adjusted loss to the Buffalo BillsMayo’s commentary was remarkably dry, almost Bill Belichick-like.
That didn’t escape the notice of the crew on WBZ’s “Fifth Quarter” postgame show. After Mayo finished his press conference, WBZ’s Steve Burton pointed out how little the coach gave away at the podium.
“Burt, short, learned a lot, especially from two weeks ago when he was up there on the podium,” Burton said.
Christian Fauria, who won two Super Bowls as a tight end in New England, took it a step further. The TV/radio personality suggested that “someone” was working with Mayo to clean up his comments and give less to the media.
“Oh, someone’s been working on him,” Fauria said. “Because everyone reads too much into what you say. You’re constantly trying to re-explain yourself. So I wasn’t giving anyone anything to write about.”
Under Belichick, the Patriots had a strong reputation as a team that gave little to the media. It has often been suggested that the team he pressured players and coaches to say little to reporters. Fauria did not specify where in the organization he thinks the pressure on Mayo came from.
ESPN’s Mike Reiss chimed in, noting that Mayo fell far short of claiming moral victories in Sunday’s loss to the Bills.
“The biggest message for me was, ‘Don’t feel good about a loss.’ Never feel good about a loss,” Reiss said.
“Although I think all three of us here could feel pretty good about the loss based on what we expected going into the game,” he added.
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