PATRIOTS HEAD COACH JEROD MAYO
PRESS CONFERENCE
February 21, 2024
JM: Hello everyone. I haven’t seen you guys in a while. I think it was in January, really the last time I got a chance to speak with you guys. I appreciate, first of all, you guys coming down. I know there are a lot of unknowns right now, whether we’re talking about the draft or free agency. But today is really about the new coaches. We’ll have our coordinators up here to speak to you guys. Afterwards, the rest of our new coaches – I think we have 17 new coaches – will come down, and hopefully we’ll get a chance to really vibe and connect. They know that our relationship with the media is very important. I think there needs to be a good relationship between the two groups. Hopefully, I’ll try to make myself available as much as possible. But, at the same time, today is really just about the new coaches and the coordinators.
Q: Tell us about the process. What it was like for you and how happy are you with the staff that you have?
JM: The process was definitely a learning experience. I’ve interviewed people in the past before for other jobs, but this one was a little bit different. It was exciting, and I felt like I learned a lot. I learned a lot from the coaches that came in and interviewed that didn’t get hired. Hopefully they had a good sense of what we’re trying to build here. But, it was good.
Q: You’ve had this job now for a month, month and a half. What’s been the biggest surprise for you so far?
JM: The biggest surprise for me really has been the lack of true football tape that I’ve had an opportunity to watch. As a head coach, it’s a little bit different. Right now, we’re trying to continue to nail down the rest of the staff and also get into some of the things we want to do in the near future.
Q: You mentioned learning new things from the coaches you didn’t hire. What were a couple of those things?
JM: I don’t want to get into X’s…
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