Jerod Mayo and his coordinators met with the media on Friday, regrouping the morning after a tough loss at the hands of the New York Jets in front of a national audience.
Mayo quickly answered any lingering questions about a quarterback change, after saying post-game that the team would evaluate everything after the loss.
“Jacoby is our quarterback until I say he’s not the quarterback,” said Mayo. “I thought last night he showed a lot of toughness and a lot of grit on protection breakdowns. Tried to do what we asked him to do. But I would say just as a team, as a coaching staff, we just got to be better.”
Brissett was under pressure for many of his passing dropbacks. With two rookies along the offensive line, including one getting his first NFL start at a new position, clean pockets were hard to come by.
Both Mayo and offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt said some growing pains will be expected as the team continues to juggle personnel due to various issues along the line. But a 56.7 percent pressure rate on Brissett, according to Next Gen Stats, is a tough way to live.
“I believe we can correct the problems internally, it comes down to details, and we were not sharp on our details as a unit, and that’s what the offensive line is,” said Mayo. “It’s not just one person, it’s a unit and being able to see the picture out of the same set of goggles, and we just didn’t do that last night.”
“You know, we had guys in for the first time, so it wasn’t what we wanted,” said Van Pelt of the pressure throughout the night. “But I don’t think it’s a hindrance. I think we just continue to get better with the more experience we gain up front, especially from the young guys.”
Caedan Wallace and Layden Robinson weren’t the only rookies on offense to see the field, as Drake Maye made his NFL debut late in the fourth quarter. Maye was 4-of-8 for 22 yards, including a quality throw on fourth down, but took two sacks in a couple of…
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