BOSTON -- Throughout his first season as head coach of the New England Patriots, Jerod Mayo has said some things that he's later had to take back. Come Monday, Mayo will likely be walking back some interesting comments that he made following New England's 30-17 loss to the Cardinals in Week 15.
It certainly sounds like Mayo called out New England's offensive coaches -- mainly offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt -- after the team failed to convert on a third- and fourth-and-1 deep in Arizona territory in a key moment of Sunday's defeat.
The Patriots were down 16-3 when they got the ball for the first time in the second half, and marched down to the Arizona 4-yard line.