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Jerod Mayo should have been fired for playing to win, which really stuck it to the Patriots

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The way Jerod Mayo and his coaching staff handled the Patriots’ lose-by-winning season finale Sunday was the definition of a fireable offense.

Credit to Robert and Jonathan Kraft for having the sense to recognize as much, announcing the dismissal of Mayo after the Patriots’ 23-16 win over the Bills in a game they would have been so much better served by losing.

The Patriots’ owner and team president haven’t always seen the obvious lately, or acted in the best interests of anyone or anything but their own legacies.