Former Patriots safety Rodney Harrison said the team’s decision to fire Jerod Mayo after one season is an indication of issues at the ownership level.
Coaches need time to develop their programs, Harrison said. They also need talent around them in order to succeed.
Mayo took over a 4-13 team and lost his job after he went 4-13.
“I don’t like it,” Harrison said during NBC’s Sunday Night Football broadcast. “I thought it was disingenuous by the ownership. They should have never hired the guy and give him one year. You don’t give somebody a one-year opportunity to turn the Patriots around.