The Patriots’ head coach questioned his team’s toughness after its 32-16 loss in London.
Following their 32-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo publicly questioned his team’s toughness. Those comments were not well-received by one of his former teammate.
Patriots Hall of Famer-turned-analyst Devin McCourty ripped into Mayo on the NBC pregame show on Sunday night.
“The first thing I think of is toughness isn’t a skillset. You don’t need to be fast or do anything special to be tough. The second part of that is: Why, Jerod?” McCourty asked.
“Why is this team not tough? When you hear a team isn’t tough and they are soft, you think, ‘What is the head coach doing?’ How is he getting them ready to go? Mayo and that staff have a lot of questions to answer going into next week.”
The Patriots, who lost six straight games now, will host the similarly-underwhelming New York Jets at Gillette Stadium this coming Sunday.