Patriots fans chant ‘Fire Mayo’ as team suffers blowout loss to Chargers

New England Patriots fans appear to have had enough of Jerod Mayo as the head coach’s first season at the helm comes to a close.

Reporters in Foxborough, Mass., who watched the Patriots’ 40-7 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday night heard chants of “Fire Mayo” coming from the stands at Gillette Stadium.

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New England fell to 3-13 with the loss. If the Patriots lose next week, three wins would be their lowest total since finishing 2-14 in 1992. The team was 4-13 last season – the last year Bill Belichick was at the helm. rod. Mayo took over from Belichick in January.

Mayo was asked about the chants after the match.

“You hear these things. But at the same time, they paid to sit in the seats, and we have to play better,” Mayo told reporters via ESPN. “If we play better, we won’t need to hear this stuff.”

The offense is one of the most closely watched issues for the Patriots.

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Patriots president Jonathan Kraft appeared to be caught on video complaining about the play during the team’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals two weeks ago. The offense hasn’t improved much since then.

Behind rookie quarterback Drake Maye, the Patriots are 30th in the league in points scored and 31st in yards gained. Mayo’s defense is 25th in points allowed and 23rd in yards allowed.

Deatrich Wise Jr., who has been with the Patriots since 2017, and Davon Godchaux each supported Mayo following the loss to the Chargers.

Wise said he believes he and his teammates should continue to believe in Mayo.

“The guy’s in his first season. It’s not going to be golden. We didn’t expect to win a Super Bowl this year. I get it, no one wants to get beat 40-7, but the chant is ridiculous.” , added Godchaux. .

“Everyone plays a role in this. It’s not just Jerod Mayo. The players, the coaches, the front office. We just have to get better throughout the organization,” he said. declared. “I believe in this organization.

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“We probably had the best team in the NFL right now on the ropes last week (at Buffalo). I don’t believe all this other ridiculous stuff. The guy’s in his first year. It’s just ridiculous .”

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