GatorMike
Registered User
For what it's worth...
I don't think you ever want to be the kind of owners who hand a rookie head coach the worst roster in the league, and then fires him after one season because he struggled to win games with the worst roster in the league.
I knew going into the season that the Patriots were going to struggle. My hope was that we'd see improvement and development over the course of the season. And while I can point to Drake Maye as a win for the coaching staff, the fact remains that there haven't been nearly enough player development wins.
This is a huge off-season for the franchise. On top of possibly having the #1 pick in the draft, they need to find a way to have a much more productive free agency period. They're already at a disadvantage compared to other teams in terms of facilities (...at least for now) and tax rates... I'm not sure they can expect to attract needle-moving free agents if they've also got a coach and/or GM who are squarely on the hot seat.
I think the Krafts thought they could rebuild the organization by tweaking the way Bill did things. And clearly, they need much more than tweaking. The new practice facility is a good start, but the changes need to be much larger and they need to happen at a much faster pace. My concern at this point is that even with Drake Maye, I don't know if there's a whole lot more to sell free agents on than there was at this point last year.
Firing Mayo and Wolff after one season would be a crappy thing to do on a human level - say what you will about them, but I think they've both been pretty loyal servants to the team, and I think they've both put forth honest efforts over the past 12 months. But I don't know if the Krafts have much of a choice any more.
I don't think you ever want to be the kind of owners who hand a rookie head coach the worst roster in the league, and then fires him after one season because he struggled to win games with the worst roster in the league.
I knew going into the season that the Patriots were going to struggle. My hope was that we'd see improvement and development over the course of the season. And while I can point to Drake Maye as a win for the coaching staff, the fact remains that there haven't been nearly enough player development wins.
This is a huge off-season for the franchise. On top of possibly having the #1 pick in the draft, they need to find a way to have a much more productive free agency period. They're already at a disadvantage compared to other teams in terms of facilities (...at least for now) and tax rates... I'm not sure they can expect to attract needle-moving free agents if they've also got a coach and/or GM who are squarely on the hot seat.
I think the Krafts thought they could rebuild the organization by tweaking the way Bill did things. And clearly, they need much more than tweaking. The new practice facility is a good start, but the changes need to be much larger and they need to happen at a much faster pace. My concern at this point is that even with Drake Maye, I don't know if there's a whole lot more to sell free agents on than there was at this point last year.
Firing Mayo and Wolff after one season would be a crappy thing to do on a human level - say what you will about them, but I think they've both been pretty loyal servants to the team, and I think they've both put forth honest efforts over the past 12 months. But I don't know if the Krafts have much of a choice any more.
