That is, until Jerod Mayo pushed his team into the spotlight by calling them “soft.”
Four seasons of post-Dynasty decline was an interesting story until it wasn’t.
That narrative got old fast.
But a rookie coach degrading his team?
Questioning their toughness, commitment, and by extension their manhoods?
Now that’s sexy.
And Richard Sherman and Andrew Whitworth’s points are well taken.
And “maybe” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence.
Especially when you consider his predecessor never once called out his players like that in public.
Which brings us to the whole point of this blog.
Which is that the Patriots have entered the worst part of any team’s death spiral.
The Doom Loop has officially begun.
We just have to hold each other accountable.
Thats kind of what Bentley was doing addressing the elephant in the room, Kendrick Bourne told MassLive.
Bro, just be careful.
you’re able to speak how you feel.
Im mad were 1-6.
But youre not going to see Kendrick Bourne go out there and not dance.
Im going to dance.
Thats who I am.
My frustration is not changing who I am.
Im not going to fake being mad Thats not who I am.
Just those little details of Keep being who you are.
Its about your question to holding each other accountable.
Be careful when you say that.
Be careful when you post that.
Its looking out for your brothers and keep staying together.
Things are trying to break us apart and we have to stay together.
Bentley was likely referring to several Patriots receivers speaking out against the team or on social media.
After the teams loss in London, JaLynn Polk posted a peace sign on his Instagram story.
This week, Kayshon Boutte and K.J.
Osborn both vented their frustration with their roles on offense.
To be clear, I don’t begrudge Ju’Whaun Bentley or Kendrick Bourne for their efforts here.
Their intention is noble.
My issues is with team meetings in general.
I forget who said this, but it was a baseball manager - Earl Weaver, maybe?
What do you do?
Hold another one?"
Or words to that effect.
The point being that they’re a fruitless exercise and a waste of time.
Maybe this is just my own personal bias.
I come from a big Irish family that preferred suppressing our feelings over any sort of air-clearing.
The proper time to address an elephant is before someone brings it into the room.
So good luck with this.
