Jaguars 32, Patriots 16
Q. (No microphone.)
JEROD MAYO: Look, disappointing game. We came out, started fast. What I would say is, look, we're a soft football team across the board. You talk about what makes a tough football team. That is being able to run the ball, that is being able to stop the run, being able to cover kicks. We did none of those today.
They controlled the ball for most of the day. Their run game averaged over four and a half yards a carry. Our run game, not sure what the average was, but it wasn't good.
Look, back to the drawing board. I mean, we can't sit here and pout. We just got to put a game together.
Q. (No microphone.)
JEROD MAYO: I'm not sure. I'm not sure. That's something you got to watch on film.
What I will say is it's a mentality, it's an attitude. Here as of late, our run game just hasn't been able to do anything offensively. Defensively, the players, we just got to play better. We got to player better technique. Got to lock our guy out in front of us. That's what it comes down to, locking the guy out in front of you, dominating him, making a tackle.
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JEROD MAYO: I'm not sure. I mean, that's something that I have to think about. We have a long flight back. I'm not sure. It's not like all of a sudden we did something different and now we're a soft football team. It's just the mentality that we got to get back.
Q. (No microphone.)
JEROD MAYO: Once again, I'll go back over the film. From where I was standing, even when you're in the right call, they're still not doing their job, so that's on me.
Q. The decision to go for the two-point conversion after the touchdown...
JEROD MAYO: At some point in time you have to go for two. I just wanted to at least know what situation we were going to be in with more time on the clock. We went for two on the first one. I'm sure other people see it a different way. It's just a philosophical thing.
Q. What did you see on the punt return?
JEROD MAYO: I saw guys getting out of leverage. I saw a punt down the middle of the field, which is always difficult to cover. He has a strong leg. He out-kicked his coverage. We weren't disciplined in our lanes.
Q. (No microphone.)
JEROD MAYO: I thought he did a good job, especially starting the game off fast. He made some good throws, made some good plays with his legs. Again, I have to go back to the film and just study that.
Q. With six straight losses...
JEROD MAYO: I'm not worried about that. The guys, they understand. Every week is its own week. It's my job, when we get there on Wednesday, is to change the page.
Q. (Question about rebuilding.)
JEROD MAYO: No, not at all. I don't want to go back and say we should have won this, we should have lost. We could have lost all of the games.
In saying that, we just got to keep working, going out there with the players that we have and get better.
Q. The run game offensively, why do you think that phase is not having the success?
JEROD MAYO: That kind of goes back to what I said earlier. It's a mentality. It's a mentality. It's about reestablishing the line of scrimmage.
Q. (No microphone.)
JEROD MAYO: We need more from Polk. We need more concentration. He'll be a good player in this league. Just got to continue to work at it.
Q. Offensively 10 points on the first two drives. What changed after that?
JEROD MAYO: Again, I'll go back and look at the film. It will be easy to say the vibe on the sideline was down. It wasn't down. It was still up.
It always comes back to execution in my eyes. Just didn't do it. It wasn't like a big adjustment that was made or anything like that. We just weren't making the plays.
Q. Do you wish you had brought the team out here earlier?
JEROD MAYO: No. Once again, we started the game off fast. They felt good. I asked multiple players. We just didn't finish.
Q. (Question about concentration.)
JEROD MAYO: I don't think so. I think every single week is its own week. You got to hit the reset button. That includes concentration, attention to details, all of those things.
Q. (No microphone.)
JEROD MAYO: First, I have to remind him he's a young football player. I'm not using that as an excuse. This is not the last iteration or evolution of Ja'Lynn Polk. He just has to get back in the meeting rooms and go back out there on the field and get better.
Q. (No microphone.)
JEROD MAYO: Every time I talk to you guys, I understand that the players read all of that stuff. I always use this vehicle as a way to reinforce a message or get a message out to those guys.
Q. (No microphone.)
JEROD MAYO: There is always a way to be harder. There's always a balance in doing that.
Again, six straight losses... I mean, they feel about it about it as well. As a professional player, you feel bad about losses just like everyone else. It's about going back to the drawing board and try to put some stuff together.
Q. You described the team as soft. How would you describe the coaching staff?
JEROD MAYO: Look, first it starts with me. It's about just the mentality of going back to having a tough football team. I just have to do a better job.
Like I said, I'll think it through on the plane ride home.
Q. (No microphone.)
JEROD MAYO: Look, it's hard to win football games in the NFL. I totally understand that. I've talked to seasoned coaches, head coaches around the league, and they say the same thing. It's tough.
Once again, every week is its own week.
Q. (No microphone.)
JEROD MAYO: I think the main goal is to win next week.
Thank you.
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