{"id":13296,"date":"2024-11-28T08:56:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T08:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=13296"},"modified":"2024-11-28T08:56:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T08:56:07","slug":"report-ryan-fitzpatrick-theorizes-on-why-bill-belichick-is-heavy-handed-in-his-criticism-of-jerod-mayo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=13296","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Ryan Fitzpatrick theorizes on why Bill Belichick is ‘heavy-handed’ in his criticism of Jerod Mayo"},"content":{"rendered":"

This AFC East veteran has an idea as to why his old adversary is so hard on his successor.<\/h2>\n
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If you’ve watched former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick in any of his recent appearances as a new member of the sports media, you may have noticed that he always seems to have something to say about his successor, Jerod Mayo, who both played and served as an assistant coach under Belichick.<\/p>\n

However, there seems to be just a bit of bad blood between the two, at least in one direction.<\/p>\n

Belichick hasn’t been the only voice to speak out against Mayo to a degree- it’s hard to avoid criticism altogether when you’re coaching a 3-9 team.<\/p>\n

Still, it seems that Belichick goes a bit farther in his criticism of Mayo than do others. Notably, Belichick referred to his former team’s defense as “soft” in the wake of a particularly disappointing performance.<\/p>\n

Ryan Fitzpatrick, who once quarterbacked against Belichick with each of the other three AFC East teams, thinks he might know why this is.<\/p>\n

Let’s check out his recent appearance on the Dan Patrick Show, in which he discusses his relationship with the legendary coach as both a player and a fellow member of the media.<\/p>\n