Patriots longtime captain defends Jerod Mayo's controversial comments

New England Patriots center David Andrews did not take issue with coach Jerod Mayo’s “white lines” comments.

The coach was responding to a question asking when the blame should be on the players and not the coaches for mistakes made on the field. Mayo indicated that it was the players’ responsibility once they crossed the white lines. He also added that it was his job to continue to prepare them.

His comments were met with plenty of scrutiny on social media. Linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley defended Mayo in a social media post, and Andrews did the same on an episode of the “Quick Snap Podcast”.

“That’s the truth, though. Coaches can’t play the game. Bill would always say that stuff, too. ‘I can’t…