Recovered from the release of that Patriots statement yet?
Here’s what we can tell you about the Jerod Mayo-related portion of Thursday night’s surprise: The best way to look at this is to think back to what happened with Josh McDaniels in early 2018.
The Patriots had a coveted assistant coach, who was sought after as a head coach, who impressed, who ended up agreeing to take a job elsewhere. Thanks in part to some uncertainty in Indianapolis for McDaniels, the Patriots were able to swoop in at the 11th hour and offer their offensive coordinator a deal that would entice him to stay.