Patriots’ Jerod Mayo Offers Classy Response To Bears Meltdown

Millions watched the Chicago Bears wet themselves on Thanksgiving, including New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo.

In case you missed it, Caleb Williams took a horrible sack with his team down three and 36 seconds left to go. The rookie quarterback hurried his team to line up with the clock continuing to tick down. The Bears still had a timeout but neither Williams nor Matt Eberflus called one, and the Detroit Lions won the game.

Mayo revealed Friday he watched the game through a head coach’s lens and shared how he reacted to the Bears’ terrible clock management.

“As that game went on, I actually called Evan (Rothstein) and we were just talking through that situation, and it was great. It was a great conversation,” Mayo told reporters, per a team-provided video. “Oftentimes, it’s easy to second guess and look back on those decisions that are made and say, ‘That was crazy.’ For me, it’s just another opportunity to be a better head football coach.”

Rothstein is the assistant quarterbacks coach and director of game management. Mayo hesitated to call the longtime assistant Ernie Adams, but he revealed he constantly communicates in-game situations with Rothstein during games to get a separate eye on what’s going on.

Eberflus didn’t have a clear explanation as to why he didn’t help out his quarterback and call a timeout. Williams also didn’t clear the air on the situation either. Mayo admitted he probably would have done things differently but noted it was easy for him to say from afar.

Patriots fans probably would hope they don’t have to watch Mayo deal with a similar situation the same way Eberflus did on Thanksgiving.