Colin Cowherd Praises Patriots For Making ‘Two Really Tough Decisions’

Much to many NFL fans’ chagrin, the New England Patriots are heading back to the Super Bowl.

However, these aren’t your dad’s Patriots or even your older brother’s Patriots. They’re a new team with zero players from the New England football dynasty that ruled the 2000s and 2010s.

Gone are Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and almost everyone else. They’ve been replaced by Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel, Stefon Diggs and a host of other newcomers.

After watching the Patriots beat the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, radio host Colin Cowherd praised New England, and Robert Kraft in particular, for making some hard decisions recently that paved the way for this year’s success.

“So much of the NFL is ownership. Robert Kraft had to make two really tough decisions,” Cowherd said on Monday’s episode of “The Herd.” “He had to fire Bill Belichick, considered the greatest football coach of his era. He had to fire him. And then he had to fire Jerod Mayo after one year. That’s rough. You have to admit you’re wrong, and he did. And if he doesn’t do that, he doesn’t get Mike Vrabel.”

Firing Belichick, who led the Patriots to six Super Bowls as their head coach and architect, wasn’t easy. However, it had to be done. He lost his touch without Tom Brady, resulting in three losing seasons in his final four years with New England.

Kraft had already guaranteed Belichick’s job to Mayo, which turned out to be a massive mistake. Mayo was a colossal disaster, winning just four games in his lone season with the Patriots.

Kraft could have given Mayo a longer leash and another chance, but he wisely cut his losses before things got worse, allowing him to hire a far superior head coach in Vrabel.

Vrabel is among the best coaches in the NFL and one of the main reasons for New England’s stunning success this year. The Patriots should’ve hired him immediately after firing Belichick rather than wasting a year with Mayo, but better late than never.