New England Patriots stars given harsh verdict from coach after NFL loss in London

The New England Patriots were embarrassed by the Jacksonville Jaguars astatine Wembley Stadium connected Sunday, with Jerod Mayo pulling nary punches successful his appraisal of his team's performance

Jerod Mayo didn't mince his words erstwhile helium lambasted his New England Patriots players for their lacklustre performance, branding them "soft" aft they were thoroughly outplayed by the Jacksonville Jaguars astatine London's iconic Wembley Stadium connected Sunday.

Despite a promising commencement that saw the Patriots pb 10-0 astatine the extremity of the archetypal quarter, the team's fortunes nosedived arsenic they conceded 25 unanswered points astir halftime, culminating successful a disheartening 32-16 nonaccomplishment against 1 of the NFL's struggling teams. Both the Patriots and the Jaguars had dismal 1-5 records earlier the game, but it was Trevor Lawrence's Jaguars who dominated, leaving the Patriots trailing successful their wake.

The gulf successful people was starkly evident successful the crushed game. The Patriots' moving onslaught was virtually non-existent, managing a meagre 38 yards, with backmost Drake Maye scrambling for fractional of those. In stark contrast, the Jaguars (now 2-5) powered done with an awesome 171 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns courtesy of Tank Bigsby, portion the Patriots' defence struggled to regain possession.

Brian Thomas Jr's dazzling show further compounded the Patriots' woes, arsenic helium effortlessly outshone New England's Christian Gonzalez, hinting astatine his burgeoning superstar status. Now connected a six-game losing streak with a 1-6 record, Mayo delivered a scathing critique of his team's show some privately successful the locker country and publically during his postgame property conference.

"We're a brushed shot squad crossed the board," Mayo declared. "What makes a pugnacious shot squad is being capable to tally the ball, being capable to halt the run, and being capable to screen kicks and we did nary of those today. [It is] backmost to the drafting board. We can't beryllium present and pout. We conscionable person to enactment a crippled together."

Mayo's stinging critique was inactive making waves among his squad astatine England's nationalist stadium and the harsh words are acceptable to echo done Foxborough successful the coming days.

Linebacker Jahlani Tavai took the feedback connected the chin, sharing with journalists, "He said it well," earlier admitting, "We person to look successful the reflector and we person to recognize what he's saying. If we're OK being soft, immoderate guys volition autumn off. The remainder of america who privation to beryllium that incorrect volition measurement up and marque definite this doesn't happen."

In spite of witnessing a disheartening show from his team, rookie QB Maye could inactive gully immoderate positives from his 2nd NFL outing. Even though helium delivered 276 yards and 2 touchdowns without a azygous turnover, Maye appeared downcast during his post-match media session.

Backing up his coach's frank assessment, Maye remarked, "Coach Mayo isn't going to travel successful present and accidental thing helium hasn't said successful the locker room," adding, "We're not tough. You ever preach being tough. He preached it today."

Giving penetration into Mayo's locker country talk, Maye shared, "Being pugnacious is moving the football, stopping the run, and covering kicks, is what helium said. I deliberation helium does a large occupation of leaving the connection to us. And the guys know. Jon Jones gave a code aft the game, saying, 'You gotta find it. You gotta find something.' What we're doing is not bully enough. You've got to antheral up."