Dope Vibes can’t Block, Throw or Tackle
Since Jerod Mayo’s first press conference we have heard a lot about Vibes.
“Patriots coach Jerod Mayo wants to improve team's 'overall vibe”
“Jerod Mayo was officially introduced as the 15th head coach in New England Patriots history on Wednesday, saying one of his goals is to "rebuild some relationships" and "knock down silos" in establishing a collaborative team culture.”
“Mayo also has changed the vibe around the building. There’s a basketball hoop in the locker room, and some coaches even have one in their meeting rooms for an added dose of competition. The cafeteria has turned into a spot where all these new faces are encouraged to hang out and get to know each other better.”
“Definitely a different vibe from a head coach just from the one day I met him. Nothing against [former Commanders coach Ron] Rivera,” Gibson said, via Chris Mason of masslive.com. “[But Mayo] didn’t sound like a coach. It sounded like he was talking to one of the guys. I feel like that’s something that might be a positive thing in the locker room. For him to be able to relate and communicate like that and kind of understanding both sides of it.”
Mayo wanted their success to start in the weight room. Creating relationships, building trust. In the pre season game where we watched Chuks Okorafor commit four illegal formation penalties, Mayo talked about developing a relationship and trust with a player for being able to discipline them. Well, Chuks has left the building. He quit. And although quitting is wildly extreme in the NFL and is the mark of one gigantic pussy, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Patriots lost a couple more in the same fashion.
Because, Vibes are cheap corporate, Busch league, JV bullshit speak. It doesn’t work in the corporate world and it certainly doesn’t work in the the NFL where you have multi millionaire uber competitive, testosterone junkie giants beating the hell out of each other every week reliant on good performances every Sunday. You can just see the squids from Optum, where Jerod Mayo went through the “Kraft Management Program”, laughing on their couch when they heard Mayo talking about his relationship building techniques.
News flash, Mayo. This is the NFL. People care about money and winning. The two generally go hand and hand. So, when you fuck up their opportunity for either or both of those things in lieu of a Kumbaya session they tend to flake out. Demario Douglas gives zero fucks about Jacoby Brissett’s emotional well being if he can’t hit him on a wide open crossing route as he watches Fred Warner make Sports Center taking it in for a pick 6.
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