Head Coach Jerod Mayo 10/6: "It just wasn't a good day"

Jerod Mayo (0:00)

Sorry for my tardiness, guys. Look, obviously, a very disappointing game. I think there's no question, like, we're tough, but we just have to be better from an execution standpoint. We got to be able to execute in situations, we got to be able to execute on a play-by-play basis, and we didn't do that. I would also say, as the game wore on, our fundamentals began to slip, and that could be a combination of things. But, look, we'll watch the film with a critical eye, and we just got to put a better team out there.

SPEAKER_2 (0:29)

Jerod, with the 12 penalties and, like you just said with the execution, what are you telling your team after a day like today?

Jerod Mayo (0:36)

That we can't do it. We preach, we talk all the time about pre-snap and post-snap penalties. It just wasn't a good day.

SPEAKER_3 (0:46)

Jerod, how would you describe the separation at this point between Jacobi and Drake at quarterback? Is there a big gap between the two of them?

Jerod Mayo (0:55)

I don't want to get into like the separation talk. I will say, look, Jacobi is out there trying to do what we've asked him to do from the start. He's taken some big hits and, you know, his toughness continues to show up. You know, execution from the entire offense has to be better going forward, so.

Sophie Wells (1:13)

Mike, you're ready?

SPEAKER_5 (1:14)

Jerod, just obviously the defense had held them down for a better part of the game. Do you think fatigue factored in on the 15-play ADR drive to put them ahead?

Jerod Mayo (1:23)

Yeah, I know for a fact fatigue played a part in this game. You know, you think about Marte, this being his first game, and playing pretty much every snap. You know, I appreciate him doing that, but at the same time, like, we got to get off the field. We got to be able to move the ball offensively. We have to be, we have to win the time of possession game, or at least be close, which once again, they controlled that.

SPEAKER_6 (1:46)

Jerod, on the pass to Jalen in the back of the endzone, the closing minutes, what were your thoughts on how that play unfolded, and did you get an explanation from the referees on how the ruling and how it was overturned?

Jerod Mayo (1:58)

Look, you guys are going to ask the referees about that. You know, I thought it was close. It was close, but it was a correct call, in my opinion, but I'll have to go back and watch the film. I saw the replay live. Just a tough, tough call.

SPEAKER_7 (2:13)

Hey, Jerod, just to what do you attribute the lack of production in the passing game?

Jerod Mayo (2:19)

I mean, I think it's a combination of things. It's not just one person. It's everyone just going out there and executing. It's not even knowing what to do. It's, all right, a piece moves. We've got to be able to identify that and go out there and execute, so.

SPEAKER_8 (2:34)

Jerod, what did you think of the way the offensive line played today compared to the last couple weeks?

Jerod Mayo (2:38)

Yeah, I have to, I will have to look at the film. I would say there were times where the pocket looked pretty clean and then there were times where you had a free run or right up the A-gap and we got to do a better job taking care of that. It's about consistency. That's what it's about. It's about consistency.

SPEAKER_5 (2:55)

Phil Perry on the left.

Phil Perry (2:56)

Jerod, late in the game on third down, they called a pass interference on Christian Ellis led to touchdown drive. Did they explain to you the foul on that play? Was there any sort of explanation after the attack?

Jerod Mayo (3:08)

That's a question for those guys. You know, they threw the flag and we always talk about, you know, we'll do businesses, businesses being done. We just got to do a better job as a whole, you know, with penalties in general, whether it's holding or a pass interference or anything. Like, look, I don't think the referees are just out to get anyone in particular. I think we just got to play smarter.

SPEAKER_10 (3:27)

Jerod, just as the head coach, how bothersome is it that things like discipline, penalties, production is getting worse, not better?

Jerod Mayo (3:34)

Yeah, you know, the pre-snap stuff, definitely, definitely bothers me. And look, we have guys that they're out there, they're trying their butts off, but, you know, at the same time, going back, not to sound like a broken record, it's about execution, especially in critical situations.