Jerod Mayo had harsh criticism of Patriots defense after loss to Texans NBC Sports Boston [Video]

New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo didn’t like the way his defense played in Sunday’s Week 6 game against the Houston Texans, and he let the players know about it after the team’s 41-21 loss at Gillette Stadium.

“Defensively I would say, just the fundamentals of tackling and our run fits have to improve. They have to improve,” Mayo told reporters in his postgame press conference.

“I told all those guys, I said, ‘You should feel like crap today. You should feel like crap.’ You take away those two long runs — we gave up two runs over 50 yards. That’s just not winning football.”

The Patriots defense gave up touchdowns on the Texans’ first two drives of the game. Each drive included a pass interference penalty by the Patriots secondary that set up a first-and-goal opportunity for the Texans, and they took advantage both times. Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud threw two touchdown passes in the first …