Belichick defends Patriots against Mayo calling them soft [Video]

After his team lost their sixth consecutive game on Sunday, Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo took to the podium in London to call out his team.

“Look, we’re a soft football team across the board,” said Mayo after the 32-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-5) at Wembley Stadium. “You talk about what makes a tough football team – that’s being able to run the ball, that’s being able to stop the run, and that’s being able to cover kicks. And we did none of those today.”

Mayo attempted to play a bit of damage control during his “Mayo Monday” interview with The Greg Hill Show, saying he meant to say his team was “playing soft.”

But at that point, the damage had been done.

Sports talk fodder was presented on a silver platter by the first-year head coach of his 1-6 football team, and the sports media world has continued to eat it up.

In steps Bill Belicheck.

After 24 years at the helm …