Jerod Mayo has landed on a Patriots team that is “soft” across the board

LONDON – Executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf said in February that the Patriots’ new regime would bring less of a “harsh atmosphere.”

Eight months later, the Patriots are left with a “soft football team across the board.”

Those were the words of head coach Jerod Mayo moments after the Patriots traveled to London and lost 32-16 to a team that, like the Patriots, was 1-5 heading into Sunday’s game.

“Talk about what makes a strong football team: being able to run the ball, being able to stop the run, being able to cover punts, and we didn’t do that today,” Mayo said. “They controlled the ball most of the day.”