Ben Watson believed that Jerod Mayo was "set up" to fail after one season as head coach of the New England Patriots.

The New England Patriots fired head coach Jerod Mayo on Sunday, announcing the move just after team’s final game and leaving the Patriots searching for a new head coach for the second time in two offseasons.

It was the last and most damaging of his string of often contradictory if not outright inexplicable decisions during his lone season.