I’m going to be very brief here and say this whole situation is on me,” New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Monday after firing head coach Jerod Mayo.

Johnson has been among the top head coaching candidates for three straight cycles now, and it's become clear he's not leaving Detroit for anything short of an ideal situation. The Patriots can try to sell him on their current situation, and it could be something he started his coaching career at nearby Boston College, but that might not be enough.