Kevin Byard, Dre’Mont Jones Rip Patriots’ Lack of Effort vs. Lions: ‘It Just Sucks Right Now’ originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Frustration is building in New England after another rough outing.
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The Patriots‘ trip to Germany didn’t go as planned with Mike Vrabel’s squad suffering a blowout loss to the Lions on Sunday. This latest defeat came after New England allowed a season-high 45 points against Green Bay in Week 9.
While the performance was bad enough on its own, the Patriots also added to a growing list of injuries with Drake Maye (ankle) and A.J. Brown (hamstring) unable to finish the game. All of those elements led to some brutally honest postgame media sessions from Pats players.
“Bottom line, in this league, talking, motivational speeches, getting guys up on the sideline — it means nothing if we’re not playing well,” safety Kevin Byard said. “We’re not playing connected as a team. We’re not playing complementary football. I would’ve bet my paycheck today that we weren’t gonna put that performance out there that we did today.
“It just sucks right now. We’re in a bit of a slump. Injuries are piling up. … The margin of error is basically at zero.”
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Linebacker Dre’Mont Jones echoed that sentiment, saying that another lopsided loss is “ridiculous.” He added that the Patriots must stop “moping” on the sideline.
“We’ve got to make the game competitive, and it shouldn’t be 35-10, especially how we played so well in the first half of the season,” Jones said (via the Boston Herald’s Doug Kyed).
Byard believed that the Pats had a good week of practice, but it clearly didn’t translate to a game in which the Lions produced nearly 500 yards of total offense.
“They played harder than us today,” Byard said. “They played more physical than us today, and that’s, as a defense, that feels like a slap in the face that we let them play harder. … The fact that we didn’t get it done today is very disappointing.”
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