There is hope that New England Patriots guard Cole Strange is in the home stretch of his recovery timetable, but when speaking with media members, coach Jerod Mayo made it clear that the guard is not ready to practice yet.

The New England Patriots came through with an impressive win on Sunday, hammering the Chicago Bears by a score of 19-3 to improve to 3-7 on the season. The Patr

The Patriots, now 3-7 after a win over the Bears, have a long way to go as a team, but Jerod Mayo and his staff deserve some appreciation.

Mayo expects even more growth when he enters his second NFL season. Per the Boston Herald’s Andrew Callahan, the Patriots’ coach said he expects to make his “biggest jump” from Year 1 to Year 2. Mayo says he expects to make his “biggest jump” as a head coach from Year 1 to Year 2.

Patriots coach Jerod Mayo has vowed the second half of New England's season will be focused on making positive steps toward that future.

New England controlled the line of scrimmage in a win over Chicago on Sunday, a formula similar to its Week 1 victory against Cinncinati.

"As I always say, I use this as a microphone not only to give you guys information, but also to talk to the players. So, players, this is how we need to play going forward." The post ‘This is who we are’: Patriots’ Jerod Mayo used his Monday press conference to ‘talk to the players’ appeared first on Boston.

Fox Sports' Peter Schrager reports that New England also won't be willing to trade away Kyle Dugger or Davon Godchaux. It's unclear why the Patriots aren't more willing to part with some veteran assets, perhaps like running back Rhamondre Stevenson.