Mayo’s lone season with the team didn’t go the way that anyone hoped, as the product on the field left a lot to be desired, and there were also some interesting things going on off of it between players voicing their displeasure with their roles or players involved in personal matters.Rapoport: Mike Vrabel expected to be next Patriots’ head coach ‘NFL GameDay Morning’

While a fair share of the blame can be placed on the shoulders of owner Robert Kraft and the front office, Mayo wasn’t able to get much growth or progression out of his roster.

At this point, it’s a good time to reflect on Mayo’s tenure with New England as head coach and compare him to his predecessors. Here’s a ranking of all 15 head coaches in Patriots history based on their winning percentage.

1. Bill Belichick (2000-24) – .687

• Regular season record: 266-121
• Postseason appearances: 18
• Postseason record: 30-12
• Super Bowls: 0

2. Pete Carroll (1997-99) – .562

• Regular season record: 27-21
• Postseason appearances: 2
• Postseason record: 1-2
• Super Bowls: 0

3. Raymond Berry (1984-89) – .551

• Regular season record: 48-39
• Postseason appearances: 2
• Postseason record: 3-2
• Super Bowls: 0

4. Ron Meyer (1982-84) – .545

• Regular season record: 18-15
• Postseason appearances: 1
• Postseason record: 0-1
• Super Bowls: 0

5. Chuck Fairbanks (1973-78) – .541

• Regular season record: 46-39
• Postseason appearances: 2
• Postseason record: 0-2
• Super Bowls: 0

6. Mike Holovak (1961-68) – .528

• Regular season record: 52-46
• Postseason appearances: 1
• Postseason record: 1-1
• Super Bowls: 0

7. Bill Parcells (1993-96) – .500

• Regular season record: 32-32
• Postseason appearances: 2
• Postseason record: 2-2
• Super Bowls: 0

8. Ron Erhardt (1979-81) – .428

• Regular season record: 21-28
• Postseason appearances: 0
• Postseason record: N/A
• Super Bowls: 0

9. Lou Saban (1960-61) – .368

• Regular season record: 7-12
• Postseason appearances: 0
• Postseason record: N/A
• Super Bowls: 0

10. John Mazur (1970-72) – .300

• Regular season record: 9-21
• Postseason appearances: 0
• Postseason record: N/A
• Super Bowls: 0

11. Dick MacPherson (1991-92) – .250

• Regular season record: 8-24
• Postseason appearances: 0
• Postseason record: N/A
• Super Bowls: 0

12. Clive Rush (1969-70) – .238

• Regular season record: 5-16
• Postseason appearances: 0
• Postseason record: N/A
• Super Bowls: 0

13. Jerod Mayo (2024) – .235

• Regular season record: 4-13
• Postseason appearances: 0
• Postseason record: N/A
• Super Bowls: 0

14. Phil Bengtson (1972) – .200

• Regular season record: 1-4
• Postseason appearances: 0
• Postseason record: N/A
• Super Bowls: 0

15. Rod Rust (1990) – .062

• Regular season record: 1-15
• Postseason appearances: 0
• Postseason record: N/A
• Super Bowls: 0