Bill Simmons sounded off on Patriots owner Robert Kraft for his decisions that led to the team blowing the No. 1 overall pick.

When Robert Kraft hired Jerod Mayo a year ago, he felt he’d identified the right person to follow Bill Belichick.

Kraft said in a statement that firing was a hard decision, but said, unfortunately, the trajectory was not there. To kick them when they're down, the Patriots needed to lose again