Jerod Mayo, Antonio Pierce, Ran Carthon and Tom Telesco struggled. But the Pats, Raiders and Titans owners also deserve blame for results.

One NFL Insider called the Patriots' head coaching search a "sham" aimed at circumventing the league's Rooney Rule

Robert Kraft bypassed a typical coaching search last year. After firing Jerod Mayo after one season, the Patriots owner can't repeat that same mistake.

Kraft sure seemed to imply that it was easier to fire the greatest coach in NFL history than it was to fire Mayo.

Robert Kraft had some interesting comments when it comes to the Patriots rumored interest in Mike Vrabel.

Even though owner Robert Kraft quickly decided to fire Jerod Mayo after the Patriots finished 4-13 and last in the AFC East for the second straight year, Kraft made sure to emphasize that he believed Mayo could be a successful NFL head coach.

Tom Brady and Robert Kraft worked together for decades. More accurately, Brady worked for Kraft. Now as a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, Brady works against Kraft.

Kraft did the only thing he could do after the Jerod Mayo firing. He took blame for the "situation" and set out to fix his fallen franchise.

Eyes across New England have turned to Gillette Stadium, after the Patriots parted ways with head coach Jerod Mayo after just one season on the job. The announcement came less than five hours after New England defeated the Buffalo Bills during their season finale on Sunday — but that victory could have been the nail in the coffin behind

Watch Patriots CEO and chairman Robert Kraft's press conference after decision to fire New England head coach Jerod Mayo.

He fired Mayo, his hand-picked successor to Bill Belichick, and leapt back into the unknown; a leap that left the rest of the Patriots hanging, with the future of every coach and front-office member suspended until further notice. With all eyes on him, Kraft must now stick the landing.