Jerod Mayo says he’ll be a better coach in year two [Video]

With the Patriots having the week off ahead of their Week 14 bye, there has been no media availability with the team since Tuesday.

So with first-year head coach Jerod Mayo joining NBC Sports Boston’s Tom E. Curran for an exclusive interview on his “Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast,” there’s plenty of time for Patriots fans to unpack the longtime WEEI contributor’s conversation with his former NBC colleague.

Curran sat down with Mayo for a 20-minute interview at the Patriots Hall of Fame.

The first half of the interview focused heavily on Mayo’s first year at the helm for the Patriots, which has been heavily scrutinized by fans and media alike both locally and nationally.

While Curran was far from combative with his former “Quick Slants” cohost, he did not fully shy away from asking Mayo about some of the challenges he’s had as head coach in year one.

One of those topics …