FOXBORO – Jerod Mayo called Patriots “soft” after Sunday’s incident 32-16 defeat To the jaguars. Now we’ll find out on Sunday if they can use those words as motivation against the Jets.

Of course, things could be complicated by Mayo retracting his statement on Monday and correcting his remarks that the Patriots were just “playing soft.” But many players in the locker room said this week they wanted to prove it. Softness is not part of their identity.