Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick touched on Jerod Mayo being fired by the team, but ended harkening back to his final seasons in Foxboro in the process.

Bill Belichick's latest comments about his final four years with the New England Patriots have prompted strong criticism.

1987 — Denver’s John Elway leads the Broncos to a 23-20 overtime victory over the Cleveland Browns to win the AFC Championship. Elway caps a 15-play, 98-yard march with a 5-yard TD pass to Mark Jackson to tie the game with 37 seconds remaining. Rich Karlis kicks a 33-yard field goal in overtime to give Denver the win.

Appearing on a podcast, Belichick said he and Kraft achieved plenty of success by remaining on that same page, but that cohesiveness slipped away over his final seasons.

The New England Patriots enjoyed decades of stability at the head coaching position, but for the third time in three seasons, they will have a new man lurking on the sidelines. That's because the team announced Sunday it has decided to part ways with Jerod Mayo after just one season on the job after succeeding Bill Belichick in Foxborough.

Bill Belichick does not have much to say about his former team's latest move. The current North Carolina head coach parted ways with the New England

The three-part series will debut later this month and feature several former players, along with sports journalists.

The long-time Patriots coach said that it was Robert Kraft’s decision to oust his successor, but once again pointed to a Jonathan Kraft and Robyn Glaser having the owner’s ear. Belichick then added that he believed a “shared vision” was key to his success in New England, but said it evaporated during his final four seasons.

It's been five years since the New England Patriots played in a postseason game. And they seem no closer today than they were a year ago.