Danielle Parhizkaran/Boston Globe Jerod Mayo’s firing was necessary … Robert Kraft said it best on Monday: he put Mayo in an untenable situation as a rookie head coach. A poor roster, an inexperienced coaching staff,

Here’s a list of coaches the Patriots have interviewed (or requested) to replace Mayo. Bookmark this page to keep track as New England continues the search.

Pats fans were rooting for him. But as verbal missteps continued, it became obvious Mayo lacked the proper amount of head-coach training.