The Patriots need to sort out their issues with Matt Patricia and Joe Judge as the primary offensive brain trust. That’s clearly the top offseason priority, and the wheels are already turning in Foxboro to fix and clarify that situation, according to reports.
But there’s also another issue that goes hand in hand with numero uno: Mac Jones.
Specifically, can the Patriots resurrect their 2021 first-round pick and presumed quarterback of the future, or has too much damage been done for that to happen? And damage applies not only to his on-field performance, but also his relationship with the head coach, which could very well be the bigger issue.