It’s too early to say how the New England Patriots will run their offense in 2022. Bill Belichick has plenty of time to maneuver.
But it’s clear the Patriots are short on coaching talent on the offensive side of the ball after their former offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels brought three assistants to the Las Vegas Raiders. A fourth assistant, running backs coach Ivan Fears, is expected to retire, per ESPN.
So that leaves the Patriots with just tight ends coach Nick Caley returning to his post on offense — and a handful of assistant positional coaches (or co-positional coaches) stepping into more prominent roles. New England acquired Joe Judge, the former New York Giants coach and former Patriots special teams coordinator, to work on the offensive side of the ball.
Past that? It’s anyone’s guess. It’s also anyone’s guess as to whether that’s enough talent and experience to support quarterback Mac Jones in his all-important second year of development.
Alabama offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien would be an excellent candidate to bring experience — both with the Patriots and beyond their organization. But it’s unclear if Bill Belichick will make the move to acquire him from Alabama.
Would Belichick take on a bigger role? Would he move Matt Patricia, who joined the team last year in a somewhat mysterious role, to the offense?
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