Throughout the offseason, the structure of the Patriots’ offensive coaching staff remained the source of plenty of speculation and scrutiny. To date, the unit’s underwhelming performance has invited more questions regarding significant personnel or schematic changes, but none will be forthcoming in the immediate future. 
While making his weekly appearance on WEEI’s The Greg Hill Show, head coach Bill Belichick confirmed that the Patriots will essentially maintain the status quo with respect to their offense. That means Matt Patricia will remain the unit’s play-caller, a role he was given this year despite having hardly any experience working as an offensive staffer. Quarterbacks coach Joe Judge is also a central figure in the offense.
“I think we need to do what we’re doing better,” Belichick said, via ESPN’s Mike Reiss. “I don’t think at this point making a lot of dramatic changes; it’s too hard to do that… We just have to play and coach more consistently.”
New England has remained in playoff contention largely due to the strength of their defense. The offense has put up below-average numbers in several categories, and has struggled considerably in the red zone in particular. Quarterback Mac Jones has regressed in his second NFL season, as he and the rest of the team transition to the post-Josh McDaniels era.
Jones was visibly upset during the Patriots’ loss to the Bills last Thursday, a game in which the team relied heavily on the short passing game. Despite the result of that contest, though, New England sits at 6-6 and remains a legitimate contender for an AFC Wild Card spot. Any improvement in production or consistency on the offensive side of the ball would help their playoff push significantly, but in the event that doesn’t happen, alterations will need to wait until the offseason to take shape.
Making Patricia your OC and play caller is a joke! I thought Belichick was smarter than that.
It’s got nothing to do with intelligence. It’s all about adaptability. Belichick’s cronies have either advanced on their careers or retired and he only wants coaches he can trust. That’s why the Pats have Patricia and Judge running the offense. I don’t see Kraft putting up with this nonsense beyond this season which is why I don’t think Belichick will be back in 2023.
Belichick had no qualms about spying on the Bengals so one can imagine he has plenty of video on Kraft in situations just as compromising as the Florida massage adventures. I think Kraft is probably too medicated to care about anything but counting money at this point and the Pats are still a moneymaker.
Kraft is also a billion years old and just married his 48 year old fiance, so there are two more reasons he probably doesn’t care.
Having Clown Show Joe Judge as your QB coach will always make me laugh. Patricia as OC is hilarious, but putting ‘kneel on 3rd down’ Judge in charge of developing your QB is even funnier.
It’s inexplicable! What qualifications does Patricia have as a pro football coach? He’s been bad at everything he’s ever done at this level. I can’t wait for the ESPN 30 for 30 for the big reveal. It’s bound to be scandalous. Matt Patricia is either a close relative of the Clintons or he is actually a Jedi knight. There are no other possible explanations.
And that great Patriot offense is one reason why New England’s game at Las Vegas got flexed out of NBC. Replaced by the Giants team that Joe Judge used to run.
Nepotism at its finest.