
Belichick himself and his son Steve, another linebackers coach, also have had a massive influence. Brian Flores was a big part of that game plan before he left for Miami and now Jerod Mayo is too, as linebackers coach. Since 2017, when Patricia left for Detroit, the Patriots haven't had a defined defensive coordinator, either. In their respective previous stints on Belichick's staffs before their failed head-coaching stints with the Lions and Giants, Patrica and Judge had well-defined roles. But he has several good reasons to keep everyone guessing as the Patriots are changing their OC for the first time in a decade:įull results | Team-by-team grades | Winners & losers Coaching by committee under Belichick is nothing new for Patriots These are some the of adjectives those frustrated by Belichick's comments have used when trying to get an answer that the other 31 teams in the NFL have already provided. What plays are we calling? Minicamp plays?”Ībrasive. If you’re asking about game plans, we’re months away from that - months. Months away. So, we’ll evolve it to the things timely that we need to do. “They’ll change in June, they’ll change in August, they’ll change in September. “Do we have titles? Yeah, look, there’s a lot of jobs that we have to do, we’re all working on those things now but - it’s May,” Belichick told those reporters on Monday. Belichick, however, doesn't seem concerned about who's calling plays in the middle of the offseason. Players and reporters are both trying to figure out whether the primary responsibility of replacing Josh McDaniels will fall to former defensive coordinator Matt Patricia or former special teams coordinator Joe Judge.

Bill Belichick being cold and calculated about why the Patriots are operating without an offensive coordinator in their 2022 OTAs shouldn't surprise anyone.
