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What Alex Van Pelt brings to Patriots as new offensive coordinator originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
For what was shaping up to be one of the youngest coaching staffs in the NFL, led by the second-youngest head coach in the league, it made sense for the Patriots to covet experience in their offensive coordinator hire.
For a team without a clear answer at the quarterback position, with the No. 3 overall selection in this year’s NFL Draft representing an opportunity to bring in a gifted young passer, it made sense for the Patriots to covet an offensive coordinator with a lengthy track record as a quarterbacks coach.
For a coaching staff that was at times beset by in-fighting and an utter lack of communication over the course of the last two seasons, it made sense for the Patriots to covet an offensive coordinator with a personality they felt would be immune to those types of issues.
In that sense, Alex Van Pelt makes sense for the Patriots as the person to lead their offense moving forward. Let’s dive a little deeper on the former Browns offensive coordinator, who has been in and around the NFL since he was an eighth-round pick of the Steelers back in 1993.
Where has he been?
Van Pelt has almost 30 years in the NFL, having spent the bulk of his playing days in Buffalo from 1994-2003. After some time spent in radio as a member of the Bills Radio Network, he joined the Frankfurt Galaxy as a quarterbacks coach and then made his way back to Western New York to work on the offensive coaching staff.
In 2009, Van Pelt got his first taste of play-calling under head coach Dick Jauron and interim coach Perry Fewell, who took over when Jauron was fired mid-season. They were 28th in points per game and 30th in yards per game that season. Starting in 2010, Van Pelt was hired by the Bucs and worked under coach Raheem Morris as quarterbacks coach for two years. From there he went to Green Bay, crossing over with Patriots director of scouting Eliot Wolf, and coached running…
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Publish date : 2024-02-02 15:50:44
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