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Breer: Potential offensive coordinator candidates if Patriots make change originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots have struggled offensively this season.
They rank 30th in total yards per game and 31st in points scored (17) per game. The young wide receivers, especially rookies Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker, have not developed well at all. The offensive line has struggled with pass protection and penalties. Rookie quarterback Drake Maye has developed nicely, which is hugely important for the future of the franchise. But outside of Maye, there hasn’t been much to like about New England’s offense in 2024.
Where does the blame lie?
Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, who’s in his first season in that role, certainly deserves some blame. The play-calling has been suspect in a lot of games. But in fairness, he hasn’t been given a lot of talent to work with, and that’s the front office’s fault.
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But if the Patriots do decide to make an offensive coordinator change in the offseason, who could be some potential candidates for the job? Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer joined NBC Sports Boston’s Patriots Pregame Live on Sunday to go through a list of names.
“There may be some pound of flesh that needs to be extracted for what everyone went through this year, so maybe it’s one of the coordinators, and I’m not saying necessarily it’s going to be Van Pelt, but if it is, there are some of the usual suspect,” Breer said. “Brian Daboll, if he winds up getting fired. Josh McDaniels, maybe you go back to Nick Caley or even Jerry Schuplinski out on the Rams staff.
“But if you want to hit reset and start over, I got three names you can look at here. Brian Fleury is the tight ends coach in San Francisco. He’s considered sort of the next one in the line of Kyle Shanahan assistants. He interviewed for the Patriots’ offensive coordinator job last…
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Publish date : 2024-12-22 19:20:00
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