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Breer: Patriots must ‘modernize,’ add to front office around Wolf originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
It’s no secret the New England Patriots must improve their roster this upcoming offseason, but some of the most impactful changes could be made in the front office.
When the Patriots moved on from Bill Belichick last winter, they lost a legendary head coach and longtime de facto general manager who handled most of the front office duties. They replaced him on the sideline with Jerod Mayo and hired Eliot Wolf to lead the player personnel department, though they still feel the six-time Super Bowl champion’s absence.
New England’s 3-12 record in Year 1 of the post-Belichick era has put both Mayo and Wolf’s job security in question. On Saturday’s Pregame Live, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated shared what he’s hearing around the league about Wolf’s status in Foxboro.
“I think he’s still on pretty solid ground going forward,” Breer said. “I think the question really is the same as what it is with Jerod Mayo, which is, what’s gonna change around him? And I think this is a key point here. The Patriots are still very light when it comes to staffing on the personnel side. They addressed that on the coaching side last year going from Belichick to Mayo, but they really haven’t added a whole lot to the scouting department.
“Tom and I talked on his podcast earlier in the week about the idea of maybe adding an over-the-top guy. I don’t think that’s out of the realm of possibility. Maybe more likely though is that they add more infrastructure. They don’t really have an analytics department from an operations standpoint. Again, they’re very, very light in comparison to the rest of the league, and I think this is something that they need to modernize.”
While Belichick’s personnel decisions were often criticized, particularly when it came to the NFL Draft, he allowed the Patriots to operate with fewer front-office voices. Breer believes rather than parting ways with Wolf, owner…
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Publish date : 2024-12-28 19:35:00
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