Fixing pass protection will be priority number one for the next offensive line coach

January 29, 2023

No matter who the Patriots hire as their next offensive line coach, fixing the team’s pass protection schemes will be priority number one. The team has interviewed former Patriots Adrian Klemm and Ryan Wendell for the vacant offensive line coach opening. Both have NFL experience but Wendell has more experience working with new offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien. Regardless of who the team hires, fixing the team’s pass protection issues is…

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10 Patriot Type Prospects to watch for at the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

January 28, 2023

The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl is tonight and there are several prospects who fit what the Patriots like to do on offense, defense and special teams. Here are ten prospects to watch tonight. Keidron Smith, CB, 6-2 205 Kentucky: Smith has good size, length and athleticism. He excels in press coverage where he uses his length to his advantage. Does a good job of getting hip position and staying in phase. He……

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Thanks to Belichick, things were worse than we thought with the Patriots offense.

January 27, 2023

  Thanks to a bombshell article in yesterday’s Boston Herald by Andrew Callahan and Karen Guergian, we got an inside look at just how dysfunctional the Patriots were offensively this season. According to sources who spoke to Callahan and Guergian on the condition of anonymity, the offensive staff was described as “disheveled” and that they were”scrambling” to get things done. One source went as far as to say “I love…

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Adrian Klemm would be a home run hire as Patriots offensive line coach

January 24, 2023

The Patriots hired Bill O’Brien as their offensive line coach today but they may not be done. Former Patriots offensive lineman Adrian Klemm interviewed with the team for the offensive coordinator of position and could be a candidate to coach the offensive line. Klemm is currently the assistant head coach, run game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Oregon Ducks. Klemm was Bill Belichick’s first draft pick in 2000…

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Sarianides: 5 ways the Patriots offense will improve schematically with Bill O’Brien as offensive coordinator.

January 24, 2023

The Patriots have officially hired Bill O’Brien as their offensive coordinator. So what can we expect now schematically? Well, one thing is for sure. The Patriots offense will have a much clearer identity in 2023 than they had last season. Gone are the days of 12 screens a game and route concepts that bleed into each other. The Patriots will return to their roots offensively but with some modern updates….

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Jerod Mayo sitting in on offensive coordinator interviews is strictly to help him

January 23, 2023

In our never ending quest to figure out who might replace Bill Belichick some day, we have tabbed Jerod Mayo as the latest heir apparent. Mayo signed a contract extension with the team two weeks ago and was expected to be named the Patriots defensive coordinator. Many including myself have speculated that Mayo sticking around and turning down heading coaching interviews is a sign that he might be the coach…

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