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Van Pelt sheds light on Patriots new offense

February 22, 2024
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FOXBOROUGH- In his first meeting with the media, new Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt shed some light on his offensive philosophy and what he looks for in players, specifically the quarterback position.  Van Pelt is a West Coast offense coach and a discipline of Paul Hackett, Mike McCarthy and Kevin Stefanski. When asked if the Patriots will run a similar offense to what the Browns ran under Stefanski, Van…

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Breaking down the Patriots new coaching staff

February 20, 2024
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The Patriots announced Jerod Mayo’s first coaching staff on Monday. 17 coaches were listed in the press release but that was the new coaches that were hired. It did not include Brian Belichick, Mike Pellegrino, Troy Brown, Evan Rothstein and Joe Kim who are all hold overs from Bill Belichick’s staff.  Here are some thoughts on every coach on the new staff.  HC: Jerod Mayo: Mayo assembled a staff that…

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Patriots free agency need No. 5 – Secondary

February 19, 2024
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NFL free agency opens March 13th with the tampering period opening up a couple of days before that. The Patriots are expected to have roughly $70 million to spend in free agency. The secondary is not perceived as a need but it will be both in free agency and the draft. The Patriots have to make a decision on safety Kyle Dugger who is an unrestricted free agent. Do they…

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Patriots could retain Brown, add Embree and McCarthy as position coaches

February 15, 2024
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Jerod Mayo continues to fill out his coaching staff. On Tuesday he hired Taylor Embree as running backs coach. Wednesday, ESPN’s Mike Reiss reported that Troy Brown could remain with the organization if he chooses to. In what capacity is undetermined but the Patriots have yet to hire a wide receivers coach. The Patriots also hired former Brown University offensive line coach Mike McCarthy as an offensive assistant as well….

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Patriots rounding out staff with Kugler, Wilkins and Underwood

February 12, 2024
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AP Photo/Michael Townson Jerod Mayo’s first staff in New England is rounding into form with three more additions this weekend.  According to the Boston Sports Journal, the Patriots are working on finalizing a deal to bring on former Carolina Panthers assistant offensive line coach Robert Kugler to their staff. After playing collegiately at Purdue and one year with the Buffalo Bills, Kugler retired and entered the coaching ranks. He coached…

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Patriots hire Dont’a Hightower as linebackers coach

February 10, 2024
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Jerod Mayo has hired a familiar face on the defensive side of the ball. Former Patriots two-time pro bowler and three-time Super Bowl champion Dont’a Hightower is back as linebackers coach. Hightower was a 2012 first round draft pick of the Patriots out of Alabama. He played ten seasons with the Patriots. Mayo  spoke last spring about Hightower’s coaching potential. “I think Hightower would be a phenomenal coach,” Mayo told…

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Eliot Wolf consolidates power in the Patriots front office

February 9, 2024
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Eliot Wolf consolidated power in the Patriots front office on Wednesday. First, hired former Green Bay Packers executive Alonzo Highsmith to a front office role with the team. Second, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Wolf will have final say on personnel decisions and the 53 man roster. None of this is a surprise. The son of former legendary Packers general manager Ron Wolf is the most experienced member…

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Scott Peters expected to be named new Patriots offensive line coach

February 8, 2024
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According to Aaron Wilson of Houston KPRC2, the Patriots will have a new offensive line coach this season as Cleveland Browns assistant offensive line coach Scott Peters is expected to be named the team’s new offensive line coach. Peters played in the NFL for seven seasons, playing for five different franchises. He was drafted in 2002. For the past four seasons, he has coached in Cleveland under former Browns offensive…

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Patriots hire T.C McCartney as quarterbacks coach

February 8, 2024
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The Patriots have a new quarterbacks coach. T.C McCartney was hired as the team’s new quarterback coach on Wednesday. McCartney comes from the Cleveland Browns where he served as tight ends coach last season and worked alongside new offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt.  The 34 year old McCartney has coached with the San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos and the Browns during his seven year NFL career. He has coached two…

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Patriots hire Ben McAdoo. Here is why it is a good move

February 7, 2024
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Dustin Bradford/Getty The Patriots officially hired Ben McAdoo as senior offensive assistant today. McAdoo reunites with offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt and Eliot Wolf who he worked with in Green Bay when he was an assistant under Mike McCarthy. McAdoo has a lengthy resume of NFL experience having coached with the Saints, 49ers, Packers, Giants, Jaguars, Cowboys and Panthers. He spent eight seasons in Green Bay as either tight ends…

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