All good things must come to an end and if you read the piece in Thursday’s Boston Herald by Andrew Callahan and Doug Kyed, you would agree.

First things first, kudos to Andrew and Doug on their hard work putting the piece together. Now, let’s dig in and talk about the piece and why it is time for the Patriots to move on from Bill Belichick.

First off, Belichick wanted to keep Matt Patricia and help him “grow” into the offensive coordinator role. He initially pushed back against Robert Kraft on making a change. Are you kidding me? Yes. The Patriots were better offensively last season but don’t believe for one second that they would be any better this season on offense if Patricia had stuck around. They would be just as bad. Just ask the Eagles. Their defense since Patricia took over three weeks hasn’t improved.

The portion of the piece which detailed offensive line coach Adrian Klemm going after player personnel director Matt Groh for not assembling enough talent along the offensive line was interesting. Klemm may have been the new guy but even he could see that the Patriots had neglected the offensive line, specifically the tackle position. The offensive line has played better of late but they have once again been an issue this season.

It is interesting that once Klemm left the building in October due to health issues, Belichick got more involved with the offensive line and that center/guard James Ferentz became a player/assistant coach. They began running some of Dante Scarnecchia’s drills and using his techniques after Klemm’s departure. I have been in the football business for 30 years. Klemm will be the fall guy for the offensive failure. That’s why the report states he is not expected to return next season.

The offensive dysfunction as a whole is pretty incredible considering the fact that Bill O’Brien’s hire was universally applauded. Yet somehow, there was dysfunction after his hiring. O’Brien wanted to hire his own guys, Belichick would not let him. He only allowed O’Brien to hire tight ends coach Will Lawing and promote Evan Rothstein to quarterbacks coach.

Typically coordinators work with the staff in place but this whole situation illustrates just how much power and control Belichick has lost in the past year. Yes, he overruled O’Brien but the mere fact that O’Brien thought he could hire his own staff speaks to how much the power dynamic has changed at One Patriot Way.

Another highlight of the piece for me was the release of Jack Jones. Jones was released after he yelled at cornerback coach Mike Pellegrino at halftime of the Colts game in Germany. I think it was more than that though. With Jones it was a cumulative effect. Several incidents led to his release.

The piece shed light on what has been one of the worst seasons in franchise history. You do not go 4-12 by accident. There are several factors that led to the Patriots collapse this season.

This organization is a mess right now and based on what we read on Thursday, the only way to fix it might just be with a coaching change.

I know it is hard to imagine the Patriots being led by someone other than Belichick but all coaching careers have a shelf life, even the great ones. The Krafts must do what is right for the long term health of the franchise and move in a new direction.