Matt Patricia and Joe Judge fail as Patriots offensive coordinators

With the departure of Josh McDaniels to Las Vegas vacated the position of offensive coordinator for New England. Bill Belichick opted not to have a nominal coach and appointed Matt Patricia and Joe Judge as the Pats’ attacking men. At the end of the preseason, multiple doubts are raised at Gillette Stadium.

The Patriots faced the Giants, Panthers and Raiders and finished with a 1-2 record and the offense was evidenced in the last commitment of the organization by only scoring six units.

The problems with the attack are aggravated when considering that in three games they averaged 15.7 pointsmaking them the sixth-worst offense in the league in that department.

By land there are not many guarantees either. In their games they added 282 yards (average of 94 yards per game) and two touchdowns; With the above, they rank as the twentieth most productive attack in exhibition matches.

by air It might seem like the Patriots are more effective with their 243.3 yards per game (11th place in the NFL). However, the club’s QBs, led primarily by Bailey Zappe in the preseason, he only had two touchdown passes to four interceptions.

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There are also doubts in the defense

The defense also doesn’t seem like the dominant unit Bill Belichick introduced in 2021. His average of 297 yards allowed is the 14th lowest in the NFL in the preseason, the 18.7 points per game leaves them in the thirteenth rung; although his aerial defense could be the strong point with 191.7 yards per game (tenth place in the league).