Bill O’Brien is the first goal within the Patriots’ ongoing seek for a brand new offensive coordinator, based on NBC Sports Boston’s Tom E. Curran.
O’Brien is the unanimous favourite at staff headquarters, based on Curran, who cites O’Brien’s familiarity with possession and Patriots quarterback Mac Jones as causes he may land the job. O’Brien was an assistant in New England from 2007-2011 and served because the staff’s offensive play-caller over his final three seasons. He additionally coached the staff’s quarterbacks and later crossed paths with Jones on the University of Alabama in 2021, when O’Brien was first employed and Jones was making ready for the NFL Draft.
From the report: “The primary target is former Patriots OC, former Penn State and Texans head coach, former Alabama OC Bill O’Brien. There is unanimity on all sides that O’Brien’s the best person for the job and — while there are other candidates with merit — the familiarity ownership and Mac Jones have with O’Brien and O’Brien’s willingness to return mean it would be an upset if he doesn’t get the job.”
Curran additionally mentions a possible pace bump within the anticipated reassigning of offensive play-caller Matt Patricia and quarterbacks coach Joe Judge. Under their management, the Patriots averaged 18.1 offensive factors per recreation, a bottom-10 mark throughout the league, and completed with the franchise’s worst offense since 1995, per Football Outsiders’ opponent-and-situation-adjusted metric DVOA.
It’s unclear when or the place Patricia or Judge can be moved on the teaching workers or if they may keep on the offensive aspect, one thing O’Brien might wish to have enter on if he’s employed.
“One tender aspect of O’Brien returning is what happens with Judge and Patricia. Are they still part of the offensive coaching staff? How will they jell with O’Brien if they aren’t reassigned to new roles? O’Brien coached alongside Patricia in his time here,” Curran wrote. “He surely has some relationship with Judge. No doubt there’s some friendship so it will need to be diplomatically addressed so there’s no hard feelings.”
O’Brien lately concluded his second season because the offensive coordinator on the University of Alabama, the place his contract has not been renewed.
Source: www.bostonherald.com