Changes may very well be coming for the Patriots after they dropped their second straight recreation by a 34-plus-point deficit Sunday.
Head coach Bill Belichick was requested Monday morning if consecutive losses to the Cowboys by 38-3 and the Saints by 34-0 might result in personnel modifications on the roster, depth chart or teaching employees.
“You know, we need to make improvements in where we are,” Belichick mentioned. “So, we’ll see what all of that entails. Haven’t gone into it yet, but we will.”
The Patriots’ offense presently ranks final in anticipated factors added (EPA) per play by a large margin. They’re final in each rush EPA per play and dropback EPA per play. They’ve allowed three extra touchdowns to opposing defenses than they’ve scored on offense previously two video games.
Meanwhile, a protection with out cornerbacks Christian Gonzalez, Jack Jones and Marcus Jones, and outdoors linebacker Matthew Judon, amongst others, ranks, above common at thirteenth in EPA per play in opposition to to date this season.
So, if there are modifications coming, it appears truthful to imagine they’d come on offense.
Belichick has already mentioned that Mac Jones would stay the staff’s beginning quarterback. Left guard Cole Strange has missed two straight begins with a knee harm, proper guard Mike Onwenu left Sunday’s recreation with an ankle harm, and broad receivers Demario Douglas and JuJu Smith-Schuster suffered head accidents within the loss to the Saints.
The Patriots’ greatest situation has been on their offensive line, the place new place coach Adrian Klemm leads the group.
“I think there’s a lot of things we need to do better offensively, and everybody’s a part of it,” Belichick mentioned when requested about his offensive line play Monday morning. “Coaches, players, every position, I don’t think it’s limited to any one position, one group. Just collectively we have to perform better.”
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