INDIANAPOLIS — Patriots director of scouting Eliot Wolf confused this week on the NFL Scouting Combine that new head coach Jerod Mayo picked his workers, however the de facto basic supervisor’s familiarity with offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt actually didn’t damage.
Van Pelt crossed over with Wolf as operating backs coach after which quarterbacks coach with the Packers from 2012 to 2017. Van Pelt first interviewed with Wolf and Mayo and was employed 24 hours later.
“Alex is a great person, a great leader,” Wolf stated this week. “I thought he showed a tremendous amount of growth from his time in Green Bay to when he interviewed with us. It was like, ‘wow this guy really got the big picture.’ So I’m excited to work with him again.”
Van Pelt has bounced round since his enjoying days with the Steelers, Chiefs and Bills and has crossed over with a number of head coaches across the NFL.
So, what are the Patriots getting in Van Pelt as an offense coordinator? Those throughout the league usually begin by praising Van Pelt for his potential to create relationships.
“A great one. I’ll start with the person. You’re not going to find a better person in this profession,” Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski stated this week. “AVP is a great friend of mine. I’m excited for him in that opportunity. Former player, has played in a bunch of different systems, he’s coached in different systems, he’s collaborative. So I think that Patriot’s got a great one.”
Van Pelt, a former quarterback, makes use of his 10-year enjoying profession as a bonus whereas teaching the place. He shared a quarterback room with Joe Montana with the Chiefs and Jim Kelly and Drew Bledsoe with the Bills.
He threw for two,985 yards with 16 touchdowns and 24 interceptions over 31 video games with 11 begins.
“I think it’s really important. That view from that quarterback position when you’re playing is pretty unique, and I think he sees it through the eyes of those players and I think he instructs the system through the eyes of those guys, which is so important,” Stefanski stated.
Stefanski was requested why Van Pelt wasn’t retained by the Browns after the 2023 season and would solely say, “we make decisions that are tough sometimes in this league, but doesn’t change how I feel about him.”
Van Pelt didn’t name performs for the Browns, who’ve since named former Bills OC Ken Dorsey as his alternative. Stefanski wasn’t able to say whether or not he or Dorsey could be the offensive playcaller in 2024.
Van Pelt might be calling performs for the Patriots this season in a job that’s largely unfamiliar for him. He did it in 2009 with the Bills and for 2 video games with the Browns after Stefanski had examined constructive for COVID. Van Pelt is anticipated to design an offense across the strengths of the Patriots’ roster.
Between Van Pelt’s time with the Packers and Browns he spent two seasons because the Bengals’ quarterbacks coach with one yr working underneath Titans head coach Brian Callahan, who was then Cincinnati’s offensive coordinator.
“Alex is unbelievable. I was with Alex for a year. Really, really sharp,” Callahan stated. “Obviously, has the playing experience to back up a lot of things he said. Worked with a great quarterback (Aaron Rodgers) in Green Bay. Great feel for offensive football. And I think what you love about Alex is he’s got a great personality and he’s outstanding when it comes to building relationships with the coaches and the players. Players love playing for him, being around him. I think he’s a great coach, personally. I really enjoyed my year with him.”
Van Pelt’s relationship with quarterback Andy Dalton stood out to Callahan.
“Some of the quarterback footwork was new for me. He had done things a little bit differently,” Callahan stated. “So that was really fun to get to hear about that process and how effective it had been for Andy late in his career. So that was probably one thing I could point out for you.”
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