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Ken I hope you contribute more to this discussion based upon your experience. There are a lot of people who know nothing about coaching filling this board with their uninformed misunderstandings.Like I said before, the Pats already have a great QB whisperer in BB, You know in an ideal world OBrien would come here and this wouldn't be an issue. But it didn't happen for whatever reasons and we have to move on. Maybe there MIGHT have been some younger coach who could have fit the bill with more experience, BUT what about the amount of time it would have taken to not only learn the Pat's system, BUT the LANGUAGE as well. Semantics plays such a critical role in how smooth an operation becomes. It shouldn't be underestimated as a factor.
BOTTOM LINE: We can always make cases both pro and con for this seemingly strange off season in the coaching room. But in the end the proof will be in the pudding. If the Pats look sloppy and disjointed in their offensive execution next year then all the haters can say I told you so to guys like me. And if they DO look better than they were last year..... I will desperately try and NOT say "I told you so"
As a closing thought that just occurred to me. When I was in HS, we had just 2 coaches coaching our varsity team, 2 for the JV's and 2 for the freshman. When I started coaching in HS in the 70's we had 4 for the varsity and my first year as a HC we had a staff of 5. Now Bill has been notorious for having one of the smallest coaching staffs in the league if not THE smallest. On one site I looked at the Pats have 6 offensive coaches, 6 on D, 2 on ST's and 2 "Quality control" assistants. So that's 16 not counting 2 strength and conditioning guys. You get the picture. With 16 guys PLUS Bill plus whatever other "interns and QC" coaches they have running around. The Pats have MORE than enough guys to give every player a lot of personal attention.
So I judge coaching on just how good they are in COMMUNICATING the message they want to get across in what ever individual, group or team drill they have. As a player, they don't give a f$ck about the fact that Steve's highest football accomplishment was a walk on long snapper. OR that Jerad was an NFL All Pro. All THEY really care about is are my coaches helping me to be a better player and putting me in a position to make plays. There are no secret drills, Every drill for every position are written down somewhere no mystery there. So what makes a coach stand out is simple. Are they good communicators or not? Patricia and Judge have proven that in the past they HAVE been good communicators. The fact they are now coaching other positions isn't a bigger factor for me as it might be for others.
One of the worst things that happens on this board is when an incorrect belief is repeated some many times that the group think takes it over and it ruins the real football talk.