According to multiple sources, Belichick became upset when Kraft told him he couldn’t retain Matt Patricia as offensive coordinator following a disastrous 2022 season. Instead, the Patriots hired veteran offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien. If Belichick had his way, Patricia would’ve been retained.
That season, Belichick grew so frustrated with quarterback
Mac Jones that he actually stopped talking to the 2021 first-round pick altogether. At the time,
a source told MassLive that Jones told people around him that the Patriots stopped coaching him and Belichick refused to talk to him.
In 2023, according to a source, Belichick was also upset when Jerod Mayo signed a contract that named him the coach in waiting. The source said that Belichick refused to talk with Mayo, who was coordinating his defense, that season.