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Entering the 2005 season, the New England Patriots had something of a "coaching situation." After winning a second consecutive Super Bowl and third in four years, both of the team's coordinators, offensive guru Charlie Weis and his defensive counterpart, Romeo Crennel, left for new jobs.
For the defensive position, Patriots coach Bill Belichick didn't hesitate, naming Eric Mangini the new coordinator soon after Super Bowl XXXIX. After working alongside Belichick on three staffs, the move to Mangini was perfectly natural.
But when the reigning NFL champions come to Invesco Field at Mile High for Saturday night's AFC divisional playoff game against the Broncos, there won't be an offensive coordinator calling plays from up in the coaches box or along the sideline. There hasn't been one for New England all season. Speculation as to why Belichick never bothered to name someone to the position ranges from the idea that the team has done well with input from multiple sources to the thought the coach didn't want someone to have to live up to the standards set by Weis, particularly if the Patriots' attack faltered.
However, one of the most popular theories holds that the man who runs the show for New England already has a title - quarterback.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_3390138
For the defensive position, Patriots coach Bill Belichick didn't hesitate, naming Eric Mangini the new coordinator soon after Super Bowl XXXIX. After working alongside Belichick on three staffs, the move to Mangini was perfectly natural.
But when the reigning NFL champions come to Invesco Field at Mile High for Saturday night's AFC divisional playoff game against the Broncos, there won't be an offensive coordinator calling plays from up in the coaches box or along the sideline. There hasn't been one for New England all season. Speculation as to why Belichick never bothered to name someone to the position ranges from the idea that the team has done well with input from multiple sources to the thought the coach didn't want someone to have to live up to the standards set by Weis, particularly if the Patriots' attack faltered.
However, one of the most popular theories holds that the man who runs the show for New England already has a title - quarterback.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_3390138