If..if he can pick up the offense...wait this is 2022. The world has changed in Foxboro. I don't have a clue how much they "dumbed" it down. My guess is not as much as some think and not as much as some hope.
I start off with sarcasm because, as a guy who coached elementary and then middle schoolers and High School was a mix bag of a dad, good football players as kids and some help here and there on the coaching staff etc..then talking with my son a DIII kid, a few 1AA kids and few D1 kids and one or two NFL kids that I coached.
These kids can understand complex football schemes if...you teach it right. And you treat them accordingly. Accountability is huge. And as a coach, a parent etc..it's easy to say oh **** just throw it up to Randy!
That doesn't help the player. It only feeds egos and win insignificant trophies in that kids life. Now said trophy is most likely the pinnacle of the kids teammates, coaches and parents sports life. But that is not the point of kid sports. It should show them how to lose and win. And the feelings of both.
Now down from my rant...I apologize but had a few drinks and started thinking about the whole history of the offense is to complex for many. I don't argue against that because it is the truth. It partially brought me to the bad youth coach rant (who I despise) and then into an elite NFL athlete and how he was handled, raised and taught by his family, coaches, friends, teammates and community.
Jonnu can clearly handle the coaching he had Vrable who is a prick. He is obviously talented. Above average NFL TE at a young age. So I think about the multiple route options. I also think about who and what Brady was in 2019 versus 200x-2004. McDaniels toned down the offense for Mac and let's be honest the new comers that had to play.
Now we have a second season of basically our entire offense at least skill wise. I think we will see a similar but mildly ******ed offense in scheme. Maybe a limited set of option routes with a few baked in routes for a safety net. Maybe Jonnu runs a seem or an out on a set of plays no matter the look. Henry has the option routes. Same with Bourne and Algholar..etc..
This is what I would do for what that's worth. Simplify it for the straight talent guys, avoid zone overload, and let the guys that get it work the options routes. All the while letting your young QB know there will be two or three guys who can win one on one matches available in these locations, however their maybe a wide open dude somewhere else for a big play over here, here and here. If not hit the steady dude in the familiar place.
Opens up the offense, gives major freedoms to the young QB all the while giving him multiple outs.
Simple and complicated at least for the short term.
Just my 2 cents
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