All of our coaches have done their time padding plays which include noting personnel, down, distance, coverage, pre-snap movements, audibles, and results.
So, there isn’t really anything new to learn for these guys. To know defense, you need to know offense….and in Judge’s case…Belichick and John Harbaugh were Special Teams coaches prior to being Head Coaches. Football is still football.
The only area I’d be worried about is the play calling…which is really a lot like playing poker…making a million decisions on the fly depending on circumstances. Our coaches will be prepared and know all the plays, coverages, etc…but they may struggle with calling the right play at the right time.
I would be interested to see whether they will allow Mac to veto some calls and change them pre-snap AND remember the Pats Coaches are all listening in to every thing over the headsets…so Belichick can override any play calls.
The buck stops with Belichick.