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Word is Judge is going to have a position where he is floating between the front office and coaching. It is probably because he doesn't have a position title.
Judge wasn't a player that is why he doesn't get a free pass. He was a coach. Patricia's problem was affecting the results on the playing field not the practice field. In fact, Patricia made it easier on Judge because he took away audibles and presnap adjustments from Jones. Possibly because Judge couldn't understand the concepts. So that was one less thing that Judge had to coach and one of the harder things a QB coach has to coach. But working with a player on his mechanics and timing has nothing to do with how the plays are called on Sunday.
If Judge was a player, he would get a free pass. As a coach he doesn't. I don't give Troy Brown a free pass either for how poorly the WRs were coached last year either.
And Callahan is reporting from inside sources. Could some of them have grudges? Sure. But others from Bedard to Zolak all backed up Callahan's reporting on Judge that they have heard the same things.
I don't think everything was Patricia. I have said that Jones deserves a share of the blame for the offense last year especially during his temper tantrum phase mid to later in the season. Jones doesn't get a complete free pass.
And word was players had issues with Judge in 2019 when he coached WRs when McDaniels was still here. That was a horrible year for the Pats' WRs. You cannot blame Patricia for that. So there is a trend.
I would point out how putrid the Giants' offense was when he was head coach, but I don't think a head coach has as much effect on one side of the ball like that unless they are a Belichick with the defense or Andy Reid with the offense. But those coaches are more of a rarity. He gets the blame as head coach, but it is different than the blame heaped on the OC and position coaches.
I really hate to defend Judge because I have no real opinion on him one way or another. If my life depended on picking a side, I would say Judge is not a good offensive coach.
However, here are the facts as I see them (also known as opinions)...
1. If the offensive schemes and play calling was elementary as has been reported and was as simplistic as my eyes told me, THAT is 100% on the OC. No QB (or very few) would thrive under those circumstances. Mac gets a 2022 mulligan from me.
2. A QB coach is not an OC. The play calling and offensive scheme is not his domain. Even if he had ideas and suggestions (and I am sure he did), that doesn't mean Patricia was going to defer to him. The greatest QB mind in history could have been Mac's QB coach last season. I cannot be convinced that this hypothetical QB coach would have made a bit of difference given Patricia's offense. Therefore, Judge gets the same pass Mac does. As does Troy Brown. A WR coach cannot be held accountable for a high school level playbook.
3. Belichick obviously knew last year was a disaster. His solution was to give Patricia the boot and make Judge his right hand. It is ridiculous to dismiss the meaning behind this.
4. Patricia eliminated pre-snap adjustments and audibles because maybe Judge couldn't understand them? Come on. It's just as possible that Mac couldn't understand them (I don't believe that) or Patricia didn't know how to be an OC and was learning on the fly. Patricia was in over his head.
Mac has a clean slate from me. I really hope he proves that it was all Fat Matt this year.
Judge has a clean slate from me. If we see a less idiotic and more disciplined team this year, I will give some credit to the assistant coach. I will theorize that is why he is in that position this year. Bill recognize the desperate need to clean up the stupid **** the likes of which we have never seen from a Belichick team.
Troy Brown has a clean slate. Let's see how the WR's look with plays called that actually scheme to get the receivers open.
You are being fair spreading the blame pie. Now that we have a professional OC, I believe those caught up in the Patricia debacle will be vindicated.