ESPN’s Tim McManus reported on Thursday that the longtime Patriots assistant[Matt Patricia] is joining the Philadelphia Eagles as a senior defensive assistant.
Best news I’ve heard today. Thank god.
NFL - reward for job well done.
He will probably be a fine defensive assistant but I am happy he is no longer the Patriots offensive coordinator. I have no ill will for him though, he was asked to do something he simply was not qualified to do. That is more on Belichick than Patricia.
I am more concerned with all the weird statements or lack of statements regarding Mac Jones. I am starting to think that the plan (between Belichick and O'Brien) is to move on from him. O'Brien referenced a clean slate. I am starting to think that a clean slate for O'Brien is going to be a different QB.
I am not totally against changing QBs but I don't feel they are handling all this very well. What I see in Jones is a good not great QB. It was tough for him last season with a bad line and a bad scheme but I feel he still showed some weaknesses, some limitations.
