Bill Belichick's relationship with the media is aptly described as love-hate. Not just silly or redundant questions, but any inquiry from the media — the New England Patriots head coach wants nothing to do with it. In turn, Belichick's responses are curt, cold and undoubtedly hilarious.
Nothing changed between the six-time champion head coach and the press as the Patriots' voluntary OTAs began Monday. After bringing in former head coaches Joe Judge and Matt Patricia as offensive assistants, Belichick was questioned about who would take the role of offensive play caller in the upcoming season.
His response was pretty much what one would expect, per Evan Lazar of CLNS Media:
“We are months away (from that),” Belichick said. Months…what are we talking about? Minicamp plays? … When we get to it, we’ll get to it…the execution of the plays are a lot more important than the plays themselves.”
Josh McDaniels held the role of play caller for the majority of his 14 seasons as the Patriots OC. Last year, the Patriots went 10-7 and ranked 15th in total yards. McDaniels departed the Patriots this offseason to take the reins of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Both of New England's new hires are coming off less-than-perfect coaching tenures, but the play-calling responsibilities are up in the air. Joe Judge's offense in New York ranked second-to-last in total yards. The Detroit Lions were ranked 20th in their last season under Matt Patricia. However, both have shown their ability to thrive in an assistant role.
Ultimately, the decision is Belichick's whether he or someone else is calling the plays this season. The rest of the world will know once he's ready for us to.
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