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Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay spoke about the team’s hiring of Matt Patricia as a senior defensive assistant. Patricia was Slay’s coach with the Detroit Lions before their relationship turned sour and Slay was traded to the Eagles in 2020. Via SB Nation’s Brandon Lee Gowton: “Me and him talked as man-to-man, we got a […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are in a window of Super Bowl contention and don’t want to waste any of it. But they risked some of their unity by firing Matt Patricia as a senior defensive assistant coach. The former Detroit Lions head coach butted heads with Darius Slay, one of the Eagles’ key defenders, back in […]

The New England Patriots did not have the 2022 campaign that they were hoping for, and it’s clear they are looking to embark on an organizational reset after last year. From top to bottom, the Pats were a mess last season, and many of their changes made over the offseason were made in hopes of […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have hired former New England Patriots defensive coordinator and Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia as a senior defensive assistant. The move comes with some drama, as Eagles star cornerback Darius Slay had previously spoken candidly about how he and his former Lions head coach just didn’t see eye-to-eye during their time […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have hired former New England Patriots assistant coach Matt Patricia as a senior defensive assistant, according to a Thursday tweet from ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter. “And now it is official: Eagles have hired former Patriots’ assistant coach Matt Patricia as their new senior defensive assistant, per sources,” wrote Schefter. BroBible […]

Matt Patricia spent over a decade as Bill Belichick’s right hand man on the New England Patriots. But after the Patriots let down of a season, Belichick isn’t necessarily endorsing Patricia’s return to New England. Belichick was asked bluntly if Patricia will coach for the Patriots in 2023. New England’s head coach had a simple, […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have experienced a lot of turnover on their coaching staff this offseason. There are vacancies on both sides of the ball. One recent report has the Eagles interested in a very contentious figure among NFL fans. The Eagles are reportedly interested in hiring New England Patriots assistant Matt Patricia, according to Karen […]

Sean Payton is trying to build a better team with the Denver Broncos. After a supremely disappointing 2022, they are looking to bounce back stronger. With that in mind, Payton is trying to get the best possible coaches to guide the players. One of the names the Broncos targeted this year was Patriots defensive coordinator […]

The Denver Broncos have had some big coaching decisions to make this offseason after a failed 2022 campaign. They already made the biggest of the bunch when they hired Sean Payton to be their next head coach, and now Payton has decided who the Broncos new defensive coordinator will be after interviewing Vance Joseph, Rex […]

Sean Payton’s search for his defensive coordinator with the Denver Broncos continues, and according to the latest reports, he’s now eyeing New England Patriots assistant Matt Patricia for the job. Patricia, whose future with the Patriots remain uncertain after the team’s disastrous showing last season, is reportedly in Denver Wednesday to speak with Payton, per […]

Even after hiring an offensive coordinator, the New England Patriots’ coaching staff continues to shuffle around. Matt Patricia’s future with the Patriots is uncertain as he’s assessing “all options,” The Athletic’s Jeff Howe reported Thursday. Patricia, who was primarily a defensive coach with the Patriots from 2006-17 before becoming the head coach of the Lions […]

When New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick made the head-scratching decision to have longtime defensive coach Matt Patricia call offensive plays and longtime special teams coach Joe Judge coach the quarterback for the 2022 season, he said he would take the blame. It appears a couple members of the Patriots’ organization are doing just that. […]

Everyone saw just how poorly the New England Patriots’ offense performed in 2022 under an unusual setup with longtime defensive coach Matt Patricia calling plays and longtime special teams coach Joe Judge working as the quarterbacks coach. It turns out it was even worse behind the scenes. A report from the Boston Herald’s Andrew Callahan […]

The New England Patriots made what might possibly be their biggest news of the offseason official on Thursday. Bill O’Brien was officially named the offensive coordinator of the Patriots on Thursday, the team announced. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick offered a brief statement in the team’s announcement. “I am looking forward to working with Bill again,” […]

The New England Patriots offense was a complete mess in 2022, and unsurprisingly, changes are going to be coming for the unit. In an unprecedented press release earlier this offseason, it was announced that the Patriots would be moving on from Matt Patricia as their offensive play caller, and that they would begin to search […]

A year after making the playoffs with a 10-7 record behind a rookie quarterback, the New England Patriots went home earlier than expected in 2022. They went 8-9 to miss the postseason for the second time in three seasons as they had several frustrating ups and downs throughout the season. Here are the five biggest […]

It appears some changes are coming to the Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots coaching staff in Foxborough. Belichick has met with team owner Robert Kraft since their season-ending loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, with the two sides coming to the conclusion that changes will be made to the offensive coaching staff, NBC Sports […]

A day after the New England Patriots’ disappointing 8-9 season ended, head coach Bill Belichick didn’t say if the team would make any changes to their offensive coaching staff but noted that everything will be under evaluation in the coming weeks. “We’ll evaluate everything that we’ve done, from me on down to everybody else and […]

Many New England Patriots fans have been upset with the team’s offense, and in particular, the coaching setup this season as Matt Patricia has been the play caller. The fans aren’t alone apparently. Patriots owner Robert Kraft “is not happy where the offensive coaching staff is right now,” Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer reported during NBC […]

The New England Patriots’ offensive coaching situation is under scrutiny again. This time it comes after one of their own players got injured due to a play design. Facing a third-and-4 on their opening drive against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday, the Patriots dialed up a pass that appeared to not have a receiver ready […]

FOXBOROUGH – Mac Jones has made a bit of a habit of showing his emotions, particularly his frustration, over the New England Patriots’ last three games. The first notable (and loudest) instance came in the Patriots’ Week 13 loss to the Buffalo Bills when Jones noticeably yelled expletives about the “short” passing game failures. A […]

The New England Patriots fell to the Las Vegas Raiders 30-24 in devastating fashion on Sunday, losing on the game’s final play as Jakobi Meyers’ lateral was intercepted and returned for a touchdown by Chandler Jones. Here are the three Patriots most to blame for the Week 15 loss, which dropped them to 7-7. 3. […]

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones went from playing under one of the most accomplished offensive coordinators in NFL history as a rookie to playing in an unusual and inexperienced (at least offensively) coaching setup in Year 2. The transition from Josh McDaniels to Matt Patricia and Joe Judge has been rocky for Jones and […]

Days before the New England Patriots and the Arizona Cardinals played against each other in Week 14 on Monday, Cardinals defensive coordinator appeared to throw a bit of shade at the play-calling of New England which is partly handled by Matt Patricia. Well, Patricia and the Patriots had the last laugh, as their offense was […]

Even though the New England Patriots defeated the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night, Mac Jones showed some frustration for the second straight game with the team’s offensive operation. Jones was heard dropping the f-bomb after calling a timeout to avoid a delay-of-game penalty on the Patriots’ third play following halftime. When New England’s offense went […]

Mac Jones and the New England Patriots walked out of Arizona with a 27-13 win over the Cardinals on Monday, though it didn’t come without a struggle or frustration. On the Patriots’ third play of their opening drive of the second half, New England was forced to call a timeout as the play clock was […]

Even though the New England Patriots won by two scores over the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night, it didn’t come without any frustration. Quarterback Mac Jones was seen by the broadcast cameras yelling expletives multiple times for the second straight week. Jones’ use of the f-bomb on Monday didn’t cause as much of a blowup as […]

Matt Patricia’s play-calling has been roasted by several NFL analysts and ex-players in recent weeks, especially after Mac Jones showed his frustration over it during the New England Patriots’ Week 13 loss to the Buffalo Bills. However, it hadn’t been criticized by anyone actually working with a team — until Thursday. Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator […]

The New England Patriots offense has taken a huge step back in year two of the Mac Jones era, and many fans are beginning to point their fingers at Matt Patricia, who is the Pats new offensive play caller this season. With the offense struggling again in Week 13 against the Buffalo Bills, calls for […]

FOXBOROUGH — Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots fell to 6-6 on the season after another decisive loss to the Buffalo Bills, losing 24-10 in Week 13 action on Thursday Night Footblal. Here are the three most Patriots things to blame for what transpired on Thursday night, which was quite possibly the lowest point of the […]

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots earned a thrilling 10-3 win over the New York Jets on Sunday in a Week 11 game that could be described as one of the worst displays of offense in NFL history. The Patriots won in the final seconds on a last-second punt return for a touchdown by Marcus […]

New England Patriots offensive line coach and senior advisor Matt Patricia, who also appears to be the team’s offensive play-caller, hasn’t garnered many fans in recent years. In his final game as the Patriots’ defensive coordinator in 2017, Patricia’s defense gave up 41 points to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. He had three […]

The New England Patriots didn’t name an official offensive coordinator, but early into the year, it’s been Matt Patricia handling play-calling duties for Bill Belichick’s squad. Belichick’s decision to name Patricia the play-caller was certainly an interesting choice, and it seems not all the players have bought into what Patricia is drawing up on offense. […]

Do the New England Patriots have a wide receiver drama involving Kendrick Bourne and offensive line coach Matt Patricia? Bourne was notably underused in the Patriots’ 20-7 road loss to the Miami Dolphins, sparking speculations that he might be in somebody’s doghouse and that somebody could be Patricia, according to Tom E. Curran of NBC […]

The sage surrounding Kendrick Bourne’s lack of playing time in the New England Patriots’ Week 1 loss took another twist on Tuesday. Bourne played just two snaps in the Patriots’ season-opening loss against the Dolphins, which owner Robert Kraft apparently took notice of. Bourne’s lack of playing time in Sunday’s game “caught the eyes” of […]

The New England Patriots and Bill Belichick have had a lot of secrecy surrounding their offensive play caller for Mac Jones all offseason long. After months of speculation, it appears as if we finally have our answer. Heading into their Week 1 contest against the Miami Dolphins, Belichick will be handing off the offensive play […]

Bill Belichick isn’t at all concerned with widespread skepticism of his decision to split offensive play-calling duties this season between a pair of assistants who have never played that role. If Mac Jones and the New England Patriots offense underperforms in 2022, though, the legendary head coach is still ready to take all the blame. […]

Mac Jones showed his frustration on the sideline when things weren’t going his and the New England Patriots’ way in their preseason loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday. After the Patriots’ second three-and-out, the second-year quarterback slammed his tablet once he returned to the bench. When the Patriots’ promising red zone drive stalled […]

The New England Patriots haven’t been strangers to playing deception. They might be doing it again with their offensive coaching staff. Patriots senior advisor and offensive line coach Matt Patricia appeared to be the de facto Josh McDaniels replacement, being the primary offensive play caller during New England’s three preseason games. Yet, Patricia said not […]