Breer: Patriots ’empowering’ Jerod Mayo to choose his OC originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots moved swiftly in replacing Bill Belichick with Jerod Mayo as their head coach. And Mayo’s first order of business might be deciding who’s running the offense.
Bill O’Brien was the offensive coordinator for an impotent Patriots offense that averaged just 13.9 points per game in 2023, tied for last in the NFL. While you could argue New England’s struggles weren’t all on O’Brien — the team lacked talent across the board, and there were reports that Belichick didn’t let O’Brien run the offense he wanted to — a change at OC wouldn’t be surprising given last season’s results.
Speaking on NBC Sports Boston’s Sports Sunday, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer suggested the role of offensive coordinator is up for grabs — and that Mayo is expected to lead the search.
“I think there’s going to be an open search for it,” Breer said, as seen in the video above. “I think there’s going to be a wide open search for an offensive coordinator. Bill O’Brien is going to be in the mix for it, but that is one that there’s going to be an open search, like right away.
“There are going to be a few spots on the offensive staff where I think Jerod is going to look inside the organization and outside the organization. I think they (Patriots owner Robert Kraft and team president Jonathan Kraft) are empowering Jerod Mayo to make a call to go find an offensive coordinator.”
That’s a lot of faith to place in Mayo, who is entering just his fifth season in the NFL coaching ranks and hasn’t held a title higher than linebackers coach. But the Krafts clearly think very highly of the 37-year-old former Patriots linebacker, so much so that the contract he signed last offseason included a provision that identified him as the team’s next head coach.
So, who might Mayo choose as his offensive coordinator? Breer mentioned O’Brien could return in the role, while former Patriots OC Josh…
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Publish date : 2024-01-15 16:09:12
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