Mac Jones or Matt Patricia: Who’s more to blame for the Patriots’ offensive woes? ForeverNE
Jones is the face of the offense as its quarterback and de facto leader, and he’s been having a worse year statistically in his second year than in his rookie season. He’s throwing fewer touchdowns, more interceptions, and his passer rating is down about seven points compared to where it was last year. That still doesn’t necessarily mean he’s at fault for what’s wrong with the Patriots’ offense, especially when considering all of the other factors.
One important factor is the loss of former offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who left to take the vacant head coaching job in Las Vegas. Last year, under McDaniels, the Patriots were the sixth-best scoring offense in the NFL and in the top half of all teams in total offensive yardage. They were also a top-10 team in offensive EPA/play.
So after losing McDaniels, who helped construct an offense that made their rookie quarterback successful and pushed the team to the playoffs, the Patriots replaced him with… *checks notes* no one. Instead, New England ran with Patricia, their former defensive coordinator, as their new “senior football advisor” and offensive play-caller. It was a strange move at the time and already is not aging well.
With Patricia at the helm, the whole offense has sputtered. Jones currently has a negative EPA/play and is one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL by that metric; he’s currently below players like Taylor Heinicke, Kenny Pickett, and even Russell Wilson. It’s not just Jones. The offense as a whole is 24th in the NFL in EPA/play and 26th in success rate. They are in the bottom half of scoring offenses and one of the 10 worst offenses in yards per game.
What was most damning about that approach was not just the lack of yardage they accumulated on those plays but how solid Jones was when Patricia allowed him to open it up a bit. On non-screen plays, the quarterback was 13-for-23 for 177 yards, an average of 7.7 yards per attempt. He even completed seven of his 11 attempts that went more than 10 yards downfield.
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