The New England Patriots may very well be making one other outstanding addition to their new teaching employees. In accordance with a report from Monday Morning Quarterback’s Albert Breer, the Patriots are in talks so as to add former New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo to Jerod Mayo’s teaching employees.
It’s not but identified precisely what function McAdoo would have, however Breer speculates it might be in form of an assistant head coach function to assist new offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt.
McAdoo served because the Giants head coach for 28 video games in the course of the 2016 and 2017 seasons, posting a 13-15 file earlier than being fired late within the 2017 season.
Previous to that, he was the Giants’ offensive coordinator. His misplaced work within the NFL got here in the course of the 2022 season when he was the offensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers. He additionally hung out with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a quarterbacks coach and with the Dallas Cowboys as a marketing consultant.
McAdoo’s offenses in New York ranked thirteenth and sixth in respectively in scoring. He didn’t have as a lot success as a head coach or throughout his one-year cease in Carolina, once they by no means completed greater than twentieth within the NFL.
The Patriots must do one thing dramatic to repair their offense because it was not solely thirty first within the NFL in factors in the course of the 2023 season, it was the one largest cause they didn’t no less than double their win complete. There have been no less than three or 4 video games on their schedule the place even a mediocre offense would have simply produced a win. With the addition of Van Pelt, and doubtlessly the addition of McAdoo, they’re no less than casting a large internet in making an attempt to repair it. Now they only must get the quarterback place proper, which they’ll have a chance to do with the No. 3 total decide within the 2024 NFL Draft. They need to no less than have an opportunity to pick Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels from LSU at that spot.