Earlier this week, the New England Patriots introduced Bill O’Brien as their new offensive coordinator, reuniting O’Brien with the franchise that got him his NFL coaching start way back in 2007.
His hiring has brought into question the futures of both Matt Patricia and Joe Judge, who shared offensive duties last year, but neither claimed the “offensive coordinator” title. It was mostly Patricia—the former Detroit Lions head coach—who took on play-calling duties in 2022.
The Patriots struggled to an 8-9 season, the franchise’s second losing season in the last three years—a tremendous fall from grace after posting 19-straight winning seasons prior to that.