While the New England Patriots’ offensive issues got much of the attention last season, their special teams unit was not up to par with a typical Patriots unit either. Led by special teams coordinator Cam Achord, New England finished dead last in Football Outsiders’ DVOA rating last season.
As the Patriots now return to Foxboro for the first phase of the offseason program, they will trust their process in hopes of getting the unit back on track.
“I think you have to trust your process,” Achord told reporters at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday. “You go back look at your process — what was the results, the good, what was bad.