This Ben Johnson-Led Scenario Would Elevate Patriots’ Drake Maye

The New England Patriots need to be decisive in setting a direction for the franchise with their next head coaching hire.

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is set to interview virtually with the Patriots on Friday. His brilliance with Detroit’s offense took the NFL by storm over the last two seasons and can modernize the Patriots, whose offense features five years of stagnant inefficiency.

The question becomes if the Patriots do hire Johnson, an incoming rookie head coach, who would the offensive coordinator be on his staff? And how much impact would they have?

Coaching staffs often turnover almost completely when a new head coach comes to town, so this idea likely won’t matter,…