The New England Patriots and Bill O’Brien will go their separate ways in 2024. As was reported on Thursday night, the team’s offensive coordinator will leave to take the same job at Ohio State.
Who will replace O’Brien has yet to be determined, or at least announced. Fact is, however, that his departure after only one season at the job will have an impact beyond creating an open spot on new head coach Jerod Mayo’s staff.
Let’s therefore take a big-picture look at what it might mean for the Patriots moving forward.
The Patriots are in full reset mode on the offensive side of the ball: With the offensive coordinator now off to OSU and a new quarterback likely to be brought aboard either in free agency or through the draft (or both), the Patriots are starting from scratch on offense.