Bill O'Brien is the new offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots, and morale is high.
O'Brien seemed like the logical choice to run the Patriots' offense based on his familiarity with the team and with quarterback Mac Jones. Now that O'Brien is officially in the fold, he's getting some strong endorsements -- including one from his former tight end.
Retired tight end Rob Gronkowski overlapped with O'Brien for two seasons in New England -- in 2010 as a rookie when O'Brien was the quarterbacks coach and in 2011 when O'Brien was promoted to offensive coordinator -- and posted the best statistical season of his career in 2011 with O'Brien calling plays.