You will not be surprised to hear the New England Patriots' offense struggled behind closed doors as much as it did on the field.
After a rough 8-9 season that ended with the Patriots hiring an actual offensive coordinator in Bill O'Brien, the Boston Herald published a story Thursday laying bare the team's struggle to field a competent offense.
The basics of a story worth reading in its entirety include a testy relationship between quarterback Mac Jones and quarterbacks coach Joe Judge, an offensive coaching staff using concepts it didn't quite understand and people wondering if head coach Bill Belichick realized how hard it would be to replace Josh McDaniels, who left his offensive coordinator post last offseason to become head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.