Patriots Matt Patricia mum on play-calling duties says offense is collaborative under Belichicks guidance

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FOXBOROUGH, Ma s. -- Arguably the biggest question entering training camp surrounded who would be calling the offensive plays. Without an offensive coordinator named following the departure of Josh McDaniels this offseason, that answer had been shaded in a bit of mystery. However, throughout the first handful of practices of camp, it appears Matt Patricia, who technically holds the "senior football adviser" title, is the next man up.In competitive 11-on-11 se sions, Patricia has largely been seen holding the walkie-talkie and calling in the plays. Sometimes, Ray Guy Jersey when he is working with the offensive line, quarterbacks coach Joe Judge has led the offense in 7-on-7s. But, from the outside looking in, Patricia has the inside track of claiming that role. Even if he won't say it."It's great this time of year because fortunately all the plays are scripted in a row and you just read down through them from that standpoint," Patricia told reporters of calling plays in camp before Monday's practice. "We're all sharing the responsibilities based on what periods we're at in practice. So from that aspect of it, it's structured."When asked directly if he's been informed about who'll call plays, Patricia said: "Fortunately, we don't have a game tomorrow, so we're just going to get through practice and go from there. Nothing from that play-calling standpoint. Everything I defer to Coach Bill Belichick on that. He'll handle all of it." Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and Nate Hobbs Jersey acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Of course, this is a bit of a unique situation as most clubs in the NFL have coordinators in title, but it is not totally uncommon in Foxborough. Under Belichick, the Patriots have sometimes held off from naming coordinators on either side of the ball. Ironically enough, New England doesn't have a defensive coordinator named either and it was Patricia who last held that title before leaving for Detroit after the 2017 campaign."Probably what you guys have the benefit of around here is that it's probably not unusual," Patricia said of not having coordinators in title. "There is a share of responsibility that goes on in those situations, which is great. I think the good thing is as Gene Upshaw Jersey an offensive staff that's out there, we really try to split a lot of the meetings and everyone tries to input in different areas so it's not always just the same person up there all the time and kind of giving all the information. I think everyone has little areas of expertise."Following up on that answer was a question that wondered if there may be too many cooks in the kitchen under this current structure. "I think that we have an established culture here where we understand there's input that comes acro s the board," Patricia answered. "Certainly, when a hard decision needs to be made, we're lucky enough that our head coach here is involved in all aspects of the game and has an expertise above everybody else, to be honest with you. When we need a push in either direction we can really rely on him, which is great to help us kind of get through any of those sticky points."While Patricia initially started his NFL career as an offensive a sistant with the Patriots in 2004, he made his bones as a coach on the defensive side of the ball. He believes that his unique perspective will only benefit him as he makes the transition back to offense and helps develop second-year quarterback ."When you can get into a room -- especially with a quarterback and the way that he sees the game -- I've obviously spent a lot of time trying to get on the other side of that and try and give the quarterbacks a hard time, give them confusing looks," he said. "I think I have a lot of insight Desmond Trufant Jersey that I can provide from some of those things that happened." The next mile-marker as we track how these play-calling duties will be flushed out will come in the preseason opener against the on Aug. 11.
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