Patriots
Belichick was requested if it is “time to re-evaluate your offensive roster constructing method within the absence of a traditionally nice quarterback?”
A day after the Patriots dropped to 1-5 with a 21-17 defeat to the Raiders, Invoice Belichick paraphrased his previous boss when requested to explain the staff’s expertise degree in relation to its place within the standings.
“The document is what it’s,” stated Belichick. “Use the Invoice Parcells quote on that one.”
The crux of New England’s present points revolve across the offense, particularly the play of quarterback Mac Jones. Talking throughout his weekly look on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Present,” Belichick disagreed with a query about if Jones is attempting to do an excessive amount of.
“I don’t assume it’s an excessive amount of, I feel it’s simply on that play, it wasn’t an excellent throw,” Belichick famous of Jones’s second quarter interception. Rolling to his proper, the 25-year-old tried to seek out tight finish Hunter Henry, however missed, leading to a turnover.
“He ran out of the pocket, Hunter was open, he simply didn’t make an excellent throw,” stated the Patriots’ coach. “I feel he’s greater than able to making that.”
As for the way New England can flip issues round, Belichick reiterated a well-recognized message.
“There’s no shortcut,” he stated. “Simply must preserve working at it.”
Producing factors has turn into a constant downside for the Patriots in recent times. Following Tom Brady’s departure, Belichick’s imaginative and prescient of how one can assemble a profitable offense has come beneath growing scrutiny.
Given the context, Belichick was requested a pointed query in the course of the WEEI interview: “Is it time to reevaluate your offensive roster constructing method within the absence of a traditionally nice quarterback?”
“All of it begins with the quarterback on offense and constructing round him, whoever that’s,” Belichick defined. “We all the time must attempt to put the very best staff collectively that you may, and that’s what we’ll proceed to do. Clearly the outcomes aren’t what we would like, however we’re going to maintain taking a look at it.”