Bill Belichick isn't averse to change. People who have worked with him, folks who've competed against him, will tell you his willingness to adapt may be one of his greatest strengths.
Belichick hasn't really acknowledged that Patricia is, in fact, the one calling the offensive plays this season. Players have indicated publicly that is the case, though, and on game days it's easy to see which of Belichick's assistants is relaying the plays intoWhile the team is still in the playoff hunt with a 6-6 record, the Patriots have one of the least productive offenses in the league by many measures. They're tied for last in terms of red-zone efficiency .
The offensive approach this season has seemed to be among the team's myriad inconsistent elements. Through the first three weeks of the season, for example, the Patriots were third in the NFL in average depth of target -- how far passes travel down the field -- at 10.4 yards. Since being subbed out for backup
Belichick's comments both on Monday and Tuesday seem to leave room for interpretation as to how the coaching on the offensive side of the ball will be handled down the line. It may be too late to make seismic changes, but he hasn't said that changes aren't necessary. Belichick was asked if shifting their emphasis to be a more aggressive passing team -- they've routinely targeted passes short of the first-down marker, more so than other offenses across the NFL, over the last several weeks -- might occur."Every week, we’re trying to win," he told Karen Guregian of the Boston Herald."So whatever that is, that’s what it is. Whatever plays we call this week are to try to win. Whatever plays we called last week, they were to try to win.
Belichick using the phrase"physically can't do" might be a reference to what his team has been dealing with on the offensive line of late.
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