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Recently, USA Today Sports NFL insider Mike Jones and FTW's Andy Nesbitt spoke about the New England Patriots' struggles. Jones claimed that Bill Belichick's arrogance is taking the team down.
"Let's not forget. They had a really good defense before. They just needed an offense and a coach who was built... invested into it. And maybe we'll see this, but this has a lot to do with Bill Belichick and the arrogance that we've seen from him.
"He lost his offensive coordinator. And he's got Matt Patricia and Joe Judge, a defensive coordinator and a special teams coordinator as his co-offensive coordinators, and Judge is working with the quarterbacks which he'd never done before."
Jones added that young QB Mac Jones needs a good coordinator to develop. He feels he won't get that with Matt Patricia and Joe Judge, as both were previously fired from head coaching positions.
"And you've got a young guy and Mac Jones who needs guidance and development and you think these two dudes, the guys who got fired as head coaches because they were so bad, those are going to be the ones who are going to take the franchise to the next level.
"Nah, man, like I know you're good. And I know you got a lot of rings, but sorry, Bill, you're losing your touch. So yes, I think Patriots are headed down way and the Dolphins are going up."
In their third season without Tom Brady, the Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick started off their campaign with a 20-7 loss to the Miami Dolphins.
Since Brady left, the New England Patriots have been in rebuild mode. They have had a bit of success, but have yet to win a playoff game since he left.
The New England Patriots haven't won a playoff game since 2018
The last time the New England Patriots won a playoff game, they were Super Bowl champions. They defeated the Los Angeles Rams in 2018.
They suffered a first-round exit in 2019 as they fell to the Baltimore Ravens and then missed the playoffs in 2020, their first year without Brady. Last season, they made the playoffs as a wildcard team but lost to the Buffalo Bills.
Following their disappointing start to the new season, the New England Patriots will be hoping to bounce back when they visit the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2. It will be interesting to see how their season plays out.
