The disaster that was the Matt Patricia-led Patriots offense is thankfully no longer. New England decided not to re-hire him following a disappointing 8-9 season, and instead opted to bring in Bill O'Brien to run the operation.
In Patricia's defense (lol) he should have never been coaching offense. That part was hardly his fault.
After some time deliberating his future, Patricia ended up signing on with the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason as a "senior defensive assistant", a role that he already seems to be making a good impression in:
"He's been an excellent resource for me," said Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni on Wednesday. "You bring guys like that in to do just that, be resources for you, be resources for the defensive coordinator. He has a ton of experience. It's nice to have a former head coach on the staff that I'm able to bounce some different things off of."
He continued: "Like I said, awesome, awesome resource, comes from a great coaching tree. Always been fascinated by that coaching tree, and how I can pick the brain of that so I can continue to get better as a coach and ultimately us get better as a team."
Patricia was the Patriots defensive coordinator from 2012-2017, winning two Super Bowls with the club. It ought to be refreshing for him to get back to his roots and help bring another team with potential in the Eagles back to the promised land.
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