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He's tricking us with the Patriots thumbnail, we all know it's the Steelers under Matt Canada

In Mac's last start, he had a passer rating of 30.5, which is worse than if he did nothing but spike the ball into the ground on every single play.

As a Bears fan, I am very happy that our offense is finally just average enough to not be considered the worst every single year

As an English football fan, this reminds me a lot of the end of Arsene Wenger's reign at Arsenal - one person who controls everything but has massive blindspots and maybe hasn't adapted to the way the modern game operates. The man in charge is such an institutional figure that it seems wrong to fire them, and they've got too much pride to quit while they're not too far behind.

I imagine Pats fans surprise when Matt Patricas offense was BETTER than Bill O’Brien’s

The problem with rebuilding is most teams start way too late. The pats should’ve gone full build after Brady left. Brady left BECAUSE they had no talent left. He also saw the bills and dolphins becoming a bigger threat. He saw the writing on the wall. That team needed a rebuild. He also saw a certain team that had already rebuilt and was in a weaker devision. Bill was being stubborn. He thought he could win without Brady. And he’s not wrong. He could. If he had a good team. He thought all he needed was a few pieces. The broncos made the same mistake. They’re both in the same boat now.

As a Pats fan, I needed this deep dive to try and make sense of it all.

Congratulations Patriots fans for your Super Bowl win. Thanks Brett!

Can’t thank you enough for this as a Patriots fan. They’re gonna put up 30 against the raiders on Sunday now. Kollmann curse for the win.

I think you mostly nailed it. They shouldn't be this bad but everything being bad simultaneously is making everything worse. I would add that the run game is non-existent, so that adds to Mac's issues because it's all on him to move the offense. I also want to say up top that I would keep Belichick because he has tried to adapt somewhat to the modern NFL. His 2022 draft and offseason showed he wanted to transition to a Shanahan style system, but it just didn't work because Patricia. With a real OC, who Belichick got after immediately realizing his mistake, they could try something like that again. He always knows where his roster weaknesses are and will address them this offseason if they give him a chance. They just had a lot to address this past offseason and didn't want to overpay guys like McGlinchey or draft a tackle in a weak class. I think each section was pretty accurate but, since this is my favorite team, I'll just add a few things: Supporting cast - the offensive line has no communication because they're constantly shuffling guys due to injuries. They have had five O-line combinations in five weeks. Plus, Atonio Mafi and Sidy Sow, two day 3 rookies, have had to start. That is not going to be functional. David Andrews and Trent Brown have been good, but that's not enough. As for the pass catchers, like you said, Bourne is good when he's not asked to be the WR1. Douglas has been getting open but doesn't get many snaps (for some reason). Juju and Parker can't separate, but Parker has always been their jump ball guy. Unfortunately he isn't winning those this season so it isn't helping. Maybe Thornton and Boutte can inject some life into the receiving core but I doubt it. I think you're underrating Henry a bit, because he's been very reliable this season, and Gesicki has been getting open but they're not targeting him. Overall, I think the pass catching group is a similar caliber as 2021, though, so it shouldn't be this bad. Mac - I feel so bad for Mac. He showed so much promise in his rookie season with a similar receiving core. But he isn't stepping into his throws anymore because he's afraid of getting hit and, like you said, he isn't talented enough to make up for the lack of receiving and O-line talent. He has lost what made him good, which is accurate, on time throws. And that's sad because he showed a lot of ability to do that in his rookie season. His mobility is not as bad as people say, but it's obviously not great and not enough to make up for missing so many throws. His turnover luck is genuinely shitty, because 50% of his turnovers becoming defensive scores is literally just bad luck, but he can't have that many turnovers in the first place. He is a bottom 5 QB right now, which is not where I thought he'd be, and I wouldn't blame them if they drafted a rookie QB in a strong class and made him be the backup from now on. Coaching staff - Adrian Klemm, the new O-line coach, is one of my top 3 biggest disappointments this season (the others are Onwenu and Mondre). I figured anything would be an upgrade over Patricia as the O-line coach, and it might be because he's new and dealing with so many personnel changes, but he doesn't seem to be doing much. Bill O-Brien seems to be fine because there are opportunities, but he needs to get the run game going because asking Mac to shoulder the entire offensive workload is not going to work. Belichick is still the GOAT HC to me because any other coach dealing with missing their top 3-4 CBs would look way worse. They held the Cowboys and Dolphins offenses to 24 points in that situation. No one else can do that. I think Belichick is trying to build a team the way they did with Tom Brady and hoping Mac can develop. It hasn't worked unfortunately, and it has cost them. I don't think the narrative that Mac and the Patriots don't trust each other is true, though. He has stood behind Mac the entire way, and if they do draft a rookie QB I would want him as the HC to give that person a great situation. It's a lot, like you said. Hopefully they can get some guys like Courtland Sutton and/or La'el Collins to improve but they should probably just rebuild entirely.

Brady was the offense and Bill the defense, boosted by an OL coached by Dante. It was a perfect balance. With Brady they lost the offense. We know McDaniels isn't shit.

The biggest takeaway I had from Mac’s rookie season was his composure in the pocket and under pressure. It feels like with the deterioration of the OL and lack of weapons, he’s become extremely gun-shy. Hopefully he isn’t full-on ruined like David Carr.

As a Giants fan i was really looking forward to a video about us after reading the title. Pretty disappointing

Great breakdown Brett. Lifelong Pats fan here and I was just saying last week, without the benefit of stats or the all-22, that we had the worst offense in the league. I've seen the Pats' lows, highs and now this low. While I'd love to say that 6 Superbowls will make someone not care about a bad season, it's win every year baby! 🙂 Won't be this year for sure. Cheers!

We tell ourselves that we want Brett to highlight great play, great players, and great teams; but we all know these are the videos we click on fastest.

Hi Brett, im a fan of your content, to me the main problem is Belichick, for years he could draft average players because Brady could make it work most of the time somehow, problem he now has is he doesn't have Brady and Mac Jones sure as he'll isn't Tom Brady, I won't pile on the guy but at best hes an average NFL QB,, Bill hasn't changed his drafting philosophy and hes still drafting very average offensive players, he no longer has a guy who can get rid of the ball early and can pick the best option quickly, at the very least Bob Kraft should ask Bill not to be GM anymore and bring a guy in for GM and just let Bill coach, if he won't do it, they should wave goodbye to Bill

This guy makes complex parts of football seem so easy to understand. I look forward to every video he posts! Good ass work

The explanation on the first segment (patriots Oline compared to chiefs) was so easy to understand and made so much sense. Bravo and thank you for explaining football like that

Best football KZfaqr imo. Breakdowns are super informative and easy to digest. As a Giants fan, I'd love a breakdown about why they're so terrible this year :)

Agreed on this. But you can see from year 1 Mac Jones has what it takes when he has competent coaching around him. He needs coaching and he needs a team, the OL isn't doing their jobs, the receivers aren't doing their jobs. Jones is taking some brutal hits back there. He's showing shell shock and still has a 64.2% completion rate. Like watching a QB play for the Browns, you cant throw a QB into a Blender and expect he wont be unharmed.

Always a good day when Brett uploads.

Bill shouldn't be fired as coach. But he needs to either step down or be relieved of his GM role. I personally think that doing that could save them from folding altogether.

Fantastic video Brett. You break things down in a way that makes them so easy to understand while being complex and informative. For casual fans its hard to understand what has gone wrong with the Patriots but the nuance of explaining all the different failures and how they react with each other is great, it makes so much more sense.

As a patriots fan this breaks my heart, after 2021 i feel like we shower a great deal of promise for the future. But last year shit just got off the rails. The struggles with patricia really derailed macs development and now we're to the point of no return. Outside of rhamondre stevenson and practically the entire defense, we need to start brand new with new faces and new attitudes.

Really love how you did this video. Would love to see you breakdown some Panthers offensive film.

The thing is, you ask a lot when the man has to run for his life to extend plays to trust his O-line in the few situations it holds up. He does throw WAY too often across the field and teams take advantage of it

Posting this on Friday the 13th is a real choice Brett 😂

Imagine watching Mac Jones shine w/ elite weaponry at Alabama, just to fail to put anything around him that resembled what he looked like at his absolute best.

Appreciate the two decades of Brady, doing it with no namers

THANK YOU BRETT. New England Media is a horror show and the fan base on the whole has been the "Pancakes and Waffles" tweet when it comes to blame. I've been on Bill's needed to go since 2019, when it came out he was going to trade Gronk to the Lions if not for Brady and Kraft stepping in. Bill just has not adapted to the modern NFL in any meaningful way, which includes defense because any QB that can move he can't figure out. It's just time for the big red button in NEW and I hope it happens ASAP

Great job breaking down the O-line play. I would love a deeper dive on the offensive coaching/play calling. I often feel like its a big part of the problem when teams sputter this hard. If the offense is poorly coached, and poorly drafted/managed, then change does need to start from the top down. I think Belichek is used to getting players cheap because they were willing to play for less on a Superbowl contender team. Now he’s just being stubborn and cheap and its hurting the team.

You know, when Tom Brady left, we heard he wasn't going to be able to do anything because the "genius" of Belichek is what made him so good. And he no longer has Belichek with him. Well, since Brady left, Brady has a ring while the Patriots have gone downhill more and more everybyear. MAYBE, just maybe it was Brady who had more of an impact than Belichek.

I've been a Patriots fan since I was 5 years old. I never thought I'd see the day where we aren't even competitive in games. Hopefully we'll be able to bounce back in the future

Thank you! Question. If mac backs up instead of stepping up in the pocket and the edge gets him, does that count as a pressure against the oline. My eyes tell me he backs up into the way, opens his hips flat to the line and try to use only arm strength. All the passes even in a winning game are slow and late so the recievers have to stop or slow allowing the corners to catch up. I rarely see him drive the ball so it gets to the reciever in step and leading them. I dont know if Parker or borne or hunter are slow or bad, I think the ball place and timing are so bad they can't run at full speed

Thank you so much for the reverse Kollmann curse hugeee win verse the bills 1 week later

Who is this Brett who uploads during daylight hours 🤔

As a Liberty fan, Demario Douglas is a dawg in my opinion. Like a discount Zay Flowers with how shifty he is, great steal for the Pats in the 6th round (I believe)!

Agree. A total rebuild is needed. Patriots have the worst receiving corps in NFL, along with the Giants and maybe Colts. Panthers have Thelin at least. Their OL is sub average, with no depth. Agree Mac is not the answer though. Bill is still good at X's and O's, but you are right he should not be the GM. The good news is rebuilds don't need to take 10 years like they did back in the 1990s. Some teams have really turned things around in 2-3 seasons. New England could do the same. But they need a LOT of change, and a LOT of work.

Thanks for your in detail breakdowns love your videos and the podcast Channel have a great day

As a dolphins fan, this is glorious…. I hope they keep these guys forever

Thanks for the tips Kollmann, they really helped

Fantastic episode. I knew the offense had issues but I didn’t think it was to the point where it’s borderline unfixable without massive changes throughout the entire unit.

Huh I wonder if that 12 fella made this all work

You nailed it at the end. It is a confluence of problems making each other worse. However, literally the easiest fix is replacing Jones, because you can find a better (maybe not very good but better) quarterback-easily-than find multiple O-Linemen that can stay healthy or multiple receivers. But with the loss of their two best defensive players, the season is over with, so they might as well try something.

it feels like all the diffrent parts of the offense are all slightly worse than they need to be which would be manageable on tis own and there is also no part of the offense to acutally bail them out. I am not convinced if you trade Purdy for Mac Jones the situation changes in big way for either organisation. and maybe Belichick needs to learn that a normal QB neeeds a bit more assets than the GOAT and he needs to build an elite defense with less capspace than he is used to. The bad Special teams also tell a really bad story about the overall quality of the roster.

The play at 10:00 I recognized from the Wildcard blowout in Buffalo a few years ago. I saw the receiver come wide open and then Mac left the throw 10 yards short and it got picked. Same exact play. Nearly the same ball placement

I'm so ready for this after watching them every week

The Patriots are so bad right now it's gonna take more than one season to fix.

This video has been my favorite part of the patriots season so far. Love the content and the delivery. Hope we see some improvement from the team at some point this year

as a pats fan, the oline might be the worst case scenario. interior is supposed to be good yet they've regressed HARD, generating no gaps or push on runs and then being ass on pass blocking reps. theyre just god awful

As a Steelers fan, when you said the Patriots have one of the worst offenses, I was like: "Have you seen the Steelers yet?" Then you mention they will be the next video, so I wasn't disappointed 😂

Honestly, I feel sorry for Mac Jones. Yes he has played bad but at the same time this is all on Bill Belichick for not putting the necessary pieces around a Young quarterback who's on a rookie contract.

Love these videos!

that last clip of belicheck throwing challenge flag at ref lmao

Next Off-Season: Brett continues his series: Rebuilding the worst teams. Patriots: Hello. How do you plan to improve us? Brett: Just go away... Pleeeeease.

As a pats fan, I think every single offensive starter needs to be replaced

Excellent breakdown of problems, potential solutions and direction of the team! Actually I dont' find the video depressing at all for the reasons of clarity I mentioned earlier. Well that and the fact that I'm a life long Dolphins fan... Serious about the quality of your video though!

Seahawks: Hold my beer... Geno: I'ma throw 2 picks, go 0 for 7 in the red zone, and take an eternity to go through my reads while my makeshift offensive line snaps and cracks under pressure.

As a pats fan it’s been a great run man but we need to tank and grab Caleb out the draft

Let us all give thanks to Brett in advance for the upcoming 40 burger the Pats are gonna drop on the raiders this weekend

😂😂😂”I’m not going this year for obvious reasons “ an “I don’t suggest you to look at the offense plays” had me rolling bro ! I honestly think Mac confidence is gone, that’s why he playing so scary an shitty

Bill bellicheck Basically punish the offense by getting rid of the 1 WR that got separation & was the QBs favorite weapon & who he could actually rely on in jakoby Myers Bill got rid of him cus he talked back On top of that Mac Jones has never been a strong QB his greatest strength was being smart which we all know that isn't the case right now

as a pats fan im so happy u made this. so many pats fans cannot understand that its kinda everyone's fault. i feel like week in week out pats twitter has to blame only ONE person, mac or bill or the WRs or the OL and its so frustrating bc its legit all, mac lost his confidence he had, he lost his weapons. he lost his Oline, and most importantly he lost a OC who put him in the best spots with players put in spots to help him. i think the game has started to pass bill and while ill forever love him as the best coach of all time he's clearly a D coach and nothing more. hopefully the rebuild isn't TOOOO long

Brett, I've noticed more cases of "friendly fire" on punt returns recently, where someone on the receiving team backs into, or is pushed into, the punt returner. Is there a reason for this change, or am I just noticing something that has always been happening?

There’s not a qb alive who could have ever made that work. Mac still had a 64.9 completion percentage which is higher than Brady’s career average. Thats actually very impressive. People want to point to his interceptions… had he played all 17 games he was on pace to throw 18 interceptions, which is how many Josh Allen threw last year. Not only did he have no weapons, nearly the entire roster turned over from his rookie year, which was 3 years ago. Myers, Agalor, Shaq Mason, Isaiah Wynn, Joni Smith, oh, and they let Thuny walk the year Mac showed up. He was all pro last year and all those other guys are starters.

On Mac's interception, it's even worse as he has a touchdown over the top if he goes deep. Where you have it paused at 13:42, he's got a receiver with 2 yards of separation in front of a stumbling DB with no one behind him at the 23 yard line

Great breakdown! Subscribed.

This video makes me so happy. Only twenty more years of this will really make it complete. Keep up the good work, Pats!

Bill literally let the 1 good WR that he's drafted in his whole entire career walk out the door over personal feelings and to spite his QB that says all u need to know about him needing to be the coach going further

17:20 Genuinely expected you to say "If you're here this late in the episode, you're probably a Jets or Bills fan."

Brady; I'll sign team-friendly contracts if you surround me with talent. Bill; Cool. 2023; You ought notta lied, Bill.

Now I know what all the rest of the NFL felt like during the 2001-2019 seasons.....the disgust! It won't wash off!

I know I won’t be able to go to foxborough this season because I’m in college, but I’ve never wanted to go up there from TX more than I do right now & im a patriots fan

Casual Jags fan here, and that pick at 12:35... that was pure rookie Bortles execution. Awkward rollout, telegraphed duck to a bad 1-on-1 matchup with the corner waiting to just grab some takeout and go. Now, under Gus Bradley, this was actually *schemed*, but yeah. Not exactly a comparison that gives you a lot of hope for things turning around for Mac.

OC Bill O’Brien lost his offensive charms as head coach with the Texans and Bill Belichick hoped he would re-energize Mac Jones.

Ayo I kinda have a bit of a vision for what the pats should do. 1. I think it’s time they move in from belichick he’s just lost his magic with the team and also fire the O line coach too. they should also ship Mac Jones off to another team, he just hasn’t been looking good anymore these past few seasons. They should get a New Head Coach, New General Manager, and get a new QB in the offseason 2. If they end up getting a high draft pick or 1st overall, they should get Caleb Williams as their new QB. I know they won’t automatically be a one year turn around but they can work well with him overtime orthey can sign a QB in free agency in the offseason but idk if that will happen. 4. The pats need to use the remaining of their cap space to get some Star talent in their roster and also get an actual GM since they haven’t really done anything in free agency. To rebuild and give the offense some new weapons, they need to sign either some good WRs who will become free agents next year like Mike Evans or OBJ, etc. they should also try and focus on getting the O line back together and having everyone play healthy while having a new O line coach too. It might take a few years to get everything back together but that’s kinda what I think they should do and If belichick refuses to give up his GM duties then we just have to let him go.

I looked it up because I was curious. The Patriots are one of only 5 teams since the founding of the AFL to score 3 or fewer points combined and lose by at least 34 in back-to-back games-only the 1960 Bears, 1961 Raiders, 1978 Colts, and 1987 Falcons did that, and they all finished their seasons near the bottom of the league. I'm so glad it's finally over.

the fact that the steelers have almost the same problems as us(I said almost) and they're somehow 6-4 will forever keep them the luckiest team in the NFL in my eyes

As a panthers fan, I see this as an absolute win

I find the narrative around the Patriots and the Seahawks to be really interesting. On one hand, Belichick seems to be really struggling after losing Brady, implying it was Brady that was the real driving force. On the other hand, Wilson seems to be struggling without Carrol, implying it was Pete who was in the right. Just goes to show that sometimes its the coach, sometimes its the QB. And in the case of Jones and Belichick, sometimes its both.

As a patriots fan. This is mostly on Belichick. He doesn’t re-sign Jacobi Meyers, who was Mac’s safety target. Doesn’t go and get a Tackle like Orlando Brown, and gives Mac 3 OC’s in 3 seasons.

Worst offense in the NFL? That' can't be true Dak Prescott is still starting for Dallas and Mike McCarthy is still calling plays for the Cowboy offense... Seriously though... it's nice to see the clock finally struck 12 for Bill and that he has finally turned back into a pumpkin. The man literally has exactly 2 winning seasons in 27 years of coaching where Tom Brady wasn't the starter. I'm not kidding go look it up, 9 seasons without Brady and only 2 winning records without him. It's not that the game passed the man by or that he has too much control as GM it's that Brady had enough talent to carry the offense and that allowed Bill just to focus on the defense which he really is pretty good at. But as a head coach he has never proven that he could win without a generational talent like Brady at QB.

You nailed it right on the head. This is 100% about trust. I don’t think Mac trusts his offensive line. I don’t think the offensive line trusts each other. I don’t think the WR room is confident enough in receiving a catchable ball. And ultimately the coaching staff and the players do not trust each other

Really good episode, but one thing is why is dome of the in-game footage looking blown out? Is that just source?

I'm going to tell you a secret. This season was a tank. I know it's hard to believe and it never ever happens in the NFL, but, in the spring of 2023 it was decided that Mayo would take over as head coach for 2024 and Bill was asked to get things set up. He did just that. Make sure the defense is fin and ready for action in 2024 and make sure the offense loses 13 games so that two important goals can be achieved. Get Mayo a bunch of high draft picks and get the team one of the weakest schedules in the NFL for 2024. Mission accomplished.

For more than 10 years, I've been told that all it takes for the Patriots and Belichick to win multiple Super Bowls is an average QB. Shockingly, it turns out that's very much not the case.

Tom Brady covered Bill's ass for years. That guy's a good coach, but a *terrible* GM, especially when it comes to offensive skill position players. Randy Moss was his only hit in a decade, and Tom still got them 6 super bowls.

As a Patriots fan, I'm putting most of this blame towards Bill O'Brien. You'd expect this offense to be better than last year considering the success O'Brien had with Jones in college, but it is far from that. Mac Jones found so much success in college and in his rookie year when he is right next to the center running RPO's and play actions, and he's done none of that. Almost every pass play the Patriots run is either some shotgun variation or a screen pass. I know that the receiving talent isn't anything special, but even in the Tom Brady era we didn't have crazy weapons from top to bottom other than Randy Moss, Gronk and Edelman to some extent. I think it's time for this team to hit the reset button on this team rather than try to compete with this horrible offense.

Start with the O line. A cigar store Indian has more mobility than Trent Brown. Mac Jones sucks. Constant poor decisions on his part has lead to numerous pick-6's. Don't discount Belichick's stubbornness. He's has never taken ownership of all the terrible draft choices and the loses of good players because he won't pay them what they're worth. Bob Kraft needs to thank BB for all past Championships, then show him the door.

Love your stuff.

Thank you for this video Brett. The patriots are a complete mess. I knew that the good times would not last forever, but holy hell this is a really low point to hit. As a pats fan, I think it’s time to clean house. I’ll always love Belichek, but it can not be ignored that in the last four years he has made some really bad blunders, both with personal and clock management. Every coach reaches a point where the league evolves past them. It took Belichek 35 years, but he is reaching the point where his style is outdated. I would say they need to tank, but their lack of roster talent means they don’t have a choice. Mac Jones cannot be the quarterback for much longer either way.

Brett we really all want to know, WHAT and HOW did the Patriots ship sink this badly? Yes, We know Brady was the entire offense and basically the patriot way, but WHAT happened in the coaching and staffing department? How did that fail so badly. Was Bill's complete focus on how to continue to build a Dynasty made him forget to check up on the staff and keep that a well lubricated machine as it always has been? (minus not listening to his scouts of course for the many amazing players the pats could have gotten) but what happened Bill? This is on you.

As a Patriots fan, I knew this season was coming & I accepted it in the summer, its probably why this is all not that painful for me. The signs were there if you paid attention. Our only decent O lineman is Cole Strange, everyone else can go to hell respectfully. Our receivers and tight ends are slow and would’t start on atleast 25 teams in the NFL. Not only are they slow, Mac has a noodle arm + poor mechanics/decision making which makes things worse for everyone. The defense is good, just young & now hurt because the offense can’t keep them off the field. I never liked Mac, but believe me when I say this coaching staff broke him last year. Don’t be surprised when ya’ll see Will Grier and Malik Cunningham sharing snaps by week 12. We are truly in hell

As a Pats fan looking for some ray of hope: Any thoughts on Zappe?

to put it mildly for Mac Jones, is it that he is either not confident in the o-line or his own ability, or he panics at the first sign of trouble, or both, from what I am seeing, it is both. this is usually indicative of someone playing for a team that is playing badly, the longer it goes on for, the worse it gets, I have seen this all too often here in Australia with the AFL, where we have seen teams getting buried, but it takes a while before they dig themselves out of that problem, and a lot of it is self-inflicted as well.

Great vid,I agree sadly,its gonna be a rough season possibly next few seasons

Hey guy, I've heard of you. Good analysis. Subscribed.

AS A PATS FAN WHO HAS SEEN BRADY IN FOXBOROUGH DONT GO ANYTIME SOON BUT THE ATMOSPHERE IN FOXBOROUGH IS AMAZING

note about Demario Douglas: Out with concussion. Makes Pats have negative playmakers. as a pats fan we should honestly re-hire Cam Newton