{"id":10543,"date":"2023-01-24T13:18:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T13:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/patriots-hire-bill-obrien-as-offensive-coordinator\/"},"modified":"2023-01-24T13:18:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T13:18:45","slug":"patriots-hire-bill-obrien-as-offensive-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/patriots-hire-bill-obrien-as-offensive-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots hire Bill O&#8217;Brien as offensive coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The New England Patriots will have an official offensive coordinator in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots will name Bill O&#8217;Brien as their new offensive coordinator, Phil Perry confirmed Tuesday morning.  ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter was the first to report O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s hiring.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-link embed-tw\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">The Patriots have an offensive coordinator. One person familiar with the team&#8217;s interview process told me that Bill O&#8217;Brien was the &#8220;obvious choice&#8221; for a long time.  https:\/\/t.co\/CmcDjAhOUT<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilAPerry\/status\/1617866409220112385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 24, 2023<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>O&#8217;Brien was one of five candidates interviewed for the New England OC job, but his familiarity with both the Patriots and quarterback Mac Jones made him a clear frontrunner. was regarded. A native of Andover, Massachusetts, he spent five years as an assistant with the Patriots from 2007 until 2011, when he was the team&#8217;s offensive coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Brien spent the last two seasons at the University of Alabama as Nick Saban&#8217;s offensive coordinator, and after O&#8217;Brien was hired in 2021, Jones actually helped O&#8217;Brien learn the Crimson Tide offense.<\/p>\n<p>The 53-year-old will take over offensive play calling responsibilities from Matt Patricia, who assumed that responsibility as the team&#8217;s senior football advisor and offensive line coach in 2022. The organization believes he will not be with the team in 2023.<\/p>\n<h3>Curran: How far are the Patriots from the NFL elite?<\/h3>\n<p>O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s return to the organization would be welcome after Jones and the Patriots&#8217; offense struggled under Patricia, who was calling offensive play for the first time in his career after the departure of Josh McDaniels in 2021. It&#8217;s a sight to behold.  In 2022, he was ranked 26th in the NFL with the worst red zone offense in the league, with only 42.2% of his possessions in the red zone he scored touchdowns on 42.2%.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Ad Slot --><\/p>\n<p>After leaving the Patriots in 2011, O&#8217;Brien head coached Penn State in 2012 and 2013 before spending seven seasons as the Houston Texans head coach, going 52-48 and making four playoff appearances. got the right.  Starting in 2021, he will join the Crimson Tide as an offensive coordinator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script><\/p>\n<p>!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)<\/p>\n<p>{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?<\/p>\n<p>n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};<\/p>\n<p>if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';<\/p>\n<p>n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;<\/p>\n<p>t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];<\/p>\n<p>s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',<\/p>\n<p>'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p>function getCookie(cname) {\n    let name = cname + \"=\";\n    let decodedCookie = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);\n    let ca = decodedCookie.split(';');\n    for (let i = 0; i < ca.length; i++) {\n        let c = ca[i];\n        while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {\n            c = c.substring(1);\n        }\n        if (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {\n            return c.substring(name.length, c.length);\n        }\n    }\n    return \"\";\n}\n\n\n  if (getCookie('usprivacy') === '1YYN') {\n    fbq('dataProcessingOptions', ['LDU'], 0, 0);\n  }\n  \n\nfbq('init', '674090812743125');\n\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiX2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5iY3Nwb3J0cy5jb20vYm9zdG9uL3BhdHJpb3RzL3BhdHJpb3RzLWhpcmluZy1iaWxsLW9icmllbi1uZXctb2ZmZW5zaXZlLWNvb3JkaW5hdG9y0gFjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjc3BvcnRzLmNvbS9ib3N0b24vcGF0cmlvdHMvcGF0cmlvdHMtaGlyaW5nLWJpbGwtb2JyaWVuLW5ldy1vZmZlbnNpdmUtY29vcmRpbmF0b3I_YW1w?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The New England Patriots will have an official offensive coordinator in 2023. 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