The numerous changes seen on the sidelines in New England this offseason have been a major talking point heading into an important year for the team. With training camp opening, the Patriots assistants’ job titles have been finalized, leaving plenty of unanswered questions. 
As noted by PFF’s Doug Kyed (on Twitter), official titles have been given to, among others, Joe Judge and Matt Patricia. The former is listed as an offensive assistant/quarterbacks, while the latter will serve as a senior football advisor/offensive line. The news confirms the roles for those two returnees, which had previously been reported.
Working with the team’s QBs will be new for Judge, who established himself as a HC candidate with his special teams work during his first stint with the Patriots. How quickly he adapts to the new role will be critical to New England’s success, as Mac Jones enters his all-important second NFL campaign. Likewise, Patricia will be in relatively unfamiliar territory; he hasn’t worked with the team’s o-line since 2005, and made a name for himself on the defensive side of the ball.
Also among the takeaways from this announcement is the fact that no coach is identified as an offensive or defensive coordinator. Play-calling duties have been up in the air on offense in particular, with Patricia initially tapped as the favorite for the role. Uncertainty isn’t new in this regard for the Patriots, however; as Kyed tweets, New England operated without an OC in 2010, and haven’t formally had a DC since 2017.
A great deal of attention will be paid to the ex-HCs in the return to the Patriots’ sideline in 2022. The exact duties of each, as they emerge throughout the season, will no doubt be subject to significant scrutiny.
So Bill named a ST & a DC coach to run the offense; with a 2nd year QB? Brilliant strategy. Bill is staining his legacy.
What’s your legacy?
A happily married man for 18 years and two great teenagers heading in the right direction. That’s my legacy.
So that makes you an expert ? You’re a legend in your own mind
That’s on top of serving your country as a Marine. Bravo arty!
Bills legacy is as solid as anything on this earth.
He has earned the right to be given the benefit of the doubt. Makes no sense but many of his prior moves didn’t either. That’s his legacy
What a joke. Bill is losing it
I like these because when this sh it blows up in Bill face Kraft won’t/hopefully hire any of these guy as the next head coach especially not fat boy,Judge or Bill’s hillbilly kids Mayo would be the only on I would consider but he’d be a long shot
So If Kraft doesn’t move on from Bill he should at the very least bring in a GM and take some power away from Bill
I was hoping for Harry to remain to become the secondary coach.
I can’t believe Trump has normalized adult name-calling. Our country is pathetically childish right now.
I’m not one for bashing Belichick because he has an extensive track record of greatness, but Judge’s title is hilarious. The guy who finished 31 of 32 in points scored in both of his years with the Giants and mentored Daniel Jones into two years of regression is going to be the QB coach and offensive assistant. At the helm for one of the most embarrassing plays in Giants history (the double kneel down) is going to be assisting the offense. Talk about failing upwards.
I’ll let the Lions fans properly rip the Patricia title, but as a Giants fan, I have to question Belichick’s mental state for running with Joe Judge.
Belichick cronies go running back to Foxboro whenever they fail elsewhere. The only ones who don’t get that are Cheatriots groupies such as Mike Lupica and Gary Myers.
You can manipulate job titles all you want but at the end of the day your either a coach that gets players to perform to their potential or your not. Maybe Belichick wants the staff roles murky to protect his old buddies from accountability but ultimately Bill is going to take the heat if the Patriots flop.