Patriots are one step closer to joining the NFL's best coaching trend with offensive coordinator update
New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo (man, still feels weird to not type Bill Belichick after the words head coach) has the perfect opportunity to jump on the NFL's best coaching trend. As the team continues its search for their next offensive coordinator, the Patriots announced they interviewed Houston Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson. […]
New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo (man, still feels weird to not type Bill Belichick after the words head coach) has the perfect opportunity to jump on the NFL's best coaching trend.
As the team continues its search for their next offensive coordinator, the Patriots announced they interviewed Houston Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson.
Johnson should be considered one of the best OC candidates around the league because of the work he's done with the rapidly rising C.J. Stroud. While we shouldn't take any merit away from the quarterback, it's clear Stroud took a huge leap from his final college football season to his first year in the league. Johnson has been a huge part of that.
As the Patriots are likely going to pick a quarterback with the third overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, it'll be imperative that they get the right man commanding the offense.
Additionally, Johnson fits the best coaching trend in the league: Being a member of the Kyle Shanahan/Sean McVay coaching tree. Johnson has worked under OC Bobby Slowik and previously was a part of Kevin O'Connell's staff in Minnesota as assistant QB coach.
As Patriots.com's Evan Lazar and Mike Dussault point out, Johnson appears to be the perfect candidate as he "checks most boxes: an up-and-coming offensive mind, a history of developing quarterbacks, and experience in the McVay/Shanahan offense."
Johnson also played professional quarterback between 2011 and 2016, jumping around preseason rosters and practice squads.
Speaking of the Shanahan/McVay tree, the Patriots also interviewed Zac Robinson and Nick Caley, who have been part of McVay's regime with the Rams.
A large part of Mayo's success will hinge on the staff he builds in New England. The biggest aspect of that will be all about getting the right man to coach up whoever they pick at quarterback at No. 3 overall. Or if they don't, whoever follows the Mac Jones era.
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