Joe Judge’s tenure as head coach of the New York Giants did not go well, and that seems to have carried over to his return to New England.
The Patriots offensive assistant and quarterback coach worked with Matt Patricia and Bill Belichick to guide Mac Jones and company.But for the 2022 season it was a disaster Because of that, Patricia received most of the anti-aircraft guns, but the judges didn’t land any favorable treatment either.
The 41-year-old assistant reportedly “phased out” During the season, according to Boston Herald’s Andrew Callahan and Karen Grezian. expected to command He played a major role on the New England staff and could have helped the former Giants head coach rebound from a 4-13 campaign before the season.
The Boston Herald reported that “Joe Judge later suspected he was in the long process of being phased out.” Sharing call sheets was a big change from training camp, the judge also coached across positions during practice and other assistants gave his talking points to the players during drills. I was forced to make corrections from time to time.
A source told Greggian and Callahan:
Judges reportedly “rubbed people the wrong way” when trying to go all out in team meetings. provoked anger of Belichick and Jones who “hated” the judge.
The Boston Herald wrote, “When Patricia was attacked from the outside as the face of the attack, the judge drew more and more criticism from within. Explosions with words were not uncommon, and Jones’ confidence in position coaches was virtually non-existent.”