#ANOTHER WORD FOR RUNNING ITS COURSE INSTALL#

Behind the scenes of the play-calling process So, I’m sure any changes have to be OK’ed with him before they're implemented in the offense. It’s not like he just gave the reins to Matt Patricia and Joe Judge and said, 'Do whatever you want to do.'īelichick has had his hand in the architectural part of this offense since it started. I don't know if the Patriots are starting from ground zero on offense. From what I understand, they might have changed some of the communication by using words instead of numbers to simplify things, but it’s not so dramatic where they don’t understand what’s going on.īill Belichick also has to be on board with any changes. That was the most challenging situation I’ve been in. So, we basically went into the first week of the season with a new offense that we had to learn on the fly for the first three weeks. Todd wasn’t used to Chan's system, so he changed the whole system - all the terminology and all the fundamentals that we’d learned over the past few months - to something he understood better so he could call the plays. If you think this is a lot of change.ĭuring my first season with Kansas City in 2009, we spent a whole offseason learning Chan Gailey’s offense, which was brand new to me because it had completely different terminology than what I was used to in New England.īut about a week before the season - right after our last preseason game - Chan and head coach Todd Haley weren’t getting along, and Chan left the team. And every offensive coordinator operates differently, so you have to adjust to that.īut it's not like the Patriots are reinventing the wheel. It's a challenge for the quarterback, who has to have a clear understanding of where his wide receivers are going and the characteristics of every route. It's a challenge for the offensive line in terms of how they’re calling protections.

#ANOTHER WORD FOR RUNNING ITS COURSE INSTALL#

Any time you install a new offense, it’s a challenge for everybody.

Another word for running its course