The Patriots today announced that they will not hire a defensive coordinator to replace the outgoing Dean Pees. Bill Belichick will be de facto coordinator. Of course, Bill Belichick is also the de facto offensive coordinator. The Patriots will be the first team since… well, since anybody can remember to have no official coordinators. Belichick can’t possibly run things on both sides of the ball, so this probably turns QB coach Bill O’Brien into the new de facto OC, the same path Josh McDaniels traveled. read more
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Patriots to Go Without Coordinators in 2010
