Sometimes it can be instructive to look back in order to look ahead. And if you look back a ways, you can find a situation in which it was hazy -- at least to those outside One Patriot Place -- as to who was running Bill Belichick's offense.
That's of course how things look at the moment in Foxboro. Hazy.
During a recent practice open to Patriots reporters, Joe Judge looked like a quarterbacks coach and passing-game coordinator. Matt Patricia looked like an offensive line coach and run-game coordinator. And Belichick himself appeared to be relaying plays to Mac Jones during certain 11-on-11 periods.