The New England Patriots could go without naming an offensive coordinator this year.
With the departure of Josh McDaniels, the Patriots returned Joe Judge and named him an offensive assistant. Judge coached special teams for eight seasons for the Patriots and he then spent two years as the New York Giants’ head coach — finishing with a 10-23 record.
Because of his lack of offensive experience, the thought remained that Bill O’Brien would return to Foxborough and take the offensive coordinator position. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport said on Thursday that the Patriots plan to use Judge and a group of other coaches to handle the offensive duties.