The Patriots certainly had more issues at the end of the 2021 season than their offense alone. But make no mistake: their offense wasn’t exactly lighting things up as New England skidded toward a frustrating finish to last year’s campaign.
NBC Sports Boston Patriots insider Phil Perry gave some insight into why that might have been based on conversations he had with other teams at the NFL Combine about New England and its future with Mac Jones.
The gist: opposing defenses “were not threatened” by the Patriots.
“They were a very easy offense — easy offense, they were a top-10 offense in terms of points scored, so they were efficient — but they were a relatively easy offense to defend,” relayed Perry on the Patriots Talk Podcast.