During his weekly appearance on WEEI’s “Ordway, Merloni & Fauria,” Bill Belichick was asked about the New England Patriots’ lack of production from the tight end position.
The coach’s response was telling.
“Overall, we need more production offensively, period,” Belichick said. “We only had 14 first downs (in Sunday’s 18-12 loss to the Denver Broncos). I think we probably had more production out of the tight end position in this game than we’ve had all year.”
That last part is both accurate and highly problematic for New England’s offense.
Ryan Izzo caught three passes on three targets for 38 yards against the Broncos, equaling his previous season total in the first category and nearly matching it in the third.