Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has a major Matt Patricia problem

There was once upon a time when most New England Patriots fans laid their trust in Bill Belichick.  Through the abrupt roster decisions, the head-scratching draft decisions and all the “4th-and-2” type sideline decisions, fans believed and trusted in the coach, oh how we trusted.

Of course, when AFC Championship appearances and Super Bowl victories as the result those miscues always ended up as minor blunders.  But when there is no winning, when there is no Tom Brady to cover up inefficiencies within the roster, when the players aren’t buying in, that ego of Belichick just might be his calling card.

If fans see it, there is no doubt the team’s biggest fan, which so happen to be team owner Robert Kraft sees it.  The game has simply passed Belichick by.  The Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins has his number, and the New York Jets are a quarterback away from having his number and his counter to all of this was deciding that failed head coach Matt Patricia could be successful as an offensive playcaller.

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick feels ‘good’ about Patricia the playcaller

Though a good defensive coordinator during his first stint with the Patriots, Patricia wasn’t anyone’s favorite guy while in Detroit.  In fact, Matthew Stafford refused New England as a destination because he wanted far away from the guy with the pencil in his ear.  After seeing what Mac Jones mouthed in Patricia’s  direction following the team’s 24-10 loss to the Bills, the Patriots second-year quarterback is trending in that direction.

What is Belichick’s response to the turmoil brewing on the offensive side of the ball?

Well, in classic Belichick fashion, he is sticking with his ego.  While it would be hard to make major changes at this point in the season, a legendary coach like Belichick could certainly find some adjustments to make because he must see Patricia just isn’t it as a play caller, but that’s not what he is telling the media.

"“The system that we have in place I feel good about, which includes the offensive staff, includes me, includes whatever the whole process is,” Belichick said this week, via WEEI."

To admit he doesn’t feel good would be admitting his idea of Patricia and Joe Judge on offensive is a colossal failure.  Blame it on the players all you want, but Mac Jones and playmakers like Kendrick Bourne, Jonnu Smith, Hunter Henry, Nelson Agholor and even second-round pick Tyquan Thornton not living up to expectations probably has a lot to do with them not buying into whatever it is Patricia is trying to do on offense.

With all those continuous screens that go nowhere, the offense moves backwards more often than not unless Patriots dynamic running back Rhamondre Stevenson is running through defenses.  With some of the play calls at crucial moments in games, fans start to wonder if the Patriots are even trying to win games.

According to Belichick, that is not the case.

"“Whatever plays we call this week are to try to win.  Whatever plays we called last week were to try to win. …You can like them or not like them.  I get that.  But whatever we’ve done, it was to try to be as productive as we can and to beat whichever team we were playing.”"

If you say so, Bill.  While the Patriots offensive line and lack of execution has played a major role in this offensive disaster, the common symptom is the man calling the plays.  If the players don’t believe in what they are doing, the concentration isn’t going to be there.  So, this week against the Arizona Cardinals will tell the story.

Will Belichick rally his troops or continue to lose the locker room because of the Patricia effect?