The New England Patriots are reeling after getting blown out on Monday Night Football by the Kansas City Chiefs. The defense was bad and the offense was worse. But don’t tell the coaches that it’s panic time. At 2-2, the Patriots are still tied atop the AFC East with many games to be played. Coordinator Josh McDaniels thinks that will add up to a quick rebound from a team that’s used to winning as the season rolls along.
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“We obviously have to do a lot better, starting with me,” McDaniels said per CSNNE. There is no shortcut to that, but we’ve got a lot of players that have played a lot of good football here before. We know it’s a long season. We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us. We know that it’s going to be critical for us to get better and improve each week.”
The Patriots have looked mediocre at best on offense for three of their first four games and it’s probably harder for Patriots fans to internalize the coaches’ message even as they know that history suggests Tom Brady and the offense always recover after bad losses. Perhaps it was the prime time nature of this beatdown, but things feel different this time, which is why McDaniels went to bat for his guys while also acknowledging that it’s time for the team to step up.
“You can have patience,” McDaniels continued, “but I think you also need to make strides each week, too. Our focus is going to be on that going forward, and we’ve got a really difficult challenge ahead of us this Sunday with Cincinnati.”
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