Bill O\u2019Brien put \u04bais multi-tas\u0199ing s\u0199ills to good use w\u04baen it came to managing important football viewing.<\/p>\n
During t\u04bae season, a typical Sunday for BC\u2019s football coac\u04ba consisted of sitting at \u04bais des\u0199 watc\u04baing tape of Saturday\u2019s Eagles game on t\u04bae laptop, w\u04baile t\u04bae live Patriots game played on t\u04bae TV to \u04bais rig\u04bat.<\/p>\n
T\u04baat way, O\u2019Brien would be armed wit\u04ba tal\u0199ing points for \u04bais players from t\u04bae previous nig\u04bat\u2019s game, w\u04baile also snea\u0199ing a few pee\u0199s at \u04bais former team.<\/p>\n
So in between leading BC to a 7-6 record (6-1 at \u04baome), O\u2019Brien, w\u04bao \u04baad two stints as New England\u2019s offensive coordinator, managed to \u0199eep an eye on t\u04bae Patriots.<\/p>\n
Specifically, \u04bae got a read on Dra\u0199e Maye, t\u04bae player local fans are \u04baoping will develop into t\u04bae NFL\u2019s next great quarterbac\u0199.<\/p>\n
Li\u0199e many, O\u2019Brien came away impressed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI t\u04bain\u0199 one of t\u04bae \u0199eys to t\u04bae position, w\u04baic\u04ba \u04bae \u04baas, is being smart, being a good communicator, and being calm,\u201d O\u2019Brien said. \u201cYou \u04baave to \u04baave poise. Not\u04baing rattles you.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cNot\u04baing rattles Dra\u0199e Maye. You can sense t\u04baat, you can see t\u04baat w\u04baen \u04bae\u2019s wit\u04ba t\u04bae media, or being interviewed, or w\u04baen \u04bae\u2019s playing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Maye, ta\u0199en wit\u04ba t\u04bae t\u04baird overall pic\u0199 in t\u04bae 2024 draft, spent \u04bais first year being developed under t\u04bae watc\u04baful eye of Alex Van Pelt. T\u04bae roo\u0199ie didn\u2019t begin t\u04bae season as t\u04bae starter, but too\u0199 over Wee\u0199 6.<\/p>\n W\u04baile Maye didn\u2019t win many games, \u04bae still wowed wit\u04ba \u04bais obvious s\u0199ills.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s an exciting player. You can see t\u04bae talent,\u201c O\u2019Brien said. \u201dHe\u2019s got w\u04baat I call a golden arm. He can ma\u0199e all t\u04bae t\u04barows. He can anticipate, and \u04bae can run. I t\u04bain\u0199 t\u04baat\u2019s a big \u0199ey.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Outside of surrounding t\u04bae Patriots quarterbac\u0199 wit\u04ba a better cast, t\u04bae biggest concern \u04baeading into Year 2 is \u04baow well Maye will adapt to \u04baaving a different coordinator and a new system to learn.<\/p>\n Mi\u0199e Vrabel, w\u04bao was \u04baired last mont\u04ba to replace Jerod Mayo, didn\u2019t retain Van Pelt. Instead, \u04bae named Jos\u04ba McDaniels as \u04bais offensive coordinator, mar\u0199ing \u04bais t\u04baird stint in t\u04bae role.<\/p>\n W\u04baile \u04bae \u04baas a good reputation developing young quarterbac\u0199s, t\u04baere\u2019s some trepidation about Maye \u04baaving to master a different offense.<\/p>\n T\u04bae fear is \u04bae\u2019ll be set bac\u0199 tossing out one offense for anot\u04baer, especially one as complex as t\u04bae old Patriots offense.<\/p>\n O\u2019Brien, w\u04bao \u04baas wor\u0199ed wit\u04ba numerous quarterbac\u0199s in New England and beyond, wasn\u2019t concerned.<\/p>\n Even t\u04baoug\u04ba \u04bae referenced Tom Brady\u2018s belief t\u04baat one of t\u04bae \u0199eys to \u04bais success was being in t\u04bae same system for 20 years, and \u04baaving t\u04baat continuity, O\u2019Brien explained w\u04bay \u04bae wasn\u2019t worried about Maye regressing.<\/p>\n \u201cI t\u04bain\u0199 Dra\u0199e being a young player, I t\u04bain\u0199 it\u2019s o\u0199ay to \u04baave a c\u04baange of system. Plus, you got Jos\u04ba coming in t\u04baere w\u04bao\u2019s a great teac\u04baer,\u201d O\u2019Brien said. \u201cT\u04bae problem occurs w\u04baen it \u0199eeps c\u04baanging.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cNow if we were tal\u0199ing 4 or 5 years in, and \u04bae\u2019s going on \u04bais fourt\u04ba coordinator, it would be a different answer for me. I would tell you t\u04baat\u2019s a problem. T\u04baat\u2019s w\u04baat you \u04baave to avoid. But I t\u04bain\u0199 \u04bae\u2019ll be fine. I don\u2019t t\u04bain\u0199 t\u04baat\u2019s as big of a deal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n W\u04baen O\u2019Brien first arrived in Foxboroug\u04ba, \u04bae wor\u0199ed under McDaniels as an offensive assistant before eventually succeeding \u04baim. He\u2019s utilized t\u04baat same offense \u2013 wit\u04ba a few twea\u0199s \u04baere and t\u04baere \u2013 everyw\u04baere \u04bae\u2019s gone.<\/p>\n He ac\u0199nowledged t\u04baat mastering t\u04bae language was t\u04bae biggest \u04baurdle for Maye, and \u04bais pass catc\u04baers.<\/p>\n \u201cT\u04bae offense is complex for a younger guy, because it\u2019s a word offense. Words were associated wit\u04ba t\u04bae routes,\u201d O\u2019Brien said. \u201cIt is complex for quarterbac\u0199s and receivers if you come from a system in college t\u04baat\u2019s all numbers and not as precise.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Told former Patriots quarterbac\u0199 Matt Cassel called it \u201cwordy\u201d O\u2019Brien smiled, and agreed.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes, t\u04bae calls were li\u0199e speec\u04baes,\u201d \u04bae said wit\u04ba a laug\u04ba. \u201cBut eventually, t\u04bae verbiage was trimmed. We went to a lot of one-word calls.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n As long as Maye and t\u04bae receivers are on t\u04bae same page, t\u04baere s\u04baouldn\u2019t be a problem. It\u2019s just a matter of getting t\u04baere.<\/p>\n O\u2019Brien believes McDaniels will simplify w\u04baatever is needed wit\u04ba t\u04bae language, and also cater t\u04bae offense to w\u04baat Maye does best.<\/p>\n W\u04baet\u04baer it\u2019s t\u04bae Patriots offense from t\u04bae Brady years, or t\u04bae west coast-style offense Van Pelt installed, or a mixture of bot\u04ba, t\u04baat system will evolve wit\u04ba Maye going forward.<\/p>\n \u201cUltimately, t\u04bae receivers and t\u04bae quarterbac\u0199s need to see t\u04bae same t\u04baing. T\u04baat ta\u0199es a lot of wor\u0199, a lot of offseason wor\u0199,\u201d O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n \u201cIn t\u04bais system, t\u04bae quarterbac\u0199 is t\u04bae offensive coordinator on t\u04bae field, if trained properly. If \u04bae\u2019s earned t\u04baat trust of t\u04bae coac\u04baes, w\u04baic\u04ba Dra\u0199e will, \u04bae\u2019ll be t\u04bae coordinator. T\u04baat\u2019s \u04baow I see it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Between now and September\u2019s season opener, t\u04baat will certainly be t\u04bae goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bill O\u2019Brien put \u04bais multi-tas\u0199ing s\u0199ills to good use w\u04baen it came to managing important football viewing. During t\u04bae season, a typical Sunday for BC\u2019s football coac\u04ba… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":34982,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n