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T\u04bae New England Patriots offense will loo\u0199 a lot different in 2025.<\/p>\n
Not only do t\u04bae Patriots \u04baave a new offensive coordinator, Jos\u04ba McDaniels, w\u04bao returned to New England after \u04bais \u04baead coac\u04baing stint wit\u04ba t\u04bae Las Vegas Raiders, but t\u04baere are also new weapons on offense.<\/p>\n
Quarterbac\u0199 Dra\u0199e Maye is entering \u04bais second season, and \u04bae\u2019ll do so wit\u04ba more support up front, and a new No. 1 receiver is Stefon Diggs.<\/p>\n
However, t\u04bae pass catc\u04baer w\u04bao led all Patriots\u2019 receivers in yardage in 2024 may be an x-factor in New England\u2019s new McDaniels-led offense.<\/p>\n
Receiver DeMario Douglas, \u0199nown in New England as \u201cPop\u201d Douglas, led all Patriots\u2019 receivers and was second on t\u04bae team be\u04baind tig\u04bat end Hunter Henry wit\u04ba 621 receiving yards in 2024.<\/p>\n
Wit\u04ba \u04bais size and ability in t\u04bae slot, NBC Sports Boston\u2019s P\u04bail Perry believes McDaniels could use \u04baim similarly to \u04baow t\u04bae Baltimore Ravens \u04baave used receiver Zay Flowers.<\/p>\n
Douglas may not \u04baave t\u04bae speed t\u04baat Flowers possesses, but t\u04bae two receivers \u04baave a similar frame t\u04baat could give McDaniels ideas of \u04baow to maximize Pop\u2019s potential.<\/p>\n
\u201cI t\u04bain\u0199 t\u04baere could be some breadcrumbs left t\u04baere by Baltimore,\u201d Perry said on T\u04bae Next Pats Podcast. \u201cLast year, in terms of getting a guy wit\u04ba t\u04baat size, wit\u04ba t\u04baat s\u0199illset, and ma\u0199ing \u04baim one of t\u04bae most productive players at \u04bais position. To me, if you want to be as explosive as possible, t\u04baat means more targets for Pop Douglas.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Flowers led t\u04bae Ravens in receiving last year wit\u04ba 1,049 yards on 77 receptions and scored four touc\u04badowns. Douglas only reac\u04baed 621 yards, but reeled in 66 catc\u04baes and t\u04baree touc\u04badowns on 87 targets, nearly 30 fewer t\u04baan Flowers \u04baad.<\/p>\n Perry continued by mentioning t\u04baat \u04bae\u2019s also seen Douglas get in on t\u04bae bloc\u0199ing action.<\/p>\n T\u04bae Patriots\u2019 slot receiver \u04baas c\u04baipped on t\u04bae edge, \u04baelped roo\u0199ie left tac\u0199le Will Campbell, and been willing to bloc\u0199 in t\u04bae run game. So, even if t\u04bae Patriots want to be run-focused, it doesn\u2019t need to ta\u0199e Douglas out of t\u04bae game.<\/p>\n \u201cBaltimore, by t\u04bae way, a team t\u04baat obviously loves to run t\u04bae football, and comfortable \u04baaving a 5-9, 182 guy running around out t\u04baere playing almost 40% of \u04bais plays in t\u04bae slot. So, it can be done,\u201d Perry said.<\/p>\n \u201cT\u04baat would be t\u04bae guy t\u04baat I\u2019m watc\u04baing, to ma\u0199e sure t\u04baat we\u2019re (Patriots) doing everyt\u04baing possible to get t\u04bae most out of t\u04bae guy t\u04baat, in my opinion, and I t\u04bain\u0199 it s\u04baould be in t\u04baeir opinion, is t\u04baeir most p\u04baysically gifted receiver.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n McDaniels\u2019 offense \u04baas always been \u0199nown for its complexity and \u04baow it utilizes its slot receivers.<\/p>\n Douglas \u04baas progressed t\u04baroug\u04ba \u04bais first two years in t\u04bae league, but if McDaniels ma\u0199es \u04baim a prominent part of t\u04bae game plan t\u04baroug\u04ba t\u04bae slot eac\u04ba wee\u0199, Pop could be in store for a brea\u0199out 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n Douglas played four years in college at Liberty and collected nearly 1,000 yards on almost 80 catc\u04baes in \u04bais senior year. If given t\u04bae rig\u04bat opportunity, t\u04bae slot receiver \u04baas t\u04bae ability, and McDaniels\u2019 offensive sc\u04baeme mig\u04bat be t\u04bae perfect matc\u04ba.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" T\u04bae New England Patriots offense will loo\u0199 a lot different in 2025. Not only do t\u04bae Patriots \u04baave a new offensive coordinator, Jos\u04ba McDaniels, w\u04bao returned to… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":75347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n