Not to kick a man when he\u2019s down but the offensive line coaching situation was a major problem and I don\u2019t blame Matt completely for how it went down because he was put in a terrible situation. Offensive line coach is one of the harder units to coach and requires constant attention. That is pretty much impossible when you\u2019re main responsibility is to coordinate the offense as well. Also the blocking assignment changes were a major problem and hopefully they revert back to the old changes at the line that used to happen. If Andrews <\/strong>was allowed to make changes at the line it would have eliminated probably roughly 50% of the pressures\/sacks we saw.<\/p>

The other issue was the right tackle situation. Isaiah Wynn<\/strong> was an unmitigated disaster and so were his replacements when he was not healthy. Looking back at Trent Brown<\/strong>, he actually was not that bad and PFF agrees. He only allowed 31 total QB pressures and 6.5 stuffed runs in 17 games which is actually pretty good for a LT and his two worst games were the ones when he was sick and played through.<\/p>

With Trent Brown under contract for 1 more year at a $12.5 million cap hit (which is very reasonable for a LT) he should be back and if anything may be up for some type of extension to lower his 2023 cap number. Knowing this the Patriots really only need to fill the RT position and I would rather do that via the draft if they can to acquire someone younger, more affordable and have them be a cornerstone piece for this offense as well as draft a developmental piece to replace Brown when his time comes to an end.<\/p>

In the event that the Belichick does not agree with this approach and would either rather not be desperate in the draft or would like to attack another position here are 5 potential free agents the Patriots may target at tackle. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

1. Orlando Brown Jr (Chiefs) <\/h2>