Marc Bertrand: Did the Patriots make a mistake with Alex Van Pelt?
On Friday’s edition of Zolak & Bertrand, Marc “Beetle” Bertrand explained why he’s starting to worry that the Patriots made a mistake with Alex Van Pelt.
I’m starting to think they did…
Marc Bertrand:
Let me talk more about Alex Van Pelt for a moment. Alex Van Pelt is getting his first real shot at being an OC and play caller and doing the job the way most guys do it. Is he motivated to have a good year this year and have this offense score as many points as it can and move the ball and look like they’ve got it together? Because if that’s the case and he’s motivated to have the offense look good here this year, then that’s all about Jacoby Brissett and making Jacoby Brissett comfortable and doing everything that he fully understands already and has operated within. Does an Alex Van Pelt offense suit Jacoby Brissett?
Scott Zolak:
I think it does.
Marc Bertrand:
I think it does too. It better suits Jacoby Brissett than it does Drake May, which tells me, oh man, this hire put your priorities all out of whack. Like no, let’s have a good offense for Jacoby Brissett in 2024 as opposed to having an offense built around the third overall pick in the draft… Drake Maye, who is your future. And we’re going to try and reprogram him to fit which innovative offense? Oh, I’m sorry. The one that’s not innovative at all and it’s Alex freaking Van Pelt. I think they made a big mistake here. I’m starting to realize that.
Scott Zolak:
I would love to know what was the contact with Josh McDaniels. And at the time, did Josh tell them I’m with Bill as we were waiting for Atlanta to shake down.
Listen to the full segment!