The New England Patriots appear to have positioned an emphasis on expertise as they revamp their teaching workers, and that pattern continued with their newest rent.
Doug Marrone is becoming a member of Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel’s workers, according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss. Marrone’s particular function has not but been outlined, however Reiss notes that the 60-year-old has a prolonged historical past as an offensive line coach. New England struggled significantly in that space over the previous two seasons.
Marrone’s most up-to-date job was as a senior analyst of soccer technique at Boston School beneath Invoice O’Brien, who additionally has Patriots ties. Previous to that, Marrone was an offensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints for 2 seasons.
Marrone has had two separate stints as a head coach within the NFL. He coached the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2016-20 and led the workforce to an AFC Championship Sport look in 2017, the place they misplaced to the Tom Brady-led Patriots. Marrone additionally coached the Buffalo Payments for 2 seasons in 2013 and 2014. He has a report of 38-60 as an NFL head coach.
Vrabel has been surrounding himself with experienced and familiar coaches since he was named the pinnacle coach in New England. Marrone ought to be one other asset for Drake Maye because the younger quarterback heads into his second season.