New England Patriots Head Coach Addresses Disastrous Offensive Line Performance

The New England Patriots have a very large and glaring problem within the team that reared its head all night long in Sunday's loss to the Washington Commanders .

The offensive line, which it has been known already for a long time is far from elite, might be a bigger problem than initially anticipated . From pre-snap penalties, holding calls, not lining up in the right place, snap issues, and just overall poor blocking, it's not a good situation no matter who is at quarterback.

Head coach Jerod Mayo addressed the media after the game on Sunday night, and the rough game for the offensive line was among the first issues discussed with Mayo saying he's concerned.

"I think it is a concern. I think that the biggest concern for me, it’s not the x’s and o’s of what to do. It’s just the lack of discipline that they showed today. And that’s on all of us. That’s on me. It starts with me. I got to be more diligent and getting on those guys about pre snap penalties and the rest of the coaches have to do the same thing, but the players also have to take responsibility for those pre snap penalties," Mayo said . "Look, the referees, they did a good job. They warned us multiple times. We talked, then we got flagged and they just kept throwing the flag because we didn’t adjust. And one thing, you know, I’ve learned around here is we’ll do business as business is being done. And if you see them calling those type of plays, you gotta self correct and get better. So we just didn’t do that tonight."

Things will have to improve along the line as a whole if the Patriots are to win more games in 2024 than the four wins in 2023.