The New England Patriots’ offensive coordinator, Alex Van Pelt, was highly critical of the team’s performance in their recent 34-15 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Van Pelt expressed disappointment in the team’s undisciplined play, particularly pointing out 13 penalties, including six pre-snap penalties that hindered their offensive momentum. The Patriots only managed to generate 269 total yards of offense in the game.
Van Pelt emphasized the importance of practice and discipline, noting that some of the penalties were a result of mistakes made in practice the week before. He highlighted the need for the team to tighten up various aspects of their offensive execution to avoid self-inflicted setbacks. The offensive struggles, including poor pass protection and turnovers from quarterback Drake Maye, have been compounded by unnecessary penalties.
Van Pelt stressed the need for the team to focus on improving their performance in practice to translate that into success during games. He acknowledged that the loss to the Dolphins was a significant step backward for the team, following some progress in previous games. Moving forward, the Patriots will need to address their discipline issues to avoid similar setbacks in future games.
Conor Ryan, a staff writer covering Boston sports teams, reported on Van Pelt’s comments, highlighting the team’s need to address their discipline and execution issues to bounce back from their disappointing performance against the Dolphins.
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