Patriots WR Coach Broke His Silence On Josh Gordon’s Development

Josh Gordon fits perfectly in New England, but the last few days were more than weird.

First, it was Ian Rapoport and his report on Gordon’s alleged punishment. According to him, Josh Gordon was set to be disciplined by the team and benched for the first quarter. None of that happened as Gordon started the game and played most of the game. In other words, there were no signs of disciplinary action by head coach Bill Belichick.
Belichick said there was no such thing as discipline, and even Gordon denied that.

Wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea praised Gordon and his accomplishments in the regular season.

“Josh has done everything we’ve asked him to do here. He’s worked very hard. He’s done a great job of learning our offense, which at times can be difficult with the multiplicity of it and working with a veteran quarterback. I think he has done a great job of being a good teammate and certainly there’s a lot to improve on, but he’s continued to make progress and he’s really done everything we’ve asked him to do,” O’Shea said.

“He’s done a really good job of trying to learn our offense. He’s done a great job of spending extra time, not only with Tom Brady, but our other receivers that have been helpful to him in learning not only our offense, but the way we do things here. It’s been a very positive experience here so far,” he added.

O’Shea is right. Gordon played well in the last few weeks.

“Josh has worked really hard to learn the offense. I think he’s done a good job of allowing his teammates, specifically the receivers and the other players that work with the passing game to help him in learning the offense. He’s definitely worked hard and done everything we’ve asked him to do to try and learn as quickly as he can.”