"That was the most disappointed I’ve been since the preseason. As I told the group, we took a step backwards." The post Alex Van Pelt calls out Patriots’ ‘horse crap’ pre-snap penalties appeared first on Boston.

FOXBOROUGH - Alex Van Pelt didn’t sugarcoat his displeasure over all the pre-snap penalties flagged against members of the Patriots offense during Sunday’s loss to Miami. The key culprits were on the offensive line with tackles Vederian Lowe (three false starts) getting the brunt of those.

On Thursday, New England Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt called the pre-snap penalties his team committed on Sunday “horse crap,” saying their 34-15 loss in Miami felt like a “dang preseason game.

New England Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones wants to get more involved offensively to the point where he reached out to offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt for an opportunity.

FOXBOROUGH - Apparently, Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt didn’t get the intel on all of Marcus Jones’ talents. He wasn’t aware Jones moonlighted a bit on offense, and was effective in that role. Perhaps Van Pelt got bored watching clips of the Patriots offense from two years ago, and didn’t notice Jones being used.