"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.

He has thrown seven interceptions and fumbled five times (and lost four) in his eight games (seven starts) in the NFL.

New England Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt isn’t giving Drake Maye a pass for the numerous turnovers. Many have chalked those struggles up to a rookie quarterback learning at the NFL level. However, Van Pelt shot down the rookie excuse when speaking with media members on Wednesday.

The Patriots took two more rookies late in the draft. Quarterback Joe Milton III, a sixth-rounder, has yet to be active as the third-stringer behind Maye and Jacoby Brissett. Bell has played 33 offensive snaps with one 1-yard catch.