Getty Images The Patriots have brought back a familiar face to run the offense under Mike Vrabel. Josh McDaniels is back as the team’s offensive coordinator. is a great move for a myriad of reasons. His reputation as a developer of quarterbacks is well documented and he is a terrific play designer and play caller who will put players in position to succeed. Here are five reasons why this is…
According to sources, a familiar name is returning to Foxboro. The Patriots are hiring Josh McDaniels as their new offensive coordinator under Mike Vrabel. This will McDaniels third stint as the Patriots offensive coordinator since 2006. McDaniels was the presumptive front runner after Vrabel was hired. He did not coach last season but has kept his family in the area and still has close ties to the franchise. McDaniels interviewed…
AP The Patriots announced earlier today that they are retaining special teams coach Jeremy Springer. Springer did a great job turning the Patriots special teams around after two tough seasons. According to PFF, the Patriots had the second ranked special teams unit in the league this past season. A dramatic improvement when you consider just how bad the special teams were in 2022 and 2023 under Can Achord and Joe…
The Patriots recent struggles on offense are well documented and new coach Mike Vrabel hopes to change that. While Vrabel did not get into specifics as to what type of offense they would utilize, he did reiterate that the Patriots will run a system that fits the talent on hand. It sounded like a possible return to the multiple offense they ran for years when Bill Belichick and Tom Brady…
One of the first dominos in the hiring of Mike Vrabel is about to fall as the Patriots are expected to hire Giants advisor Ryan Cowden to a front office advisor role. Charles Robinson reported it first. Cowden spent last season with the New York Giants as an advisor to general manager Joe Schoen.He is a Vrabel ally from their time together in Tennessee where Cowden served as director of…
AP Photo/George Walker IV, File The Patriots and Mike Vrabel agreed to terms this morning on a deal that will make him the team’s next head coach. Vrabel is scheduled to be introduced at a press conference on Monday at noon. Vrabel’s hiring brings the former three time Super Bowl champion back home where he played for eight seasons and was a cornerstone of the first part of the Patriots…
Block your eyes “Cut the Belichick Cord” crowd. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that a Mike Vrabel, Josh McDaniels pairing is being floated around in NFL circles. Vrabel of course interviewed with the Patriots on Thursday in Boston and is widely considered the favorite to land the job. The Patriots are scheduled to interview Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson on Friday. Baring Johnson blowing them away, Vrabel could be named…
The Patriots are interviewing three time Super Bowl champion and forker Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel on Thursday. Vrabel has already interviewed with the Jets and is also scheduled to meet with the Bears, Saints and Raiders. The Raiders could potentially be the Patriots biggest competition with Vrabel’s former teammates Tom Brady and Richard Seymour being minority owners of the team. The Patriots have inherent advantages over the Raiders with…
The Patriots are in search of a new head coach. We will be tracking who they have interviewed or extended an interview to. 1/6/25 Requested to interview Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson 1/7/25 Interviewed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich Interviewed long time NFL and XFL assistant and head coach Pep Hamilton 1/8/25 Requested permission to speak to Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn 1/9/25 Former Patriots…
The Patriots surprised the NFL world tonight by firing Jerod Mayo after the team’s 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills. The termination seemed like a fate accompli in recent days and it finally happened today. Former Patriots and Titans coach Mike Vrabel is the favorite but the Patriots will need to go through the hiring process and they will need to interview minority candidates. If they go through the process,…