Bedard: Belichick is looking to get the band back together
On Tuesday’s Felger & Mazz program, Greg Bedard joined the show to explain why he thinks Bill Belichick, Josh McDaniels, Joe Judge and Matt Patricia might reunite together on an NFL team.
What’s Next for Bill Belichick…
Parts of conversation abbreviated for clarity.
Greg Bedard:Ā The big overarching thing with all of this is what will Bill [Belichick] do next?Ā
I think many [coaches] are waiting to see what Bill does, and many of them are hoping to go with him.Ā
Felger:Ā Really? Including Bill O’Brien?Ā
Look, the scuttlebutt among the league is that they think Bill will get the band back together with McDaniels, O’Brien, Joe Judge, and Matt Patricia. All of that stuff.Ā
Mazz:Ā Is Brady coming back too?Ā
Felger:Ā O’Brien and Josh McDaniels?Ā
Greg Bedard: There’s a sense that McDaniels might be looking to take a step back a little bit. He would be more like an assistant head coach or personnel liaison. Similar to what Matt Patricia and Joe Judge have done in recent years. They could do that sort of thing for a year or two.Ā
I don’t know if this is a fact, but it’s being talked about in league circles. People think Bill is lining things up.Ā
That could be why Steve and Brian Belichick apparently have offers. It doesn’t look like they’ve done anything with it yet. That could change very quickly. We could hear all sorts of announcements tomorrow.Ā
So, I would put the chances of O’Brien being back with the Patriots as low. McDaniels, I would also put it low. I think that McDaniels would listen to any offers. He’s talked to other teams about other opportunities. And you also have to understand that given his contract with the Raiders, McDaniels has to listen to every offer, or the Raiders could come after his money.Ā
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