Mike Vrabel discusses return of Josh McDaniels to Patriots coaching staff
Mike Vrabel met with the media during a press conference from the NFL Combine on Tuesday. Vrabel discussed various topics during the 15-minute press conference, but notably he spoke in-depth about his coaching staff.
“[I’m] extremely proud of the staff that we were able to put together. It’s difficult in the National Football League to be able to get every coach that you may covet or may want to get,” Vrabel said. “We were able to put together a great staff, one that we’re really proud of.”
The Patriots’ coaching staff is filled with a mixture of faces, some familiar to Vrabel and others to the New England area. In the latter case, no one’s more familiar than offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.
“I would say that having had communications with Josh in my role in Cleveland, he wasn’t under contract with a team, so we had numerous conversations, interviewed, [interviewed] a handful of great candidates, and in the end, felt like Josh was the best fit to lead our offense,” Vrabel said.
McDaniels was a successful offensive coordinator in New England for many years, but some people have questioned if he was Vrabel’s first choice or if ownership influenced him to make the choice. Regardless, it appears Vrabel and McDaniels have developed a rapport, and that the head coach was happy to hire McDaniels as his OC.
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