With the news that Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien has taken the Penn State head coaching job, we told you Josh McDaniels was scheduled to interview for his old job in New England. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, not only will McDaniels get that job, beginning in 2012, but he’ll join the team immediately in time for this year’s playoffs. McDaniels had a terrible year in his only season as the Rams offensive coordinator -- St. Louis ranked 31st in yards gained and dead last in points scored -- but he had so much success previously in New England that the move makes perfect sense from a Patriots perspective. Now, McDaniels returns to the position he held from 2006-08, when the Patriots never finished lower than 11th in total offense and were the top NFL offense in 2007. The Patriots are the No. 1 seed in the AFC, and they’ll face the winner of today’s game between the Bengals and Texans next Saturday night in Foxboro. Source: CBSSports
Talk about a star that burnt out hard. "Offensive Genius" whose "high powered passing offense" performed worse in every category than the ultra conservative stylings of Pat Shurmur. Not disappointed to see the back of McDouchebag.
So I imagine that McDaniels will be Bill Belichick's handpicked replacement if he retires or goes to another team, like the Vikings, whichever comes first.
