If Josh McDaniels hadn't pulled off one of the most and spurned the , he'd be spending the opening week of the season in Indianapolis, getting ready to coach against the .However, McDaniels isn't in Indy, and that's because he decided to stay in New England. If you need a quick rehash of
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Houston Astros Jersey Belichick, the two sides didn't really talk about the future until after LII, which was played on Feb. 4 (McDaniels accepted the Colts job on Feb. 6 and then met with the Patriots later that day)."Once that game ended, I think that really gave Josh and I a chance to sit down and talk more directly about the situation, as opposed to, 'We really want to talk about the game and what we need to do to try to compete in that game.' That's basically what happened," Belichick said in March. "Before the game, I'd say we had minimal discu sions. I'd say we had much deeper and longer and more in-depth and more constructive discu sions immediately after the game." Although McDaniels hasn't been guaranteed the Patriots coaching job when Belichick retires, his new contract definitely puts him in good shape. Belichick will be 71 when McDaniels' deal expires, and at that point, it wouldn't be surprising if the Patriots coach finally let someone else
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