Masked Vigilante said:
Will the loss of McDaniels have any impact at all? I'm sure he was responsible for some of the offensive innovation they used in 07. Do the Pats have an official OC? Who's calling the plays this year?
McDaniels was along for the ride and got promoted through the Pats coaching ranks. He started as a Personnel Assistant, then served as a Defensive Coaching Assistant, then Quarterbacks Coach, and finally Offensive Coordinator. Certainly you can't knock him for what happened in 2007, but I'm not sure he was the brain trust that created the monster known as the Patriots offense. He may have done a solid job calling plays when given the chance, but I don't think he did much to build the playbook.This year, there is no official OC, and BB is the one that will be calling the plays (if he wasn't already). I forget who it is, but he has another assistant that is working on play calling with him, but he does not have the OC title.