Deus Irae

I can't give you conclusive proof of any extension. I can, however, suggest that you find a way to listen to the interview Jonathan Kraft had on 98.5 tonight, if they ever put it up on the site.

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BelichickFan

So are you saying Kraft hinted that Belichick's contract does go beyond 2013 or what ???

Deus Irae

I'm saying that it sure seemed like that to me. His dismissal of the notion that McDaniels is not interviewing this year because of a coach-in-waiting situation, combined with his adamantly talking about the close ties BB has to the team made it seem that BB was under contract for some longer period of time.

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BradyFTW!

Agreed, to an extent. I think that the next team that hires him will be one with a strong and established presence at GM, which will help him out some. Put in the right situation, I would expect him to succeed in his second opportunity.

IcyPatriot

Felger and MazzHole thinking they are the tip of the spear on the story ...

patfanken

I caught a segment of that Felger and Mazz show. Here's my take. I agree with Felger that its fair to speculate that McDaniels came here with the understanding that he's the heir apparent. It just makes too much sense. What I totally disagreed with him though, was his insistent that if BB isn't retiring after the 2013 season (and I don't think he is), McDaniels is an idiot for not looking into HC'ing jobs now.

McDaniel is just a year + away from a horrible HCing experience, where by all accounts he did a bad job, made a lot of mistakes, and hopefully learned from them. He didn't make it even 2 full years. First I don't think there would be much of a hot market for him, so soon after that debacle. Media speculation, or a casual "what about McDaniels", is one thing. Going after someone is another. He'd be a very hard sell to any fan base after that year and half in Denver.

Secondly, I think he'd be happy to wait 4 or 5 years to succeed BB. Why not? By all accounts he and his family love the NE area. He's well paid, in a great environment, appreciated by the player, coaches and management, and by and large, well liked by the fans. Not a bad gig for the next several years. Plus when the final payoff comes, he get to be the HC of one of the best and most stable franchises in the league. A place where he;ll have the support and infrastructure to compete on a yearly basis, plus by that time his former teammate and best bud will be the GM.

Isn't that worth waiting a few more years, as opposed to rushing into the first HCing job to offer you a job and have to work for a Bill Bidwell, Woody Johnson or the like.

Froob

Great news. I think they shouldn't let teams interview coaches of playoffs teams during playoffs. Kinda bogus imo.

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PatsDeb

Agreed. Felger was being ridiculous. Who knows if McD was even going to get any calls? Maybe nobody but the sorry Bills, Cleveland and Arizona were going to call. None of them have a QB, and there is no great QB in the draft. If McD hasn't learned by now that you can't win without a QB, then he doesn't deserve to be a HC. I agreed with Felger that the best jobs out there are Chicago, Philadelphia and maybe San Diego. Felger went on an on about how Chicago would be a great job for McD, well, except for the Cutler issue. Hello? Chicago would never call McD, and if he had any brains, McD would never answer the phone, BECAUSE OF the Cutler problem - they hate eachother, no!? What a dummy. Philly doesn't have a QB either. The only place that has a QB that McDaniels maybe could work with is San Diego, but who knows if they would call? McDaniels needs to stay where he is and rebuild his reputation. Every year at least a few HC jobs come open, so he'll get a shot every year if he wants, especially with the Pats playing so well. Why not put a few stellar years in between you and your disaster years? If he goes into another disasterous situation and doesn't turn things around quickly, he'll be done as a HC in the NFL. Why would he do that?

I think the only thing that may have been promised to Josh is come back here, we'd love to have you back working with Brady, and if you're still here when BB decides to go (and he hasn't decided to go, so don't get your hopes up), you'll certainly be our first interview. Period.

ctpatsfan77

I still find it funny that JM was a receiver, and NC his QB in college.

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ausbacker

I'd be interested to read all of those accounts that McDaniels did a bad job in Denver. He was on the way to building the team you see today. He was shafted not vice versa.