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I meant mostly as a Head Coach in hiring, and/or retaining people who know what they're doing.
However, McD became the Pats' QB Coach in 2004 under Weis, and his official title with the Pats beginning in 2006 has been, "OC and quarterbacks coach". BoB held that title during McD's "wandering in the wilderness phase".
Since the Pats haven't had anyone else designated (besides BoB) as "QB Coach" since 2004, I'm assuming that means that McD was the hands-on guy with Cassell, JimmyG, Brisset, etc.
My guess is that the fact that McD has worked directly with Brady for most of the past 14 years might also give him some respect and credibility from Mayfield.
My disagreement was based on your "best candidate' assessment, not a dismissal of McDaniels as an excellent candidate to bring Mayfield along. Gase's track record in that regard is hard to look past. Ironically Gase & McDaniels would both benefit from not having final say on player personnel in Cleveland, it was their undoing in each of their previous HC gigs. All that said, I think the point is academic. If Dorsey is worth his stripes he will recognize how comfortable his young QB is with Kitchens and the new HC will come from the other side of the ball and have a willingness to retain the OC.