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Josh McDaniels' decision helped keep Patriots' staff stable

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots assistant coaches are scheduled to answer questions from reporters Friday at 12 p.m. ET, and it will have a feeling of getting the old band back together again. Other than the departure of defensive coordinator Matt Patricia to become head coach of the Detroit Lions and assistant special-teams coach Ray Ventrone getting the top special-teams post with the Indianapolis Colts, the staff returns intact from 2017.

The person primarily responsible for that?

In many ways, the credit goes to offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Josh McDaniels.