When Mike Vrabel took the reins of the New England Patriots in January, he had a huge task on his hands. He knew he had a top young quarterback in Drake Maye, who needed to be surrounded by better players. He also needed an offensive coordinator (OC) who'd take advantage of the dual-threat passing and running skills Maye possesses.
He hired former Patriots' OC Josh McDaniels to engineer the team's new offense. While McDaniels had little experience coaching running quarterbacks, as Patriots analyst Greg Bedard theorized, he'd evolve into the role. While that's not necessarily the best option, Vrabel hired McDaniels, and the collaboration began.