Excerpts from a new book written by ESPN's Seth Wickersham about secrets within the Patriots organization reveal that at one point former Texans coach Bill O'Brien was discussed as a possible replacement for coach Bill Belichick.
Upon hearing of this, O'Brien reportedly joked that he wanted the Texans to fire him so that he could become available for the job.
Brady and Kraft reportedly discussed who would eventually replace Belichick and discussed O'Brien as a candidate, if offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels took another coaching job.
O'Brien heard about the discussion while he was in a power struggle with Texans general manager Rick Smith.