Bill O’Brien, the former Patriots OC and current Boston College coach, had lofty praise for McDaniels during his regular appearance on WEEI this week. O’Brien shot down the criticism that McDaniels was hired because of nostalgia surrounding the glory days of Brady.

The Patriots are reportedly expected to hire Josh McDaniels as the offensive coordinator on Mike Vrabel's staff. Here's what to know.

New England Patriots commentator and former quarterback Scott Zolak says newly-hired offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels won’t force Drake Maye to run the Tom Brady-style offense.

There weren’t many positives to come out of the New England Patriots’ second straight 4-13 season, but the encouraging development of Drake Maye does give fans hope for a better future. The rookie quarterback completed 66.

According to a source, the Patriots interviewed Josh McDaniels for their vacant offensive coordinator job. McDaniels, 48, has never worked on the same staff as Vrabel but he was a coach in New England when the former outside linebacker played.

Josh McDaniels is great at developing quarterbacks, and now his job as Patriots offensive coordinator is to take Drake Maye to the next level.

The New England Patriots are reportedly adding yet another familiar coaching face this offseason, as Josh McDaniels makes another return to Foxborough as offensive coordinator.

RobGronkowski saw first hand what Josh McDaniels did with Tom Brady... could he do the same with Drake Maye if hired as the Pats OC??? 📈🔊 Gronk: "I believe he would take Drake Maye to a ...

Josh McDaniels is back for a third run as the New England Patriots' offensive coordinator, but this time alongside Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye.

Josh McDaniels is reportedly returning to the New England Patriots for a third stint as offensive coordinator. NFL insider Kirk Minihane reported the news everyone expected to come at some point, even though coach Mike Vrabel said he’d consider multiple candidates for the job.

FOXBORO --Mike Vrabel is reportedly set to hire Josh McDaniels as a ... and 2012 to 2021 under Bill Belichick. With Tom Brady at quarterback, McDaniels and the Patriots had a prolific offense ...