Five thoughts on Patriots dodging Josh McDaniels departure

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It was even more clearly spelled out this year as Belichick became the de facto defensive coordinator following the departures of Brian Flores and then later Greg Schiano. With Belichick spending the bulk of his time on the defensive side of things, during the week and on game days, that much more fell to McDaniels. Had McDaniels left for Cleveland, there was no obvious fill-in candidate on the Patriots staff, meaning Belichick could've seen his role go from de facto defensive coordinator to de facto offensive coordinator in a matter of months.

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