And no great urgency to create a list either because there was no sense anything was imminent. Given what Belichick’s built here, there was a sense that he’d give plenty of lead time on any departure decision.Īs for successors? Nothing definite. He hadn’t said anything about stepping aside and ownership hadn’t asked. The tool can also show and remove leftover files related to applications that have already been uninstalled. It scans the hard drive and shows all applications and their files. My understanding as of the offseason was that the team is inclined to let Belichick orchestrate his own exit. The complete and easiest way to uninstall an appwith all its leftoversis with the Uninstall Apps tool in Parallels® Toolbox for Mac. Do the Patriots envision him as a Belichick successor? Do the Patriots know what they want as a successor? And who’s in charge of the succession plan? Does Belichick even have a say in it? Meanwhile, linebackers coach Jerod Mayo - who’s been on head coaching interviews the past two offseasons - is just starting his run as a coveted candidate. If the Raiders chew up the AFC West and Vegas lights up the scoreboard with the offense the Patriots are currently moving away from, there might be a little wistfulness about the playing style, team-building and the coach that got away. Why? With Belichick closer to the end of his coaching career than the beginning, did they not view McDaniels as the successor? Or did they feel it was unfair to keep McDaniels waiting in Foxboro when they had no clarity on how long Belichick would stay?Įither way, McDaniels landed in Vegas and immediately began aggressively building a team with every high-priced and big-named bauble he could land. In February 2018, Belichick and the Krafts talked McDaniels out of going to the Colts. And when it didn’t, McDaniels was all-in on winning the Raiders job and joining former Patriots personnel man Dave Ziegler. There’s a great chance McDaniels would have stayed in Foxboro if the Patriots - Belichick and/or the Krafts - articulated a plan for him to take over. He’s a decidedly-young 70 years old.īut when you look this week at McDaniels and what he’s doing with Vegas, you can definitely wonder what might have been. The requisite qualifiers are 1) that he’s the greatest coach in NFL history with a record that may never be matched and 2) not only did he win his sixth Super Bowl four seasons ago, he’s in the early stages of a reboot that landed the Patriots in the playoffs last year. All discussion of a post-Bill Patriots is entered into delicately.