Statement from Bill Belichick on Josh McDaniels

by Marima on Jan 12, 2009 5:04 PM EST in New England Patriots News

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick issued the following statement on Josh McDaniels on Monday, January 12, 2009.

Josh McDaniels is one of the finest people and brightest, most talented coaches I have ever worked with. Since joining us eight years ago, Josh performed a variety of roles and excelled in every one of them. Between his work on defense, in scouting, player evaluation and coordinating the offense, Josh is a very well-rounded coach whose outstanding body of work speaks for itself. He is the product of a pure football environment which is evident in his approach to the game. On behalf of the entire Patriots organization, we thank Josh for tremendous success in New England and congratulate him and the McDaniels family for this most deserving opportunity for advancement.

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Tim Graham of ESPN

reminded me of just how different McDaniels’ sendoff is than was Mangini’s back in 2006:

When a young coordinator named Eric Mangini informed Bill Belichick he was leaving the New England Patriots to accept an NFL head coaching job, the club reportedly changed the Gillette Stadium security code, preventing Mangini from cleaning out his desk.

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Jan 12, 2009 6:54 PM EST reply actions

I wonder if the Jets locked him out : )

by cia on Jan 12, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions

Wow.

As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. --Shaun of the Dead

by JohnHannahRules on Jan 12, 2009 8:59 PM EST reply actions