New England Patriots
McDaniels took the Patriots from one of many worst offenses within the league, to probably the greatest, in a single season.
SAN FRANCISCO — Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has gained the Related Press Assistant Coach of the 12 months award, the NFL announced Thursday night throughout its NFL Honors ceremony.
All NFL coaches besides head coaches are eligible for the award, which has been round since 2014, however up to now solely offensive and defensive coordinators have gained.
Three of the last five winners have since turn out to be head coaches. Final 12 months’s winner, Ben Johnson, is now the Bears’ head coach. Texans coach DeMeco Ryans is a previous winner, as is Commanders head coach Dan Quinn.
McDaniels is now on his third stint with the Patriots after leaving twice for head teaching jobs. This week, he was requested if he would contemplate leaving once more if one other head teaching alternative got here up.
“I admire the query, however I’m going to be ‘in the future at a time’ for the remainder of my profession,” he stated. “I’m the place I’m presupposed to be, and I’m joyful being right here, and may’t look forward to this week.”
The Patriots had the third-lowest scoring offense (17 factors per sport) within the league final 12 months. This season, underneath McDaniels, they had been the second-highest scoring offense (28.8 factors per sport), trailing solely the Rams. New England was additionally third in whole yards per sport (379.4).
“Josh has executed a improbable job, and normally any coach’s success or recognition goes to come back from the truth that the gamers executed, they performed effectively they usually did what was coached,” Patriots coach Mike Vrabel stated Thursday morning. “And typically that occurs and typically it doesn’t, however I’d be extraordinarily excited and joyful for Josh if he had been to win, similar to I’d be for Stef [Stefon Diggs], TreVeyon [Henderson], Drake [Maye] and all people else.
Quarterback Drake Maye has emerged as an MVP candidate. He’s a finalist for the award, which might be introduced later Thursday evening in San Francisco. Maye led the league in completion share, yards per completion, quarterback score, and QBR, all firsts for the second-year quarterback. He was additionally within the top-five for passing yards (4,394) and passing touchdowns (31).
“Josh has meant the world. I believe simply how he’s are available and shared his information, keen to share his experiences,” Maye stated. “Even every week like this week the place he’s performed on this sport arising 10 instances, it’s fairly cool how a lot information he has concerning the aggressive stamina it takes with the longer timeouts, the longer pregame, what it takes for simply having, like I stated, the stamina to play on this sport at a excessive stage, the emotion and all it takes.”
“I simply attempt to execute his performs to the most effective of my capacity and attempt to assist the blokes get on monitor. I believe we’ve executed a stable job of that and looking out ahead to making an attempt to do this yet one more time.”
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