Patriots assistant coaches helping to form Josh McDaniels’ offense

FOXBORO The Patriots have a familiar face at offensive coordinator but that doesn t mean the playbook will be a facsimile of what Tom Brady was running for nearly years The Patriots rehired Josh McDaniels as their offensive coordinator but filled out their offensive staff with experienced assistants who have never worked under the OC McDaniels revealed Monday before the Patriots third week of OTAs that the offense would be running plays that were mostly foreign to him Related Articles Patriots assistant Zak Kuhr guiding defense as interim coordinator in OTAs Patriots LB Jahlani Tavai sidelined until training camp with new injury Patriots defense Mike Vrabel s coaching benefitting Will Campbell Too much pressure Patriots OC Josh McDaniels not worried about Drake Maye Patriots OTAs takeaways Drake Maye rises Stefon Diggs returns rookie WR shines Quarterbacks coach Ashton Grant who came over from the Browns mentioned Monday that forming the offense has been collaborative That s kudos to Josh because he s had a ton of success in his past and he s been very open to the new schemes and new systems and new techniques Grant commented So I think it s going to be fun And he s been super open to that Wide receivers coach Todd Downing has been an offensive coordinator and play-caller with the Titans and Jets tight ends coach Thomas Brown was a passing competition coordinator offensive coordinator and interim head coach last year alone with the Bears and offensive line coach Doug Marrone is a previous offensive coordinator and head coach Brown revealed the Patriots offensive assistants have lended a big voice to shaping the offense Every place I ve been has been different Brown noted So selected guys allow less input than others but I think McDaniels has done a really good job first off laying out how he sees the offense from a philosophical standpoint and building it from the ground up but then also being open to hearing about our experiences in the past and things that kind of marry and fit with our system and also the greater part significant with our players