Josh McDaniels is back for a third tour of duty as the Patriots' offensive coordinator, but there are a couple of big differences from his first two stints in New England.

New England Patriots commentator and former quarterback Scott Zolak says newly-hired offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels won’t force Drake Maye to run the Tom Brady-style offense.

The Patriots are bringing back Josh McDaniels for his third go-around as the offensive coordinator, according to multiple reports on Tuesday. McDaniels held the same role from 2006-2008 after working his way up from a personnel assistant and then again from 2012 to 2022.

Josh McDaniels is no stranger to Boston. In 2025, he'll make his third trip to the city, taking helm of the Patriots' offense.

Josh McDaniels has had plenty of success calling plays for the New England Patriots over the years. But he’s never done it with a quarterback quite like Drake Maye. Talking to Patriots.com, head coach Mike Vrabel says he’s long been a fan of McDaniels as a play-caller.

According to a source, the Patriots interviewed Josh McDaniels for their vacant offensive coordinator job. McDaniels, 48, has never worked on the same staff as Vrabel but he was a coach in New England when the former outside linebacker played.

Josh McDaniels is great at developing quarterbacks, and now his job as Patriots offensive coordinator is to take Drake Maye to the next level.

RobGronkowski saw first hand what Josh McDaniels did with Tom Brady... could he do the same with Drake Maye if hired as the Pats OC??? 📈🔊 Gronk: "I believe he would take Drake Maye to a ...

Josh McDaniels coached Tom Brady, Cam Newton and Mac Jones as the New England Patriots offensive coordinator. Now, he'll return to the sidelines in Foxborough to coach Drake Maye. The biggest Mike ...

"To think about how fortunate we are to have Tom Brady with us ... to head-scratching (Josh McDaniels) and resulted in the same abject failure. While he still has the final say, Davis is ...

Not long after hiring the newest New England Patriots Head Coach, Mike Vrabel, the Patriots took the next step and have found their latest hire as offensive coordinator, Josh McDaniels ...