Whatever this means -- Josh is the coach in waiting, he has some assurances about being at the top of the list when Bill goes, BB is leaving before 2018 (almost no chance, it seems) -- it sure is fascinating and for the first time since Sunday night, brings a football related smile.
Whether it's the FU to the Hated Colts, the sand in the panties it gives the likes of Irsay, Kravitz and Doyel, the sense of continuity and increased stability in Foxboro or, most importantly, the return of an innovative, talented and Tom Brady endorsed OC (never mind two other coaches who will likely return with him), there's a whole lot to like about this move. The "Almost Had McDaniels" Banners are a very nice cherry on the sundae.
Also, the notion that Kraft, BB and Josh spent 15 hours (seems like a massive amount of time) on this means that BB and Kraft were in a lot of discussions in the immediate aftermath of that game, and that alone strikes me as a big positive.
If Kraft is the driver behind the undo, kudos to him. I suspect in reality it's a lot more multi-dimensional than that and that the credit is more widespread.
That a few assistant coaches from other teams and their families got caught in the cross fire does suck, however, and Mr. McDaniels has a lot of apologies to make off line. A side point from the Pats perspective but still a very real part of this whole thing.