Hi all, happy belated Thanksgiving! Running through some coaching rumors, a check-in on the Antonio Brown situation and more in this post-holiday mailbag. Thanks as always for your questions.



When Belichick finally retires, who do you see replacing him as the head coach of the Patriots? I know the popular opinion is Josh McDaniels but what about his son or Jerod Mayo? —Chris C.



No, I think it’s McDaniels, I think that was the plan. When he jolted the Colts, that was the plan to stay there in New England.



I’ll tell you what though, to follow Bill Belichick, that’s got to be the worst gig ever. Players are going to question you, “Bill did it this way” or “Bill did it that way”. Even when Bill was a defensive coordinator with the Jets, he left there and players were saying that. Mike Nolan was the guy who replaced him and I remember players pushing back and not giving him a chance at first. That’s...