#mike-mcdaniel

#mike-mcdaniel

Only heightening the perceived danger for McDaniel is the long layoff between games following a Thursday nighter. Friday marked the first of nine days between Dolphins games, with Miami next hosting the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 9. It would give the team extended time to adjust to an interim coach scenario before it takes the field again. But McDaniel held a day-after web conference with reporters Friday morning as was already scheduled, an indication he seems safe again.

The Patriots had a lot on their plate going into Week 2, with a disappointing loss to the Raiders to kick off the season, and many analysts and fans feared doom and gloom was coming. It put a lot of pressure on Mike Vrabel to turn things around against a historically difficult game on the Patriots' schedule, playing the Dolphins in Miami, where they haven't won since 2019.

"I think the biggest thing is, initially, as a coach and a leader, I have to teach,"