Asked on WEEI Afternoons about speculation that Josh McDaniels may have been a Robert and Jonathan Kraft hire and not a Mike Vrabel hire, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter cleared things up, saying definitively that Vrabel hired McDaniels.

During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, ESPN's NFL insider Adam Schefter discussed Vrabel's return to the franchise and indicated that executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf was going to report to Vrabel. In short, as Schefter put it, "Vrabes is the man," in New England, when McAfee asked about the front-office hierarchy.

Mike Vrabel is stepping in as the new head coach of the New England Patriots and appears set to wield significant influence over the team’s front office operations. On The Pat McAfee Show, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter shared insights on Vrabel’s return to the organization,