Every week until the Patriots’ Super Bowl run is over, I will drop five team-related thoughts on Friday to recap the week that was in Foxboro and look ahead to kickoff. That’s a question Patriots tight ends coach/pass game coordinator and ex-Rams assistant Thomas Brown can ask Sean McVay. According to a source, the Patriots were not all that close to signing the 32-year-old despite lukewarm mutual interest. McDaniels’ helpNo one on the Patriots’ coaching staff has more experience preparing for Super Bowls than Josh McDaniels. They scored three first-quarter points combined, hitting one field goal in Super Bowl LII against the Eagles.