Brian Hoyer may not have been on the field in Super Bowl LIII, but he saw firsthand how much of a genius Josh McDaniels is.
Brian Hoyer bounced around the NFL as both a starting quarterback and a backup. During his career, he was most notably Tom Brady's backup in New England.
Now retired, Hoyer shares a lot of Patriots lore around sports media and on his podcast with former Patriots center David Andrews, The Quick Snap Podcast.
If anyone had a front seat to the mind of Patriots' long-time, on-again, off-again offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels (other than Tom Brady), it was Brian Hoyer.
On an episode of FanDuel's Up & Adams with Kay Adams late last week, Hoyer joined in to add his takes on the upcoming Seahawks/Patriots Super Bowl.
The former Pats backup spoke about everything from praising Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold's drive to go far in the NFL after a not-so-great start in the league to Drake Maye's sore shoulder.
Then he gave viewers a bit of nostalgia regarding just how good McDaniels was and how quickly the Patriots' OC can pivot against a powerhouse defense. Something that could become key in Super Bowl LX if need be.
"The best story I ever tell about Josh was that Super Bowl in 2018. We're playing the Rams; you have those two weeks to prepare, we have this great game plan, we go in, and Wade Phillips (Rams DC at the time) completely changes his defense," Hoyer said. "On the sideline, he (McDaniels) pulls the entire offense together and says, 'Look, fellas, if we want to win this game, we have to scrap everything we've done; we're going to put this new package in,' and that was the drive where Sony Michel caps it with a touchdown."
It was also the drive that many feel had the play of the game in the 13-3 Pats win, when Rob Gronkowski caught a pivotal 29-yard pass to set up the offense for a score. A play that was looked back on as Gronk's finale of being a Patriot.
Hoyer then dove into how his old coach and Drake Maye have gelled this season, and Maye wants to do things the hard way and learn it all. What a payoff it has been.
McDaniels has been tied to rumors of taking one last shot at head coaching next year, but he has also denied them, saying his kids love it in New England and he would not want to put them through another move.
If that's the case, and Patriots fans have Maye and McDaniels as a duo for years to come, could that make the longtime Patriot coach one of the greatest coordinators of all time?