5 CANDIDATES EMERGING AS PATRIOTS REPLACEMENTS FOR BILL BELICHICK

[{"selector":"#anim-6a0f9dcb-b019-4183-9026-9beff4b8cdf6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Bill Belichick's future with the New England Patriots is uncertain

[{"selector":"#anim-876ca471-915a-46bc-9794-9f7052f23bd4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Belichick has been with the Patriots for 21 seasons and has won six Super Bowls

[{"selector":"#anim-f9e2434f-773c-4356-8c4c-411ec4e25dfe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Josh McDaniels, the Patriots' offensive coordinator, is a potential replacement

[{"selector":"#anim-d693b015-4538-4147-92ac-e1a1e0c529be","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Brian Daboll, the Buffalo Bills' offensive coordinator, is another potential candidate

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[{"selector":"#anim-a4db4835-27e8-48dd-808f-d02f0b157624 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(43.67868578471185%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e8e4363d-2c7e-4b2a-ad47-907217537a4d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Whoever replaces Belichick will have big shoes to fill and a lot of pressure to continue the Patriots' winning tradition

5 CANDIDATES EMERGING AS PATRIOTS REPLACEMENTS FOR BILL BELICHICK

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