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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Josh McDaniels is going to be some NFL teams head coach next year. And when this happens, if your first thought is something about what a disaster he was as a head coach in Denver, youll want to also think back to this September and whats going on in New England.McDaniels is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for a Patriots team that is now 2-0 without Tom Brady or Rob Gronkowski. During the first half of Sundays game, as Brady backup Jimmy Garoppolo was strafing the Miami Dolphins for 234 yards and three touchdowns on 18-of-27 passing, disaster struck again. Garoppolo went down hard on his throwing shoulder on a hit by Kiko Alonso, and into the game came rookie quarterback Jacoby Brissett.This development was met in the Patriots offensive huddle with a collective shrug.I was more so worried if (Garoppolo) was going to be OK or not, running back LeGarrette Blount said. As far as how we were going to do as an offense, I wasnt worried about that.This is because the Patriots players know theres a plan, and they believe it will work. They play for a coaching staff that knows how to solve problems. A collective panic may have been sweeping through the stadium and the fan base, but the sight of Brissett in the huddle didnt shake up the players. They were thinking about the game plan, and how to execute it.Our coaching staff does a great job of preparing this team, receiver/special teamer Matthew Slater said. Ive seen it time and time again over the years.So has the rest of the league, which is why McDaniels will be the hot head-coaching candidate once this season ends. The mess he made in Denver as a 33-year-old first-time head coach with personnel control tends to obscure the fact that hes one of the sharpest offensive coaching minds in a league whose general managers all seem to be looking for exactly that every January.Oddly, the presence of Brady works against the public perception of McDaniels as well, because its fair to wonder how much coaching a player like Brady really even needs.But McDaniels has been the Patriots quarterbacks coach for 10 of Bradys 17 NFL seasons, so its fair to assume he has had some influence. Regardless, the design and the agility of the offensive game plans the Patriots have used in their two victories so far this season bear the mark of brilliance.Short stuff, quick routes, get your quick little receivers open and get the ball in their hands. Same kind of stuff they do with Brady, sure, but more important with inexperienced types like Garoppolo and Brissett. Adjusting week to week -- keeping Martellus Bennett in to block almost exclusively last week in Arizona because of the way they rush the passer, then unleashing him as a five-catch, 114-yard receiving threat this week against Miami. Adjusting at the half to feed Blount and eat up the clock with a big lead.No matter whos in there at quarterback for them, they have a great game plan, Dolphins safety Michael Thomas said. It was a whole different game once Garoppolo went out, but kudos to them.We knew they would get more basic, but they still made plays, Dolphins safety Isa Abdul-Quddus said. We tried to stop the run, and they just made plays.What McDaniels is doing with this offense, under these circumstances, will be noticed. There are former Patriots executives in charge of teams like the Lions and Titans, who could be looking for head coaches after this season. These men know McDaniels and the way he works, and theyre not the only ones who view him as an excellent coach who (still only 40!) deserves another chance, just like the coach he works for once needed another chance.Fifty-four points and a 2-0 record with their second- and third-string quarterbacks and without their all-universe tight end? Does anyone think theyre not going to have something surprising in store for Houston on Thursday, even with only three days to get ready? Dont you think Texans coach Bill OBrien, himself a former Patriots offensive coordinator, is bracing for everything McDaniels has got -- Jacoby Brissett or no?The team that prepares the best will usually go out and win that Thursday game, Patriots receiver Julian Edelman said.He didnt say his team would be the one that prepares the best. He didnt have to. Everybody here knows it, and most people around the league know it too. 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Once the Tar Heels turned into a bully, they were able to run away from the Silverswords.Isaiah Hicks scored 22 points, Kennedy Meeks had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 4 North Carolina overpowered host Chaminade 104-61 Monday night in the Maui Invitational.Were just too big for them, Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said.North Carolina (5-0) needed a little time to gain some separation from the Division II Silverswords, doing so midway through the first half by pounding the ball inside.The Tar Heels outscored Chaminade 46-8 in the paint and had 26 second-chance points on 17 offensive rebounds to earn a spot in the semifinals against Oklahoma State on Tuesday.Tony Bradley added 14 points and North Carolina shot 57 percent from the floor. Meeks and Hicks, both seniors, scored 20 points in the same game for the first time.We knew they were going to compete, said Meeks, who hit all seven of his shots from the floor. I know through watching them through the years and seen them knock off teams in this tournament. We definitely took advantage of the things we should have, getting the ball inside and hitting shots.Chaminade (2-1) shot well early to hang with the Tar Heels, but had little chance once they picked up the defensive pressure and got the ball inside on offense. The Silverswords went 10 of 28 from 3-point range but were outrebounded 52-23.Rohndell Goodwin led Chaminade with 18 points, and Kiran Shastri added 13.It was pretty obvious to everybody that size and strength was the difference in this game, Chaminade coach Eric Bovaird said. They had (17) offensive rebounds and we had 23 total. It doesnt take a rocket scienttist to figure that out.ddddddddddddChaminade has a team filled with upperclassmen and has had a penchant for pulling off upsets. The Silverswords helped start the Maui Invitational with their shocker over top-ranked Virginia in 1982 and have knocked off big-name programs at this tournament through the years, most recently Texas in 2012.North Carolina was not a favorable matchup for them.The Tar Heels are long, athletic and considered national-title contenders even with forwards Luke Maye and Theo Pinson out with injuries.The Silverswords only shot at another upset would be to shoot the lights out. They did early, making 12 of their first 21 field goal attempts to stay within 28-24 midway through the first half.But then North Carolinas size inside began to wear Chaminade down.Behind the 6-foot-10 Meeks and the 6-9 Hicks, the Tar Heels started to stretch the lead. Meeks had 14 points by halftime, Hicks 13 and they combined to hit 11 of 13 shots to help North Carolina build a 50-34 advantage.The Tar Heels opened the second half with an 11-4 run and never looked back.We felt like we could play them with our guards, but what can you do with three 6-11 guys? Goodwin said. Its only so much we can do.BIG PICTUREAfter a slow start, the Tar Heels did what they were supposed to against an overmatched opponent. Theyll need a better start against Oklahoma States pressure defense in the semifinals.Chaminade again showed it can hang with the big boys, at least for stretches.UP NEXTNorth Carolina faces Oklahoma State in the semifinals on Tuesday.Chaminade meets UConn in the second round. ' ' '