It hurts a lotgetty Josh McDaniels could be a candidate for offensive coordinator for the Eagles. The Philadelphia Eagles could be the perfect landing spot for the legendary coach. As head coach Nick Sirianni and general manager Howie Roseman explore the market for coordinator candidates, former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels is a name they could find attractive, according to Eagles Wire’s Glenn Erby.
McDaniels has become most recently the head coach of the Raiders, but is best known for his long tenure as offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots. Erby points to McDaniels’ recent success with Mack Jones as the Patriots quarterback. Jones led New England to a playoff appearance and secured a Pro Bowl selection in his rookie season in 2021.
Since McDaniels left, Jones has gone 8-17 and lost the starting job to Bailey Zappé this season.”McDaniel should never be an NFL head coach, but there’s no denying his offensive prowess or his track record as a coordinator,” Erby wrote. “McDaniels has Jones playing the best football of his three-year rookie career in 2021.
Jones finished with 3,801 yards, 22 touch downs, 13 interceptions and a 92.5 passer rating that season, leading the Patriots to a 10-7 record. in the play-offs. Josh McDaniels is considered one of the best offensive linemen in the NFL.It’s no secret that McDaniels has failed as a head coach in the NFL. After two disastrous years with the Denver Broncos in the 2009 and 2010 seasons – where he was the youngest head coach – and leading Denver to an 11-17 record, he was fired in late 2010.
McDaniels was fired as head coach of Raiders.He signed a six-year, $10 million contract with Las Vegas to serve as coach through the 2023 season. McDaniels led the Raiders to a 9-16 record, including a 3-5 mark this season before being fired. After Antonio Pierce was named interim head coach, Las Vegas finished the season with a 5–4 record. For all his coaching flaws, McDaniels is an offensive player.
McDaniels was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the Patriots’ regular season (16-0 in 2007). In the same season, Tom Brady broke the single-season scoring record (50) and the single-season scoring record (589). He left the Patriots for the head coaching job with the Broncos and moved to St. Louis. After a short stint with St. Louis Rams, returned to the Patriots in 2012 as offensive coordinator. The Patriots immediately led the NFL in scoring in his first season and finished in the top four during McDaniels’ first seven seasons in New England.Why might the Eagles be looking for a new offensive coordinator soon?
The Eagles technically have Brian Johnson as their offensive coordinator, but he has interviewed for several head coaching vacancies with the likes of the Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons, and Philadelphia could be looking for a change after leaving the tight end offensive.
The Eagles had nine points in a playoff loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and have averaged 16.7 points per game over their last three games, which ranks 26th in the NFL.If the Eagles are serious about moving on from their current coordinator, it’s hard to find a better name to lead the offense than McDaniels. Given their history with Brady and Jones at quarterback, the Eagles could hire the former Patriots head coach to revitalize their offense.
