birdweiserrr Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 MCDANIELS WON'T INTERVIEWPatriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has declined requests from the Ravens and Falcons that he interview for their head-coaching vacancies. I am very grateful for the chance to interview for NFL head coaching positions, but I have decided not to pursue those opportunities at this time," McDaniels said. "I plan to focus all my attention on our postseason preparation. So why isn't McDaniels looking to move up? It could be that at age 31, he doesn't feel ready to be a head coach. It could be that he doesn't think the Ravens or Falcons are going to be winners any time soon. Or it could be that McDaniels thinks he'll be next in line whenever Bill Belichick leaves New England.But whatever the reason, the Patriots are in the unusual position of being the Super Bowl favorites and having a staff of assistants who won't be distracted during the playoffs with head-coaching interviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavalcade_of_whimsey Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I can respect that.He might have gotten black listed if he jumped right in and didn't pan out as a HC I doubt anybody would've given him a HC chance for quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_ ATL Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Good, it would have been a horrible hire anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelgee Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 birdweiserrr (1/4/2008)MCDANIELS WON'T INTERVIEWPatriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has declined requests from the Ravens and Falcons that he interview for their head-coaching vacancies. I am very grateful for the chance to interview for NFL head coaching positions, but I have decided not to pursue those opportunities at this time," McDaniels said. "I plan to focus all my attention on our postseason preparation. So why isn't McDaniels looking to move up? It could be that at age 31, he doesn't feel ready to be a head coach. It could be that he doesn't think the Ravens or Falcons are going to be winners any time soon. Or it could be that McDaniels thinks he'll be next in line whenever Bill Belichick leaves New England.But whatever the reason, the Patriots are in the unusual position of being the Super Bowl favorites and having a staff of assistants who won't be distracted during the playoffs with head-coaching interviews.the dude is staying in Bill Belichek University until he thinks he can break the Bank at some later date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
direwolf Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I can't say I was all that interested anyways.1) The guy's 31 years old. While that's not critical, we'd have several players older than that and the respect might not be there.2) He's only been a coordinator one year. Again, not insurmountable (see Mike Tomlin), but still a concern.3) Yes, he's had a great offense, but he's also done it with a Hall of Fame QB, one Hall of Fame WR and a Pro Bowl WR, and several Pro Bowl caliber offensive linemen. That's not exactly a great indicator of HIS ability as a coach. I could probably coach those players to an offense that was in the middle of the league. I'd like to see what he can do when he DOESN'T have that kind of talent.I felt the same way about Shanahan, whose reputation for offensive genius isn't quite as sterling now that he doesn't have a Hall of Fame QB or RB.Direwolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconchef Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 direwolf (1/4/2008)I can't say I was all that interested anyways.1) The guy's 31 years old. While that's not critical, we'd have several players older than that and the respect might not be there.2) He's only been a coordinator one year. Again, not insurmountable (see Mike Tomlin), but still a concern.3) Yes, he's had a great offense, but he's also done it with a Hall of Fame QB, one Hall of Fame WR and a Pro Bowl WR, and several Pro Bowl caliber offensive linemen. That's not exactly a great indicator of HIS ability as a coach. I could probably coach those players to an offense that was in the middle of the league. I'd like to see what he can do when he DOESN'T have that kind of talent.I felt the same way about Shanahan, whose reputation for offensive genius isn't quite as sterling now that he doesn't have a Hall of Fame QB or RB.DirewolfDitto en totem (I totally agree) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconva7 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I have to disagree. McDaniels will make a great HC someday and I wish he was willing to interview now that we're in need of a head coach. A lot of people pretty much assume that he's been the offensive coordinator ever since Weis left, but he didn't get the title of OC until this season. That said, their offense has always been good, even with Reche Caldwell and Jabar Gaffney they were #12 in the NFL in total offense. Brady's improved a lot since he started working with McDaniels as well.I'm not saying it's all McDaniels, but New England had a good offense before Moss, Welker, and Stallworth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsstomp Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 man, the dude said NOT RIGHT NOW...why are people reading into that he doesnt want to be a head coach after this season..why would he be doing interviews during the pats postseason anyway..that would be stupid of him. i know he respects belicheat more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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