Josh McDaniels Reportedly 'Lining up Staff' Ahead of Potential Departure From New England
By Michael Luciano
The New England Patriots have lost quite a few assistants to the head coaching market in the last few years, and the team could see its offensive coordinator wooed away by the promise of being the head man somewhere else.
Josh McDaniels has been reportedly lining up a potential staff should he decide that he will leave the Patriots and take a head coaching job.
Josh McDaniels "already lining up staff" for potential departure from Patriots to Cleveland or Carolina, @AlbertBreer says on "Early Edition"https://t.co/AZLfS2GCMb pic.twitter.com/mnHTYjLO1U
— NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSBoston) January 2, 2020
McDaniels has been the one of the chief architects of the New England Patriots dynasty over the last decade, as he returned to New England following a disastrous stint as the head coach of the Denver Broncos a decade ago.
The two teams that have been at the forefront of the McDaniels sweepstakes are the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers, both of whom want to pair their quarterbacks with a young offensive mind.
Cleveland Browns requested permission to interview Patriots’ OC Josh McDaniels for their head-coaching vacancy, per source. Panthers also expected to request interview.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 30, 2019
McDaniels has a horrible two-year stint with the Broncos and his desertion of the Colts on his resume, but the driving force behind the Patriots offense over the last decade is still an innovative offensive mind, and he could make for an interesting hire in Cleveland or Carolina.