New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is once again generating some interest among NFL teams who are looking for a head coach, and the 39-year-old may have his sights set on one job in particular.
ESPN’s John Clayton reports that McDaniels has interest in becoming the head coach of the Tennessee Titans. The Titans fired Ken Whisenhunt in November and have said they will consider interim coach Mike Mularkey for the full-time position.
McDaniels has to be careful if he ends up taking another head coaching job, as this could be his final chance. He got off to a good start as the head coach of the Denver Broncos in 2009 before losing 17 of his last 22 games and getting fired. When the Broncos let him go in 2010, McDaniels served as the St. Louis Rams offensive coordinator and then made his way back to New England in the same role.
The 3-13 Titans have the top overall pick in the upcoming draft and are already set at the quarterback position with Marcus Mariota. They also have a potential superstar at wide receiver in Dorial Green-Beckham, who showed some flashes of great play down the stretch. You can understand why McDaniels would be interested in Tennessee if he does decide to leave the Pats.
For now, McDaniels is focused on trying to win his fifth Super Bowl as a member of the Patriots organization. There has been some speculation that Bill Belichick might replace McDaniels with another very high-profile coach if McDaniels leaves, but we doubt that will happen.
