Former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel is a popular candidate for a ton of coaching vacancies this cycle. Not only has he interviewed for the Detroit Lions\u2019 offensive coordinator position, but this week, he\u2019ll complete interviews with the Browns, Falcons, Titans, and Ravens for their head coaching position. He\u2019s also reportedly interviewing for the Buccaneers\u2019 offensive coordinator position, as well.<\/p>\n
For those hoping McDaniel becomes the Lions\u2019 next offensive play-caller, that\u2019s a daunting list of big opportunities for the 42-year-old coach. And with an opportunity to jump right back into a head coaching position, McDaniel may not choose a lesser offensive coordinator position.<\/p>\n
\u2026 but don\u2019t be too sure.<\/p>\n
There are currently nine head coaching vacancies. Some would certainly be considered \u201cgreat\u201d opportunities (Ravens, Steelers), while others (Browns, Cardinals) not so much. It\u2019s less clear what McDaniel would think of some of those other opportunities, like the Titans and Falcons jobs he\u2019s reportedly interviewing for.<\/p>\n
One thing seems pretty certain, though. The Lions\u2019 opportunity certainly seems appealing. While it\u2019s true Lions coach Dan Campbell has fired two former offensive coordinators after just a single year, the other one parlayed his success into a head coaching job. Additionally, McDaniel would have a turn-key type of situation in Detroit, with an established quarterback, running back, wide receiver tandem, and tight end all at his disposal for immediate success.<\/p>\n
Obviously, McDaniel is going to weigh all of his options\u2014and see what offers he actually gets\u2014before making a decision, but this news should certainly be considered positive if you want McDaniel to land in Detroit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel is a popular candidate for a ton of coaching vacancies this…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":678034,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2071],"tags":[146,113,37982,153,2506,7,147,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-678033","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-detroit-lions","8":"tag-detroit","9":"tag-detroit-lions","10":"tag-detroit-lions-coaching-news-rumors","11":"tag-detroit-lions-news","12":"tag-detroitlions","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-lions","15":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115896609934155179","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}