Josh McDaniels Decision To Reject The Indianapolis Colts Head Coaching Job Was The Best Move Of His Career
New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is currently a front runner for the Philadelphia Eagles head coaching job, but had it not been for a fateful day back in 2018 things would be very different for him.
Josh McDaniels was as good as gone 3 years ago when the Indianapolis Colts hired him to be their head coach. It wasn’t until the 25th hour after McDaniels had already agreed to a deal that the Patriots stepped in to make sure he stayed in New England. Then the unthinkable happened as another hot dose of karma slapped the Colts organization back in the face. McDaniels resigned only hours after his agreement in a style similar to when Bill Belichick left the NY Jets. Robert Kraft would have the last laugh after all the bullshit the Colts organization had put the Patriots through over Deflategate.
As far as career moves go this will turn out to be his greatest move. Soon after Andrew Luck retired, and the Colts organization was in shambles. McDaniels would have likely have ended up being the fall guy if things did not work out in the immediate future, and he would not be getting interviews now. Instead of having his career hanging in the balance, McDaniels got to work as Belichick’s understudy since part of the deal with his return included the Hoodie sharing more of his secrets with McDaniels.
Text from one league source: “That’s Kraft putting it to the Colts again. He will forever try and (expletive) that place ever since deflate gate.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 7, 2018
This was the greatest troll job since Bill Belichick resigned on a napkin as head coach of the New York Jets. Patriots haters everywhere must have been fuming.
