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On Oct. 30, the Dolphins got smoked by the Ravens on Thursday Night Football. On Oct. 31, they announced that they were firing only their general manager, Chris Grier. That was a good start, but it was super clear that Mike McDaniel also had to go<\/a> \u2026 but they said they were going to keep him on through the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fast-forward to Monday, Jan. 5. During his postseason press conference, McDaniel said that he was going to be the Dolphins\u2019 head coach until told otherwise and that he was going to be part of the hiring process for the new general manager.\u00a0<\/p>\n Apparently, Stephen Ross (the Dolphins owner) heard that and thought, \u2018Wait\u2026 did we not fire Mike? I\u2019ve got to get on that this week.\u2019 Because on Thursday morning, news came out that Miami was getting rid of him.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Maybe McDaniel isn\u2019t cut out for a head coaching job. He\u2019s only 42 years old, so if he wants to get back on that path a long, long, long, long, long time from now, he still can \u2026 But the dude has got one hell of an offensive mind, and there are plenty of teams that could use a guy like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n These are some of those teams. For reference, I\u2019m ruling out any team that doesn\u2019t currently have a head coach, because duh.<\/p>\n Mike McDaniel and Dan Quinn worked together in Atlanta from 2015 to 2016. McDaniel had a drinking problem that had already cost him a job in Houston, so Quinn and some of the Falcons\u2019 coaches sat him down and got him straight.\u00a0<\/p>\n He\u2019s said that he owes everything to Quinn<\/a>, so from a personality standpoint and his ability to gel with a head coach, Washington makes a whole lot of sense. As for the actual offense? That\u2019d probably be a home run.\u00a0<\/p>\n Kliff Kingsbury\u2019s offense in 2024 was all about going quick and letting Jayden Daniels be Jayden Daniels. Mike McDaniel\u2019s offense in Miami was all about letting Tua be Tua (which turned out to be a pretty bad idea), very meaningful motions and formations with special players, and a creative running game.\u00a0<\/p>\n If the Commanders are looking for a guy who can run an offense that makes things easier for Jayden Daniels and can get his career back on track, Mike McDaniel is a great person to look at.<\/p>\n It\u2019s no secret that the Eagles’ offense has been uninspiring this season. The running game isn\u2019t working, and the passing game is void of any type of structural creativity\u2026 but that\u2019s kind of just how Nick Sirianni\u2019s offense is, and Kevin Patullo only emphasizes that.<\/p>\n They\u2019re run like the best high school team in a city: the Eagles have better players, and they\u2019re going to win on talent alone. That can work (and it works really well with the Eagles because they do actually have that kind of talent)… but this is the NFL. When it doesn\u2019t work, it\u2019s disgusting to watch, and that\u2019s what we\u2019ve seen this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Mike McDaniel would be a very refreshing breath into the Eagles’ offense and bring a whole bunch of new concepts to the offense\u2026 like meaningful motion\u2026 or route concepts that work off each other and make things easier for the receivers\u2026 and maybe, just maybe, sequenced playcalling.<\/p>\n The problem is that he might not necessarily be welcome: he wouldn\u2019t have full freedom to run his offense, the Eagles already have a run game coordinator, Kevin Patullo is Nick Sirianni\u2019s guy, and Vic Fangio probably doesn\u2019t like him a whole lot after their time together in Miami.Washington Commanders<\/h2>\n
Philadelphia Eagles<\/h2>\n
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Other than those four mountain-sized speed bumps, this would be fun.\u00a0<\/p>\nDetroit Lions<\/h2>\n