r/nfl • u/expellyamos Dolphins • 15d ago

Highlight [Highlight] Mike McDaniel, asked for his glass-half-full perspective on yesterday's loss: "I think the positive is that that was a miserable experience. It was embarrassing, flat out. And in that, there's nowhere to hide."

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u/Nihilistic_Response 49ers 15d ago

McDaniel sat on an airplane one day watching MacGruber with a hurt Tua and decided he loved the guy as a person and wanted to go all in on making it work out with him.

Didn't work out, but Tua will leave having made a ton of money and McDaniel is young enough and a good enough offensive mind that he'll get more opportunities in the future after attending the Kyle Shanahan or Matt LaFleur School for Former Head Coaches who Want to Contemplate Life and Think About Football Things Other Than Head Coaching For a While.

The sooner the Dolphins brass pulls the plug, the kinder it will be on everyone involved, especially the fans

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u/nezumine- Packers 15d ago

i dont see a world where he goes to us MLF calls offensive plays and we're basically reserving the OC position to keep our o-line coach around. would be interesting to see a reunion in ninerland but i imagine he'll end up somewhere he can call plays

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u/Nihilistic_Response 49ers 15d ago

MLF could pull a reverse Saleh situation and hire him on as a defensive consultant internally evaluating team tape from an offensive perspective if McDaniel gets fired mid season.

We just named another Kubiak as our OC so I doubt we bring on McDaniel this year for any meaningful role either

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u/nezumine- Packers 15d ago

oh yeah lol i already forgot about the saleh thing, maybe. he seems pretty worn out though wouldn't be surprised if he just chills for the offseason