Another Bill Belichick assistant with the Patriots gets a head coaching opportunity. Canton native Josh McDaniels was named the Denver Broncos Head Coach, after Mike Shanahan was fired after 14- seasons with Denver. McDaniels only 32 years old, looks to bring in new energy and continue the tradition in Denver.
McDaniels helped the defensive staff in New England for three seasons before taking over as Patriots quarterbacks coach in 2004. Belichick then promoted him to offensive coordinator in 2006, and his career took flight.
Bowlen thought enough of McDaniels to bypass defensive gurus Steve Spagnuolo of the Giants, Raheem Morris of the Buccaneers and Leslie Frazier of the Vikings despite Denver’s leaky defense.
McDaniels is the fourth member of Belichick’s coaching staff to leave either for a head coaching job in the NFL or a prestigious college job. None of them has been all that successful venturing out on their own.
Romeo Crennel left for Cleveland in 2005 and Eric Mangini joined the Jets a year later. Both were fired last month, with Mangini replacing Crennel in Cleveland. And Charlie Weis is on the hot seat at Notre Dame.
Still, McDaniels does have three Super Bowl rings to show for his work in New England. That definitely played a role in his hiring.
Rob Trautman
PrimeTime Sports/BlogTalk Radio
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