It’s a done deal. The Colts announced that they’ve hired Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as their new head coach. The introductory press conference for the former Patriots offensive coordinator will be held on Wednesday. 
In a sense, the Colts’ announcement was a mere formality as the two sides struck agreement on a deal in mid-January. However, there were rumblings leading up to the Super Bowl that McDaniels was getting cold feet and could instead stay with the Patriots as their OC. As of Sunday, McDaniels reportedly not yet told the Patriots that he’s leaving. Some around the league believed that McDaniels would stay in New England if Bill Belichick opted to retire and pass the torch to him. But, Belichick has indicated that he’ll return for another season, so that scenario was not on the table for McDaniels, unless he wanted to wait for an indeterminate period of time to potentially take over.
It’s not clear why McDaniels may have been having second thoughts about the job, but one has to wonder if he is at odds with team brass over the team’s offensive coordinator choice. Last month, it was reported that McDaniels had selected Raiders quarterbacks coach Jake Peetz as their new offensive coordinator and the two sides were hammering out a contract. However, team decision makers appear to have their sights set on former Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. It’s also possible that McDaniels was considering his options before making everything official since his stint as a head coach with the Broncos did not go as planned.
McDaniels will be tasked with turning the Colts around after a disappointing 4-12 season. On the plus side, they own the No. 3 pick in the draft and they may have their choice between North Carolina State edge rusher Bradley Chubb or Penn State running back Saquon Barkley.
The Colts are hoping that McDaniels can help get Andrew Luck back on track. Tom Brady has done his best work under the guidance of the 41-year-old OC, so he certainly seems like the right man for the job. Prior to McDaniels taking over as Patriots OC in 2006, Brady had one 4,000-yard passing season and had never thrown more than 28 TD passes in a campaign. Brady has topped those benchmarks in each of his healthy seasons under McDaniels, save for the first one in 2006.
He’ll be back in NE in 4 years or less.
Afraid you may be right. All depends on whether he adjusts his style from his Denver stint.
I’d put the over/under at 2.5 years
I’ll put the over/under at 2.5 days.
It may not be his fault entirely if the team fails. It’s a real poop parade over there.
You people are reading into things just like these writers are. It was rumored that he was having second thoughts; that doesn’t mean he was. Now let’s speculate why he’s possibly having second thoughts, in case he is. Oh, it’s probably because the Colts interviewed someone & they’re going to force him on me. Never happened. Ballard & McDaniels are both young guys who apparently hit it off, or he may have looked at TN or another opening. But he stuck with this one because he likes the opportunity. I predict 10-15 years with tons of success.
If luck is gone with a injury then they are at ground zero that’s what they are saying and that the owner is a headcase
Welp
Well you were right with the less part…
Always go with your gut feelings. I just think he would be better off staying put at this time. To much front office interference on the side of the ball he specializes on.
Bwahahahahaha! After the way he completely dismantled the Broncos, I can’t believe anyone was stupid enough to hire him as a HC again. The GM better keep him on a very short leash and not let him have the final say in personnel moves.
First of all he doesn’t have final say, & Secondly, why can’t a guy at 41 have learned about life & past mistakes & be wiser than he was at 33? He can, but you young guys with no wisdom can’t see it.
Everyone seems to forget he made it to the playoffs with Tebow and won a game that yr
Yeah it takes Belichick level wizardry to win a playoff game with Tim Tebow playing quarterback.
No, John Fox was the coach for that game.
I told you all so he listened
Ouch…. ops!
Fake news!!