Josh McDaniels has been linked as the next Colts coach for two weeks, with the parties — just as the Lions and Matt Patricia have — reaching an unofficial agreement.
But if McDaniels is having second thoughts and ends up backing out of this setup, Chris Ballard may have a contingency option.
Although Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub did not interview, he is viewed by some around the league as a candidate if an in-case-of-emergency situation arises, Adam Caplan of ESPN.com tweets. This has been on the radar, to some degree, for over a year.
In January 2017, a report emerged the Colts had a Ballard/Toub partnership in mind. And earlier this year, Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk reported Toub was expected to draw interest. However, the franchise zeroed in on McDaniels soon after.
Toub interviewed with the Broncos and Chargers last year but remained with the Chiefs for a fifth season. The 55-year-old Toub was the Bears’ ST coordinator from 2004-12 and has been in the same organization as Ballard twice, with the current Indianapolis GM spending 12 years in Chicago prior to coming to Kansas City.
Dan Campbell would be a good fit if Josh stays
Josh is running out the door….dysfunction growing in NE…gets to coach Luck….wait….BB quits…..josh gets pats job! You heard here first….this is a rumors board…..right?
It’s not a rumor starting board it’s a rumor reporting board lol
If BB left I don’t think it would of been McRoberts that got the job it probably would of been Patricia