When Josh McDaniels set NFL Twitter ablaze with his decision to spurn the Indianapolis Colts' head coaching job to stay with the New England Patriots as their offensive coordinator, a number of reports came out explaining why he made the decision. Apparently, not every reason previously cited was correct, according to Sports Illustrated's Peter King.
Along with the late push made by Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft, and Jonathan Kraft to keep McDaniels with the Patriots and the prospect of leaving a well-oiled machine for an unproven one, it was reported that his family was content in New England and that he didn't want to move them to Indianapolis.
According to King, that last part simply isn't true. From an interview on Friday on PFT Live:
“This had nothing to do with his family,” King said. “It was about the Patriots giving him a better option than Indianapolis.”
Instead, King noted that McDaniels felt that staying with the Patriots was a better decision for his career long-term, opposed to joining a Colts team with a number of question marks on the roster and an owner he hasn't built trust with.
While McDaniels' family may be happy in New England, the spin that it contributed to his decision appears to be false. He's comfortable with his current situation, and King notes that something might've felt off, football-wise, with the Colts.
“He has to have thought there were some things wrong in Indianapolis,” King said. “What it is I don’t know. I’m waiting to hear it myself.”
McDaniels previously struggled during a brief head coaching stint with the Denver Broncos, so he's in no rush to find himself in a similar situation again when he's learning from one of the greatest coaches of all-time in Belichick.
There were initially reports that McDaniels was promised the Patriots' head coaching job when Belichick retires, but that notion has since been denied. Still, it's likely that he'll be a top candidate should there be an opening in the near future.
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