The Los Angeles Rams are one of several NFL teams that likely will be looking for a new head coach this offseason. And there’s one former employee who’s reportedly at the top of their list.
It’s been speculated that the Rams, who recently fired head coach Jeff Fisher, are interested in replacing him with New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who served in the same capacity for the Rams in 2011. But Bleacher Report’s Mike Freeman added more validity to that speculation Friday in a breakdown of L.A.’s potential coaching targets.
“Jim Harbaugh is out,” Freeman writes. “… There’s no way a Nick Saban or Urban Meyer goes, which brings us back to McDaniels. The Rams are focusing on him, I’m told, because he’s more realistic, and he’s a big enough name to sell in L.A.”
According to Freeman, the Rams also think McDaniels could work with rookie quarterback Jared Goff, who is 0-5 as a starter this season after L.A. took him No. 1 overall in this year’s NFL draft. McDaniels certainly has the pedigree, having worked with Tom Brady. He also helped the Patriots win a game earlier this season behind rookie QB Jacoby Brissett.
It appears the ball is in McDaniels’ court, however. While the 40-year-old recently admitted he’d “love” to be a head coach again, Freeman cited a source in noting McDaniels is “in no hurry to become a head coach again.”
“So keep that in mind as you hear his name repeatedly after the season,” Freeman writes. “He is a patient guy and will wait for the perfect opportunity.”
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