On the Tony Kornheiser podcast today a guest shared this story about the late night axe falling.
On Tuesday/Halloween, Josh McDaniels came in dressed up as Mark Davis. The Owner appeared to take it in stride, and played along.
For dinner Davis brought in Chinese food. Josh's fortune cookie said, "You're Fired!", take that hotshot.
I so want it to be true, not urban legend.
McDaniels appears to be yet another coach that is fantastic, brilliant as a Coordinator (OC or DC) that just isn't set out to be a HC. And yet, when it comes to the outrage and hand-wringing about some people not getting HC jobs or losing HC jobs, we seem to forget this really fast. People lose their minds about coaches like Flores and Bienemy, getting hosed, not getting their shot, life is unfair, et al
The reality is, there's a Grand Canyon-esque difference between the roles and qualities of an OC/DC and that of an NFL Head Coach. The other reality is that for every one of these NFL coaches, the entire league knows infinitely more about them as coaches and as people than anyone in the media or any of us fans.
In McDaniels' case, it sounds like Davis had made up his mind before the search even started. At least he's got the stones to admit that now. Who knows if it will change how he approaches this next search, I sure hope so.
Here's hoping Antonio Pierce takes the interim job and runs crushes it and gets the permanent gig. He definitely sounds like a charismatic leader. My bet is the Raiders beat the Giants this weekend to get him his first NFL win.