The New York Giants are very much interested in speaking with New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels about their vacant head coaching job — the same job they passed him over in favor of Pat Shurmur just two years ago.
However, as interested as the Giants may be, Ralph Vacchiano of SNY reports that McDaniels may not share that interest.
Although McDaniels is likely to meet with the Giants next week, he could be looking for Bill Belichick-like power and control, which co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch are unlikely to offer up.
Multiple NFL sources have cast doubt on whether the 43-year-old McDaniels is as interested in the Giants as they are in him. And the reasons given are varied, from the possibility he doesn’t want to leave the Patriots with Bill Belichick’s future uncertain, to the idea he might not want to coach in the New York market, to the belief of some that he wants a Belichick-like control over the organization that he’s unlikely to get with the Giants.
There is considerable speculation about whether the Giants and McDaniels can be a match – mostly due to his perceived desire for power – the same power he’s seen Belichick have during his 16 years of working as an assistant in New England. That is not something he’s likely to be offered by the Giants, even though GM Dave Gettleman has said multiple times this week that he’d be willing to give up some of his power, if necessary for the good of the franchise.
After McDaniels spurned the Indianapolis Colts, the Giants should absolutely proceed with caution and stick to their guns when it comes to surrendering too much control to a flake and previously failed head coach.
