Josh McDaniels

Ohio native Josh McDaniels formerly served as the head coach of the Denver Broncos. He was also previously the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the New England Patriots in the National Football League.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4104795

Under McDaniels, the Broncos completed the 2009 season with an even 8-8 record and did not qualify to play in the NFL Playoffs.http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/McDaJo0.htm Denver began the 2010 campaign with a 3-9 record and were in the headlines for reportedly video taping a practice session of the San Francisco 49ers. On December 6, 2010, McDaniels was dismissed as head coach of the Broncos. Team President and CEO Pat Bowlen cited a dissatisfaction with the "results and the direction this team was headed" as the reasoning for the move. Eric Studesville, who served as the team's running back coach, was promoted to interim head coach.http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/McDaniels-Relieved-of-Duties/7867f9a0-741f-406c-ab5a-ad136195d994

After taking over as coach of the Broncos, rumors circulated that McDaniels was at odds with quarterback Jay Cutler, leading to Cutler asking for a trade. On March 23, 2009, McDaniels stated that "He's our quarterback, we want him to be our quarterback, we made that very clear to him and we hope he feels the same way."http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4010299

Prior to joining the NFL, McDaniels served as a graduate assistant under Nick Saban with the Michigan State Spartans in 1999 and 2000. In 2001, he was hired as a personnel assistant with the New England Patriots. The following year he was promoted to the defensive coaching assistant, which he served as for two seasons, before he became the Patriots' quarterbacks coach. His responsibilities expanded in 2006, when he took on the offensive coordinator duties in addition to his quarterbacks coaching role.http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=coachbio&bio=24595

McDaniels coached quarterback Tom Brady, starting in 2004, helping him record career-high passing yards in 2005, as well as the NFL MVP award in 2007. He also coached Matt Cassel after Brady was injured in the opener of the 2008 season, helping the team finish the season with an 11-5 record.http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=coachbio&bio=24595