"In fact, had Belichick made it clear that he was about to leave New England, McDaniels would have been more inclined to accept a head coaching offer."
That makes no sense...why would he want to be a HC elsewhere, if he knew that the Pats job was going to open up?
"Instead, McDaniels had concerns about moving his family away from the New England area (the same worries he reportedly had while considering the 49ers’ job a year ago). His unease with leaving the Patriots lead to the Colts having McDaniels in for a second interview. While Indy formally announced McDaniels as its new head coach earlier today."
McDaniels is in the wrong business then, b/c NFL coaching is one of the more nomadic professions here in Murka.
"Despite rejecting this present opportunity, McDaniels would still like to become a head coach again, per Schefter. It seems incredibly unlikely that any team will trust McDaniels with a head coaching job in the near future given his decision to bail on the Colts, but — clearly — he does have some interest in becoming the next Patriots’ head coach when Belichick retires."
Some?
I can't see any other "sane" reason for remaining with NE, especially after what he just did to Indy.
"McDaniels was reportedly offering jobs to assistants earlier today, tweets Ian Rapoport of NFL.com. Some coaches, such as Matt Eberflus (defensive coordinator), Dave DeGuglielmo (offensive line), and Mike Phair (defensive line) have already signed contracts with the Colts, and they’ll be offered roles under the new Indianapolis head coach, whomever that may be, per Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com (Twitter link)."
Doesn't make McDaniels any less of a stone-cold sociopath prick for leaving his former assistants high and dry, b/c he had no clue as to how the Colts' FO would handle the fallout from being rejected @ the last minute.
"Kraft’s decision to put the full-court press on McDaniels may have deeper roots, as one source texted Schefter (Twitter link): “That’s Kraft putting it to the Colts again. He will forever try and (expletive) that place ever since DeflateGate.”
The other NFL owners should be angry @ Kraft for the rude way that he treated Indy, but that is the same franchise who left Baltimore under less than ideal circumstances.
"Josh McDaniels made the decision to walk away from the Colts’ head coaching job offer without receiving a promise that he will succeed Bill Belichick as the Patriots’ next head coach, according to Mike Florio of Pro F
Dunno if I really can believe that, and it seems very unlikely that Kraft would pay him more money for a longer period of time as the Pats' OC, than as the Colts' new HC.
"McDaniels reportedly did not bail on Indianapolis because of money, but instead had concerns about moving his family away from the New England area."
Who could want as their HC, a guy who would have any qualms about moving to another city and state, considering what his profession is? How many highly educated and skilled professional people have been forced to do likewise, in order to keep or obtain a job?
"While McDaniels received “clarity” as to Belichick’s future in recent days, that apparently doesn’t mean he’s been told he’ll become the Pats head coach whenever Belichick retires. Indeed, if McDaniels had been informed Belichick was nearing retirement, he’d have been more inclined to take a head coaching job."
Again, being the HC of an NFL team is the very reason that lower-level coaches aspire to become higher level assistants/coordinators, in the hopes of someday running the whole show themselves. What good would it be to McDaniels to be the HC of another team,
and under contract, when Belichick retires?
"McDaniels may have had worries about the condition of Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com reported Sunday that some doctors believe Luck may require another surgery), but Florio indicates McDaniels’ chief concerns involved working with Colts owner Jim Irsay. Whether the next round of Indianapolis candidates will have that same uneasiness is unclear, but the Colts plan to restart their head coaching search this week."
Being wishy-washy is not a very desirable characteristic, when searching for a new HC who will cost millions to employ for at least several years.