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The Raiders also introduced their new general manager, Dave
Ziegler, in the same Monday press conference.
McDaniels, 45, was in charge of the Denver Broncos for parts of
two seasons, compiling an 8-8 record in 2009 and getting fired
after the team started 3-9 the following year.
He built his reputation as the offensive coordinator for six
Super Bowl championships, as he worked on the staff of head
coach Bill Belichick from 2001-08 and again from 2012-21. He
also was the offensive coordinator of the then-St. Louis Rams in
2011.
"I've been patient, I've been selective, maybe to a fault
sometimes," McDaniels said Monday. "It was going to take a
special place for me to really leave where I was, and I found
that here in Las Vegas."
He added, "The last 10 to 12 years I've really had an
opportunity to grow as a person, as a coach, as a man and try to
figure out -- after my experiences in Denver and St. Louis --
who I am, how I wanted to be defined in my career, what I wanted
to represent and how I would lead the next time if I got another
opportunity to be a head coach.
"It's crystallized for me. I'm clear in the vision that I have
for this role for this job, for this team and I'm going to be
myself. I think that's really important for me and our
organization going forward."
In 2018, he accepted -- and then backed out of -- the job as
head coach of the Colts. Sports Illustrated later reported that
it wasn't because the Patriots put a deal in place to make him
the heir apparent to Bill Belichick, as was rumored, but instead
over concerns about the football operations chain of command in
Indianapolis.
Ziegler, 44, also comes from the Patriots, where he served in
the front office since 2013 and was the director of player
personnel last year.
"Obviously, Josh and I are tied in many ways in our vision of
how to build a team and our vision of what we want, in terms of
the players we bring into the building is very connected,"
Ziegler said. "But at the end of the day, when it's time to make
decisions of all personnel, while we'll work together, those
final decisions will be made by me."
McDaniels added that he was looking forward to working with
Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, who is entering the final year
of his contract.
"There's no question we have the capacity and capability of
winning with Derek here," McDaniels said. "We all know that."
McDaniels takes over for interim coach Rich Bisaccia, who guided
the team to a 7-5 record and a postseason berth. The previous
head coach, Jon Gruden, was fired in October after he was found
to have sent inflammatory emails.
The Raiders fired GM Mike Mayock following their playoff defeat
to the Cincinnati Bengals.
--Field Level Media
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