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San Diego Chargers: 5 candidates to replace head coach Mike McCoy

By Jacob Yturri

Oct 2, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Chargers head coach Mike McCoy reacts during the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Chargers head coach Mike McCoy reacts during the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 11, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung (23) celebrates with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels following the game against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Patriots defeated the Cardinals 23-21. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung (23) celebrates with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels following the game against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Patriots defeated the Cardinals 23-21. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 1: Josh McDaniels

Every superhero should get a sidekick. Since the Patriots hired Bill Belichick as their head coach, the team has hired several candidates that could potentially be Belichick’s sidekick. However, none are as qualified as Josh McDaniels.

After being fired from the Denver Broncos for accumulating a record of 11-17,  McDaniels floated back to the New England Patriots. It is here that McDaniels has gotten prepared to venture out from the safety net that is the New England Patriots. While serving as the Patriots offensive coordinator, McDaniels has the privilege to work with the greatest quarterback of all time, and the greatest coach of all time. In other words, McDaniels is rubbing shoulders with two of the greatest football minds the world has ever had.

When McDaniels does become a head coach, he will take the lessons that he learned while serving as the Denver Broncos head coach, and the experience he has gotten from working with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick and use that to help his next team.

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If I were running the San Diego Chargers, I would hire Josh McDaniels in a heartbeat. Not many coaches in this league have as strong of a pedigree as he does.

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