Ravens complete interview with ex-Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel

Key Highlights

• He spent much of the next 15 years working with Kyle Shanahan, including time in Washington with a now-legendary staff that also included Kevin O’Connell and Sean McVay.
• He also worked under Shanahan in Houston, Atlanta, and San Francisco. After years as an offensive assistant and wide receivers coach, McDaniel was named the 49ers run game coordinator, a position he held for four years before a promotion to offensive coordinator in 2021.
• He revitalized the unit after an underwhelming 2020 season, which helped him secure the head coaching gig in Miami. The Dolphins were coming off the controversial tenure of Brian Flores – another candidate for the Ravens’ vacancy – when they hired McDaniel.
• He quickly installed a motion-heavy scheme that gave Tua Tagovailoa easier throws and reads while unleashing the team’s wide receiver duo of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. Miami broke a five-year playoff drought as a 9-8 wildcard in McDaniel’s debut season and improved to 11-6 in 2023.
• They were the league’s best offense that year, but they have not been able to recapture the same magic.