A cloud of smoke hung in the air. “But it’s very, very desirable.” Former 49ers center Ben Garland called McDaniels “the run-game ‘Rain Man.’” McDaniel wants a team that is built around the interior offensive line. Ben Garland, then the 49ers’ center, called him “the run-game ‘Rain Man.’” McDaniel often is referred to as a “run-first” coach. “What’s cool about …
When Josh McDaniels made his return to the Patriots during the 2011 postseason, he was fresh off being told by back-to-back employers that they didn’t want him anymore. “And he was just looking at me like, ‘What?’ and I was like, ‘Congratulations!’ He was like, ‘What are you talking about?’ I’m like, ‘You’re the first coach to go 2-14 and …
