Josh McDaniels on head coaching rumors: 'Not worried about that right now'

In a conference call with the media on Tuesday afternoon, Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels was asked about the fact his name has already been attached to some potential head coaching vacancies, and how he balances that sort of interest with his current responsibilities.


“I don’t really worry about the future,” he said. “Honestly, each week is a tremendous challenge and we try to stay in the moment and focus on the task at hand, which this week is obviously considerable considering that we haven’t had a lot of success (in Miami). This is a big challenge for us.

“All the other stuff is just, it is what it is, and (I) don’t really pay too much attention to it. I love what we do here in terms of working hard to try to come up with the best plan for our players each week, and that’s where my focus is going to remain.”

McDaniels was also asked whether or not his future goals have changed — namely, the desire to be a head coach.

“If that’s in the cards for me, then that’s great,” he responded. “I’ve said that before. But again, I’m not worried about that right now.”