McDaniel joked that he and Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh are the same guy, with the only difference being that his new boss is taller. What McDaniel achieved offensively with Miami is why he had multiple head-coaching opportunities before and after agreeing to become the Chargers’ latest offensive play-caller. He scheduled head coaching interviews with the Browns and Bills after reports emerged that he had accepted the Chargers’ OC offer, but ultimately withdrew from both openings. Ideally, McDaniel could have gone through with the interviews, knowing that the Chargers were waiting for him in case he didn’t get a head coaching job. “Absolutely, my end goal of being able to bring championships to an organization as a head coach that still is in place,” McDaniel said.