Despite having plenty of success as an offensive coordinator throughout his coaching career with the Patriots, Josh McDaniels simply has not been able to carry those winning ways over to head coaching.
We’re only four weeks into McDaniels’ second season at the helm in Las Vegas, and Raiders fans are already clamoring for a change. They’re even going to team owner Mark Davis directly with those demands.
The Raiders dropped to 1-3 on the season after Sunday’s 24-17 loss to the Chargers in a virtual home game at SoFi Stadium. With the Raiders at 7-14 under McDaniels, some fans spotted Davis in the owner’s suite and told him to get rid of McDaniels in the middle of the game.
Let’s just say that the Raiders owner didn’t take kindly to that advice.
Oh wow, a video showing #Raiders owner Mark Davis yelling at fans to: "Smarten up" after they told him he should fire Josh McDaniels https://t.co/0GVkEBzCMe pic.twitter.com/6t0bv7p5aD
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 3, 2023
Video from the game showed Davis arguing back with the fans, telling them to “smarten up.”
Now, Davis hasn’t been known for his patience when it comes to head coaches, and he often makes changes after just a couple of seasons. But he clearly has confidence in McDaniels (at least for now) or else you wouldn’t have seen him engage in the argument with fans.
Fans on Twitter also had thoughts on the video.
This was how Twitter reacted
I always wonder how someone gave Josh McDaniels another head coaching job then I see Mark Davis and I’m like oh yeah https://t.co/pLmInQN7Gs
— Xanny DeVito (@trevorstweetss) October 3, 2023
Fans telling owner to fire coach mid game 😂😂😂 https://t.co/jGH0Y43mlQ
— Will Mims (@WillMims7) October 3, 2023
Mark telling us to use our head cuz if we keep McDaniels the rest of the year, we have better odds at losing every game and getting Caleb 🤔🤔🤔 https://t.co/V2Nw2F7Yml
— Lightning McQueen (@TMCsean14) October 3, 2023
“smarten up” is also what Mark Davis screams at his barber after he suggests a deviation from the worlds most hideous bowl cut https://t.co/UBjKfId2yd
— Coopuhr ⚡️ (@Coopuhr) October 3, 2023
Can y’all do this to tepper https://t.co/NlP8chhgDZ
— LilRocketNasa🚀 (@lilrocketnasa) October 3, 2023
At least John Mara doesn't do this. He's too busy in his suite separated from the commoners to hear any criticism. https://t.co/8snDg0j82T
— Felix (@FootballPapi) October 3, 2023
He for sure cries out of frustration 🤣 https://t.co/izgnsBadNg
— ꗇꖦꖡ (@JustAntBaby) October 3, 2023
He’s right, do y’all want Caleb or not??? 😂😂😂 https://t.co/POepzamp3t
— Newport 1000s (@JamesIsLucid) October 3, 2023
Raiders are stuck with McDaniels I fear cuz they’re still paying Gruden.
Davis isn’t gonna pay three coaches. https://t.co/LbtXEmvqDR
— Meister Mikey J (@MeisterMikeyJ) October 3, 2023
