It seemed inevitable, but the fact that Mike McDaniel is actually interviewing for a job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers still feels surreal.
The Bucs fired offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard as part of a year-end purge that helped save Todd Bowles' job. With Grizzard out, the team has massive shoes to fill both in terms of what the open role represents but also what it has done for two of the last three guys to have filled it.
Both Dave Canales and Liam Coen needed just one year in Tampa to propel themselves to head coaching jobs, and it seems McDaniel's best shot at rehabbing his reputation is with the Bucs.