With the Raiders in the middle of a three-game losing streak and holding the second-worst record in the league at 2–7, speculation abounds at the job security of first-year head coach Josh McDaniels. But while team owner Mark Davis has publicly lauded McDaniels for his performance thus far, one report indicates that the team simply can’t afford to part ways with him.
Speaking as a panelist on the ESPN sports-talk show Around the Horn, Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times said on Wednesday that the Raiders were “cash poor” and didn’t have the money necessary to fire McDaniels. When asked to clarify if that was something he believed or something he was reported, Plaschke said the latter.
“I’m saying right now: Josh McDaniels will be the coach this year and next year. The Raiders don’t have the money to fire him, to pay him off,” Plaschke said. “They’re cash poor.”
