The Chargers have found their next offensive coordinator.
According to NFL insider Adam Schefter, the Chargers are expected to make former Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel their next offensive play-caller, replacing Greg Roman who was fired following the team’s wild card loss to the Patriots.
McDaniel has spent the past four seasons with Miami where his offense ranked in the top six twice, including the league’s number one offense during the 2023 season (401.3 yards per game). In his first season with the Dolphins
(2022), he took the NFL’s 25th-ranked offense and turned it into the sixth-ranked offense, going from an average of 307.0 yards per game to 364.5.
During the 2023 season, Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw for a career high 4,624 yards and 29 touchdowns to go with a 69.3 completion percentage. In 2024, Tagovailoa struggled with injuries and missed six games, but he still completed a career-high 72.9 percent of his passes for 2,867 yards in 11 games.
One of the underrated aspects of McDaniel’s time with the Dolphins was his ability to get a lot out of the run game along with his explosive passing attack. During that 2023 season, his team averaged 135.8 rushing yards per game, good for sixth in the NFL. In 2025, with Tagovailoa and the passing game having taken a massive step back, the ground game still ranked 13th with 120.2 yards per game.
During his last stint as an offensive coordinator, McDaniel helped lead the 49ers offense to the seventh-ranked unit in the NFL with an average of 375.7 yards per game. They also ranked seventh in rushing yards per game with 127.4 per game.
Out of all the available play-callers left on the market, McDaniel was arguably the best there was. He had several interviews for head coaching opportunities this cycle but he chose to step out of the running for those and make his way out to Los Angeles where he will get the chance to coach Justin Herbert in 2026.
