Interesting timing, both fired after the trade deadline. I wonder if Badhaircut Davis wanted them to do something?
McDaniels cost Davis a ton of money and cap space getting rid of Carr and signing Jimmy. I do think the plan was to bring in Brady and when that fell apart, the Raiders had nothing. I'm sure McDaniels sold Davis on letting Carr go and signing Brady. Instead he got Jimmy, who of course, got hurt.
McDaniels has now crashed and burned twice both within a year and a half. Doesn't bode well for his future HC possibilities.