McDaniels is in the first year of a four-year deal with the Raiders, and the team has gotten off to a disappointing 2-7 start, good for the second-worst record in the NFL. The head coach nonetheless got endorsed by Davis earlier this week.
«I'm saying right now: Josh McDaniels will be the coach this year and next year,» Plaschke said. «Raiders don't have the money to fire him, to pay him off. They're cash-poor.»