Traina Thoughts: Twitter Brought Its 'A' Game Reacting to Josh McDaniels Shocker

Twitter had a field day when Josh McDaniels backed out of his deal with the Colts to stay with the Patriots.

1. Josh McDaniels pulled off a stunner Tuesday night, backing out of his agreement to coach the Colts so he could remain Patriots offensive coordinator. There were so many layers to this story: Bill Belichick had done the same thing to the Jets years ago. The Colts were the team that ratted out the Patriots for Deflategate. How much did Andrew Luck's health factor in all this? And much more. 

The news led to a banner night on Twitter, where NFL fans were relentless.

Josh McDaniels right before signing on the dotted line. #Colts pic.twitter.com/jX5tO1nYEz

— Jarrett Payton (@paytonsun) February 7, 2018

Josh Mcdaniels pic.twitter.com/UMej8SYqrj

— Anthony Stewart (@StuMunrue) February 7, 2018

Josh McDaniels #Colts pic.twitter.com/gp911q33R4

— GifJif (@GifJifApp) February 7, 2018

Colts New Banner for Josh McDaniels pic.twitter.com/KzQQxDojdM

— 🎶🎧💙RK 🎡♥️ (@HeartEyes4Brady) February 7, 2018

Josh McDaniels after seeing Andrew Luck’s shoulder X-ray. pic.twitter.com/9TAu09Izui

— Trash Talk NFL (@TrashTalkNFL) February 7, 2018

Josh McDaniels, walking into the #Patriots offices tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/SQGfDo7DuG

— Adam Kaufman (@AdamMKaufman) February 7, 2018

Josh McDaniels realized he was leaving Tom Brady for this ...
pic.twitter.com/lcCrIQAANN #Patriots #Colts

— Obnoxious Boston Fan (@realOBF) February 7, 2018

Josh McDaniels and Belichick right now pic.twitter.com/6RUH1hM2SV

— Ryan (@RyanRylander) February 7, 2018

Josh McDaniels when he saw Andrew Lucks latest injury report... pic.twitter.com/EF0VSolprO

— 𝗭𝗮𝗰 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗻𝗲𝗿🎙 (@ZacOnTheMic) February 7, 2018

“Who is: Josh McDaniels?”#JeopardySports #Patriots pic.twitter.com/1ZzDZgmjSR

— Jeopardy! Sports (@JeopardySports) February 7, 2018

Josh McDaniels, remembering the Colts role in Deflategate pic.twitter.com/rfEPou6GTm

— Jerry Thornton (@jerrythornton1) February 7, 2018

2. This was very well done by Jimmy Kimmel when he had Eagles running backs Corey Clement and Jay Ajayi on his show Monday night.

The look on Corey Clement's face when @jimmykimmel tell him the Eagles traded Nick Foles... pic.twitter.com/HJi79mDX0f

— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) February 7, 2018

3. Giannis Antetokounmpo's reaction to his spectacular dunk was even better than his spectacular dunk.

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4. It looks like a big fish.

Meet Dan...the Eagles fan who got “The Philly Special” play as a tattoo!!

His permanent way of celebrating the gutsy call during the #SuperBowl! #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/vm40Nx7ync

— Alex Holley (@AlexHolleyFOX29) February 6, 2018

5. The back page of today's New York Post sums it all up for Knicks fans.

The Back page: Kristaps Porzingis' season is over https://t.co/WS83ZSVxxo pic.twitter.com/r4MeKHPlRD

— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) February 7, 2018

6. This is awkward. Eagles wideout Torrey Smith made a direct plea with HHH to send him a WWE belt.

However, Trips already sent one to tight end Zach Ertz.

To quote @ZERTZ_86, you’re "the World Champions” .... so you need a World Title! Congratulations @Eagles! #SuperBowl #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/jFmgg8aJNy

— Triple H (@TripleH) February 5, 2018

7. This is good for a laugh today.

Here's Jeff Fisher releasing Nick Foles in 2016.

"...best of luck and I hope you land on your feet." pic.twitter.com/AqHVDt8erk

— Joe Giglio (@JoeGiglioSports) February 6, 2018

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