Jalen Hurts new OC streak continues. Will this be his 8th? 9th? I've lost track.
I guess if Daboll gets the job, technically the streak is over.
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I guess if Daboll gets the job, technically the streak is over.
I forgot that Steichen actually coached him 2 consecutive years and he didn't play for a year at Bama before transferring. Overall, I count 7 different OCs altogether so far (8th coming up). 3 in college and 4 in Philly.
press press pull Taylor!!! coming your way, he worked for the Eagles once , called plays in Jacksonville, and now the Bears passing game cooridnator. Wont be a treat to Nick, we could do worse. Plus hes a former Marshall QB
Have to wonder why they didn’t go with a proven type after Moore left? He was an overwhelming success, as was Fangio.
I love the approach now. There should be some good options out there and the fact that Eagles OC has landed two recent guys head coaching jobs doesn’t hurt.
It will be interesting to see what happens in the search for an OC.
With so many head coaching spots open (I believe it's 9), I don't think they will land anyone that has been interviewed for such a position, until that individual realizes that there are no more chairs left. Brian Daboll, Kliff Kingsbury, Kevin Stefanski, and Mike McDaniel fit into that category.
The Birds may not want to wait that long (or, perhaps that's not an issue; I'm really not sure. Frank Reich seems like an obvious pick if they want somebody that isn't trying to land a head coaching job. Todd Monken might fight into this category, though he's been with Harbaugh so long that he may want to wait until Harbaugh picks which team to coach next season.
Nate Scheelhaase is in a category of 1. He's not even an OC (he's the passing game coordinator for the LA Rams). He has no play-calling experience in the NFL, and yet, he has been interviewed for a number of head coaching jobs. (As a side note, he was an OC at Iowa State under new PSU coach Matt Campbell, and Campbell was Nick Sirianni's roommate in college.) Personally, I'd be reluctant to take a guy that hasn't called plays in the NFL to be the Birds new OC, as the expectations are sky high with the Birds. But this guy sure is a hot commodity.
A few interesting names that have been kicked around as possible replacements:
1. Doug Nussmeier -- he was the Birds' QB coach during their Super Bowl run. He went with Kellen Moore to New Orleans, where he's the OC, though he doesn't call plays (Moore does that). However, he's called plays as the OC as several top college programs
2. Klay Kubiak - he's the OC for the Niners, but like Nussmeier in New Orleans, he doesn't call plays (head coach Kyle Shanahan does that for the Niners)
3. Thomas Brown -- he's the passing game coordinator for the Patriots. He previously was the OC for the Panthers, as well as for the Bears
4. Mike Kafka -- he's currently the interim HC of the Giants, and was their OC before that (though the aforementioned Daboll took away his play calling responsibilities, and later restored them to him, before Daboll was fired and Kafka became the interim HC). He was actually drafted by the Birds, and spent 2 seasons with the team
5. David Shaw -- he had a lot of success as the head coach at Stanford. He took some time away from the game, but was the pass game coordinator for the Detroit Lions this season
And for all I know, the Birds could opt for someone that isn't even listed above.
This isn’t a high-risk-high-reward hire. It’s a high-floor, known-commodity hire.
Recall that Moore wasn’t universally loved when announced. He’d flamed out in Dallas and San Diego. But he brought a ton of playcalling experience and some good ideas on evolving Sirianni’s offense.
Can't imagine Lurie and Howie looking at Taylor after what went down with Doug P.
Regarding his resume, not that impressive in Jax and I'm not sure what you can take from the Bears. They have Ben J and Caleb Williams, who's best plays seem to be scramble until you find some receiver open (a bit of hyperbole, I know).
McDaniel and Daboll both surprise me. Mike doesn’t have a reputation for being collaborative. Nick, Stout and the organization are highly collaborative in their approach. How would his system and demeanor mesh with Stout who owns the run game and blocking schemes?
Daboll is a hot head. Pairing him with Sirianni seems combustible at the very best.
I like that they are both highly seasoned play callers, though.
McDaniel would be a bad choice unless the Eagles are planning on getting a different QB. His type of offense would not be a good fit for Hurts.
Daboll would seem like the leader at this point unless he were to get a HC job. Has worked with both Hurts and Sirianni before. He would get complete control over the offense. His offense at Buffalo is not too far from what the Eagles have run.
not me! I think the Eagles will find out a hard reality next yr when they find out the hard way, the O problems wasnt the OC.
okay he has complete control of the O, what does that mean? He'll draw up the blocking schemes? or will Stout? FTR I was not happy with some of the blocking scheme Stout used this year
Howie said it best today. The league is all about acquiring elite players. As many as you can. AJ is an elite player.
Why weaken your team AND incur huge cap hits by trading him? I think the draft capital offered will be lower than many think. Like a 3rd rounder.
If so it’s a no brainer. You keep him. I m for keeping him
Just how bad did the Eagles offense get?
It's been a surreal 2-year decline for the Eagles' offense, which despite having two different play callers has only gotten worse since Nick Sirianni's first three seasons.
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He will design and call the plays. He will have final signoff on blocking assignments, wr routes, te routes, etc all without the interference of Sirianni stepping in...