Philadelphia Eagles complete interview with Kliff Kingsbury for offensive coordinator vacancy
The Philadelphia Eagles completed a virtual interview Tuesday with Kliff Kingsbury for their offensive coordinator vacancy, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.
The Chicago Bears recently interviewed Kingsbury for their offensive coordinator opening before hiring Shane Waldron instead. Philadelphia, meanwhile, is looking to replace Brian Johnson, whom they parted ways with after just one season.
Kingsbury, 44, last coached in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals, where he served as head coach from 2019-22. Arizona fired him after going 4-13 last season and 28-37 overall under Kingsbury with one playoff appearance. He spent the 2023 season on USC’s coaching staff under Lincoln Riley, serving as senior offensive analyst and quarterbacks coach. Prior to his stint in Arizona, he spent six seasons as head coach at Texas Tech (2013-18). He led the Red Raiders to a 35-40 mark and three bowl game appearances.
The Eagles and head coach Nick Sirianni are tasked with replacing both their offensive and defensive coordinators for the second straight season. Last year, it was for good reason. Philadelphia finished as the Super Bowl runner-up and both Shane Steichen and Jonathan Gannon earned head coaching jobs. This time around, the Eagles are looking for replacements for two coaches they showed the door: Johnson and defensive coordinator Sean Desai.
Can Kliff Kingsbury fix the Eagles’ offensive woes?
One year removed from owning the league’s third ranked offense, the Eagles finished eighth in total offense in 2023. They ranked seventh in points per game (25.2), though points are exactly what dried up down the stretch. Philadelphia scored 19 points or less in four of its final six games of the regular season. They were blasted in the NFC Wild Card Round, 32-9, by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Offensively, the team failed to convert a single third or fourth down.
In total, the Eagles won just one game after getting off to a 10-1 start. When a collapse of that magnitude takes place, changes follow.
“We couldn’t get out of the rut we were in and that’s all of us,” Sirianni said last Monday. “We’ll have to look ourselves in the mirror and accept that and find answers and find solutions. Obviously when you start 10-1, and then you get into what happened for us, obviously the expectations were high. Expectations were higher when we started off 10-1 and we fell into a skid.
“I’ll look at everything. I’ll look at obviously the playcalling, I’ll look at the scheme, I’ll look at the practices. Look at everything that we’re doing.”