Eagles 2020-2021 Season

zambonir 2021-01-18 03:49:59 UTC #441

I think they want someone who is willing to take the job and has the right answers about working with Howie (and the answers they want to hear about Wentz).

Staley (not Duce) to the Chargers. Putting a lot of energy into guys they never really had a shot at! I'm kind of thinking either they're really high on McDaniels or they're waiting out the Chiefs.

And Duce seemingly has about as good of a chance as Juan Samuel did with the Phillies.

phillychuck 2021-01-18 14:39:50 UTC #442

I'm hoping they're waiting out the Bills, actually, for Daboll. And I'm hoping the interviews are intended to gather information rather than actual job interviews in a lot of cases. I'm fine with Daboll, or Duce with the right assistants. Not sure about Kafka.

zambonir 2021-01-18 18:02:33 UTC #443

Well, it's true, casting a wide net for feedback is always a good thing (something the Phillies often skip) but it's undeniable that they were late to the party. It's also true that if they want someone on the Bills or Chiefs it might not matter, and at this rate they also might have their pick (since it's still a better job - and possibly QB situation - than Houston now).

But it's gonna be a bad look if no Black candidates are hired in the entire league.

No reason to hire Kafka if you can get Bieniemy. Heck, hire both!

(for whatever reason Kafka is crossed off the list in that BGN piece above, so I guess he's not interviewing or wasn't truly ever a candidate)

And:

zambonir 2021-01-21 19:07:09 UTC #444

Well, if you can't get Reich back...

Eagles are hiring Colts' OC Nick Sirianni as their head coach, sources tell ESPN. Sirianni spent three seasons as a Chiefs' assistant coach, five seasons with the Chargers, and the past three with the Colts. Now the 39-year-old Sirianni becomes the lead man in Philadelphia.
— Adam Schefter ( @AdamSchefter ) January 21, 2021

allentown 2021-01-21 20:28:01 UTC #445

The downside is he is a very young guy who has never been in a position where he had play calling responsibility and felt the need to say that he can coach hard if he needs to. Sounds like he is the choice in part because Roseman and Lurie think he will not demand any authority and be malleable to their wishes. Also suggests he will not push Wentz too hard to make changes which Wentz doesn't want to make. He will need to learn on the job.

The plus is that he has a successful track record working with receivers and at least an okay record working with a variety of QBs.

How much was he involved in devising plays and creating an offensive plan, even if he wasn't the one actually calling the plays on game day? How much was he involved in developing a plan for in-game and half time offensive adjustments? Don't know enough to answer either of those questions, but feel that they are key.

It is a lot to learn in being head coach for the first time and have ultimate responsibility (assuming he will in Philly) selecting and managing the coaching staff. He is doing play calling for first time on top of that.

zambonir 2021-01-21 20:57:50 UTC #446

He's as qualified as Andy Reid certainly, though that was a different time. And technically Doug wasn't calling plays before he got the Eagles job either, much as Bienemy isn't now.

I really don't care how good he is as an "offensive mind," I think that's the easy part of the job. To whatever extent it was even Doug's fault that the Eagles' collapsed, it wasn't because of his game-day mistakes, even though he made them. Communication/management is the bigger issue, though it's hard to do those things successfully if you're also being undermined by both your QB and your GM.

It is probably for the best that the Eagles try to salvage Wentz, and I don't think we could have expected them to hire someone who was going to challenge Howie - those guys weren't even interested in taking the job even if the Eagles were willing to hire them (a lot of people are mad Bienemy didn't even get an interview but maybe he'd already heard enough from Reid and Pederson to not want one).

But that doesn't mean he's a puppet either. We'll see.

bkeich 2021-01-21 21:04:11 UTC #447

Hate to see us lose Duce, but I assume we probably will unless he is offered the OC job. We will see.

Hard to get excited about a guy who does seem to fit the “won’t challenge Howie” mold. Once again, we will see.

I am almost more interested in seeing who we do get as OC and DC, as my guess is that those guys are really going to be the ones that drive how things go. Obviously we probably are best getting experience there since our HC will be learning in the job.

flyers19rw 2021-01-21 21:23:30 UTC #448

The OC and DC are key. There were injuries however the inability of the offense to develop a passing game is an issue. There seems to be a pattern for receivers not working out to expectations here. The defensive side is totally different. Aside from the DL and perhaps Slay, there are few components on the roster that stand out as competent players. The new DC is going to have a difficult time creating and implementing an effective defense.

zambonir 2021-01-21 21:58:17 UTC #449

If Sirianni is going to run the offense why is the OC key? And why not keep Duce, for that matter? And the last thing you want is to bring in a guy who is perceived to have more authority than his boss.

The DC is a different story - will he be hired by the HC or the GM, and if the latter, will he get to run his own fiefdom, as Schwartz did? Will they go so far as to consider changing the defense, even though the roster wouldn't make that easy? Their HC interviews suggested it might be possible.

phillychuck 2021-01-21 22:59:13 UTC #450

According to twitter yesterday, they were very impressed by the coaches Sirianni had "lined up" for his staff. I wonder if they are bringing in Colts DB coach Jonathan Gannon for DC? Gannon appears to be very highly regarded around the league...

allentown 2021-01-22 02:54:55 UTC #451

The comments collected on Bleeding Green Nation from around the league are positive and say he did have a large role in crafting the offense and called some of the plays, so okay. Hope he can stand up to Wentz and Howie.

phillychuck 2021-01-22 05:03:55 UTC #452

I hope he can work well WITH Wentz and Howie. If he will be required to "stand up" to them we're screwed anyway.

zambonir 2021-01-22 05:10:19 UTC #453

There's really nothing to lose. Best-case it all works out and the franchise has a QB and a medium-term future. Worst case it's a disaster and that is probably the end of Howie. Middle-case, they're the same as they've been the past few years (2018 and 2019 that is) and maybe they are able to move on without Wentz, without the same level of cap pain as there would be this season.

zambonir 2021-01-22 21:47:27 UTC #454

well, he's an ex-Eagles QB (and was once presumed to be a future assistant coach) so not entirely OT

The #Texans are exploring the idea of Josh McCown as head coach but would surround him with at least one former head coach on the staff. Again, not as crazy as it might seem to go from player to head coach. And if anybody can do it, McCown can.
— Mike Garafolo ( @MikeGarafolo ) January 22, 2021

Florida_Sunshine 2021-01-23 15:18:11 UTC #455

For grins.....

NFL DRAFT GAME 2021Logged in as: FLadv
YOUR TEAM: PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
GAME OVER!

Your score is: 48224 (GRADE: A)

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 13 (LAC): JaMarr Chase, WR, LSU (A+)
Round 2 Pick 5: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, ILB/OLB, Notre Dame (A-)
Round 2 Pick 12 (DAL): Jevon Holland, FS/SS, Oregon (A)
Round 2 Pick 15 (LAC): Paulson Adebo, CB, Stanford (A+)
Round 3 Pick 6: Azeez Ojulari, DE/OLB, Georgia (A+)
Round 3 Pick 13 (LAC): Alijah VeraTucker, OG, USC (A)
Round 4 Pick 23 (PITT): Alaric Jackson, OT, Iowa (A+)
Round 4 Pick 36 (PITT): Landon Dickerson, C, Alabama (A+)
Round 5 Pick 6: Adrian Ealy, OT, Oklahoma (A+)
Round 5 Pick 12: Nyles Pinckney, DT, Clemson (A+)
Round 6 Pick 5: Amen Ogbongbemiga, ILB/OLB, Oklahoma State (A+)
Round 6 Pick 35 (COMP): Aubrey Solomon, DT, Tennessee (A+)
Round 6 Pick 39 (COMP): Braydon Johnson, WR, Oklahoma State (A+)
Round 7 Pick 6: Chase Lucas, CB, Arizona State (A+)

phillychuck 2021-01-23 17:36:45 UTC #456

Does Chase Lucas cover JaMarr Chase in practice? Coach shouts, "Way to go Chase!" and neither knows what he means...

Florida_Sunshine 2021-01-23 17:48:27 UTC #457

More than likely.

Purduke 2021-01-24 00:06:19 UTC #458

Hopefully there are a lot more "Way to Go Chase"es aimed at the first rounder than the 7th rounder.

BostonRoss 2021-01-24 23:26:40 UTC #459

Apparently Duce wants out.

zambonir 2021-01-24 23:47:49 UTC #460

Yeah I think that's unfortunate but understandable especially now that they've already hired so many assistants (and he's not a candidate to be OC). Besides, Carson supposedly doesn't get along with him.

Also John Dorsey is leaving for a real job with Detroit.