Assistants Update
Posted: January 26th, 2024 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 1 Comment »The Eagles are doing their research and looking at different assistant coaches. They haven’t named offensive or defensive coordinators yet, but we know Vic Fangio is basically a done deal as the DC. The OC is still wide open, as far as we know.
Or maybe not.
#Eagles quarterbacks coach Alex Tanney is free to explore other coaching opportunities, per league sources. Tanney has them and asked to look into them.
Eagles in transition on offense as they search for a new offensive coordinator.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) January 27, 2024
Former Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry will interview for jobs on the defensive staffs for both the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears, per sources. Philly up first…
— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) January 26, 2024
If the Eagles are letting Tanney and Brady look at other jobs, that tells you there is a possibility the Eagles know who they want at OC and have an idea that new assistants will be needed for that coach and his offense. Or maybe we’re just bored and connecting dots that shouldn’t be connected.
If there is an OC the Eagles want but can’t name, that would likely mean he is still alive in the playoffs. Looking at the coaching staffs, Klint Kubiak from SF is the one who seems to make the most sense. He was an OC with the Vikings in 2021. He was the passing game coordinator with Denver in 2022 and has that same role with the Niners this year. In the past, he was a QB coach with the Vikings.
Kubiak isn’t exactly a veteran coach, but he has run an offense. He has worked closely with productive QBs. He also knows the Shanahan offense, which means using motion, a creative run game and QBs playing under center. That would seem to check a lot of the boxes that the Eagles should be looking for. This is just a guess on my part. The Eagles have not been linked with him at all.
It is possible that Sirianni was given a mandate to get rid of Tanney and Brady and upgrade from the outside. We’ll get some answers soon enough.
I still think Eric Bieniemy and Kellen Moore should be key OC candidates. Bieniemy is a veteran coach with a good track record. Moore is young, but has been an OC for five years and is a creative play-caller. Both make a lot of sense to me.
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Onto the defensive side of the ball.
Former Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry will interview for jobs on the defensive staffs for both the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears, per sources. Philly up first…
— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) January 26, 2024
The #Eagles are interviewing former #Jaguars DC Mike Caldwell for their LBs coach job under new DC Vic Fangio today, source said. Caldwell interviewed for the DC job before Fangio claimed it.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 26, 2024
Barry has been a LBs coach in the NFL for 15 years. He worked under Brandon Staley in 2020 so he’s been part of the Fangio system before. He was the DC for the Packers for the past three years. Barry got good LB play from Quay Walker and DeVondre Campbell last season. He is a solid candidate.
Caldwell was the DC for the Jaguars the past couple of years. He was a LBs coach from 2011-2018 for the Eagles, Jets and Bucs. Caldwell both played for and coached for the Eagles. He worked under Todd Bowles in NY and TB. If you can coach LBs for Bowles, that works for me.
If the Eagles aren’t going to invest big resources at LB, they better find a top notch coach who can get the most of what he’s got to work with.
Michigan State(Hill's alma mater) reporter. https://t.co/OruEIgYdME
— Greg Richards (@igglesnut) January 26, 2024
Hill was an NFL safety for 10 years. He has been a DBs coach and DC at the NFL level. He has worked for Fangio a couple of times so the two of them reuniting in Philly would make sense.
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[…] Assistants Update – Iggles BlitzIf there is an OC the Eagles want but can’t name, that would likely mean he is still alive in the playoffs. Looking at the coaching staffs, Klint Kubiak from SF is the one who seems to make the most sense. He was an OC with the Vikings in 2021. He was the passing game coordinator with Denver in 2022 and has that same role with the Niners this year. In the past, he was a QB coach with the Vikings. Kubiak isn’t exactly a veteran coach, but he has run an offense. He has worked closely with productive QBs. He also knows the Shanahan offense, which means using motion, a creative run game and QBs playing under center. That would seem to check a lot of the boxes that the Eagles should be looking for. This is just a guess on my part. The Eagles have not been linked with him at all. It is possible that Sirianni was given a mandate to get rid of Tanney and Brady and upgrade from the outside. We’ll get some answers soon enough. I still think Eric Bieniemy and Kellen Moore should be key OC candidates. Bieniemy is a veteran coach with a good track record. Moore is young, but has been an OC for five years and is a creative play-caller. Both make a lot of sense to me. […]