There s no denying that the Eagles are currently a broken team, and an argument could be made that this team is one of the least desirable landing spots for an aspiring head coach after the team decided to part ways with Pederson following his second meeting with owner Jeffrey Lurie.
They have an expensive and aging roster that is absent any real game-changing talent, especially younger players you could see a new regime building the future around. They re in salary cap hell, so any major changes a coach would want to make might not even be possible in Year 1 and that includes a pending decision on Carson Wentz that will likely be made above the new coach s pay grade. They re in the midst of a full-blown quarterback controversy. They appear to have a locker room that is divided. And they finished in fourth place in the worst division in football
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The Philadelphia Eaglesannounced Monday that they have parted ways with head coach Doug Pederson after five seasons with the franchise.
The move comes following a disappointing 4-11-1 campaign and reported recent meetings with owner Jeffrey Lurie regarding Pederson s future with the organization. Coach Pederson and I had the opportunity to sit down and discuss what that collective vision would look like moving forward, Lurie said in a statement. After taking some time to reflect on these conversations, I believe it is in both of our best interests to part ways.
Despite the Eagles record, Pederson s offseason plans apparently had as much to do with his firing as Philadelphia s on-field performance. Lurie didn t agree with Pederson s proposed staff changes for 2021, which reportedly included a number of internal promotions, according to NFL Network s Ian Rapoport.
Doug Pederson says he’s “at peace” with no longer being the Eagles’ head coach
What a welcoming sign for the next hire.
Doug Pederson doesn’t exactly seem torn up about being fired by the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday.
“No worries, I’m at peace with it.”
It’s not hard to imagine why. Pederson was often responsible to answer for organizational failings that stemmed back to poor decisions made by Jeffrey Lurie and/or Howie Roseman.
But it’s hard to totally blame him for not wanting the team to force more hires on him after we saw how that failed to work out last year. Pederson had had enough:
If Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson plans to promote QBs coach/passing game coordinator Press Taylor to offensive coordinator, that move might not be well-received in the locker room.
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Certainly, Carson Wentz and the Eagles receivers had dreadful seasons, which contributed to the Eagles horrendous offensive production, but in addition to poor play, the passing scheme was disjointed and it lacked creativity. Scangarello and Mornhinweg won t be back in 2021. Who will join them?
The two main issues likely to be discussed between Pederson are Lurie are the future of Carson Wentz in Philadelphia, and how Pederson intends on formulating his coaching staff.
• It was recently reported by Chris Mortensen of ESPN that the relationship between Pederson and Wentz is fractured. If Lurie and Howie Roseman intend on having Wentz back in 2021, or if Roseman can t find suitable trade compensation to make it worth taking on the massive cap hit that would accompany a Wentz trade, Pederson will have to convince Lurie that he and Wentz can flourish together once again.