The Eagles are just getting started in their search for a new offensive coordinator, and while there have been numerous reports regarding some of the candidates the team are interested in, we’re now getting a little insight into some of the initial conversations. Josina Anderson is reporting that some candidates have asked and been assured that they would have complete autonomy over the offense with no interference.
A league source also just told me initial talks with Eagles offensive coordinator candidates [and] “their camps” have gone well, adding that the feedback has been on wanting to have questions assuaged on “complete autonomy” over the offense–similar to what Kellen Moore enjoyed when he was with Philly.
Those concerns were met with responses insuring an elite candidate should not anticipate “any interference,”
the source said.
Several reports have also indicated that the Eagles are looking for an established offensive play-caller, so the fact that whomever they’ve spoken to has asked about control over the offense makes sense. Reports have suggested guys like Mike McDaniel and Brian Daboll are at the top of the list, and that the team is also reportedly interested in Kliff Kingsbury and Kevin Stefanski.
As much as Kellen Moore very much got to run his own offense in Philly, Sirianni was still heavily involved, but perhaps was more of a collaborator rather than the guy with the final say. The Eagles head coach also spoke during Moore’s year with the Birds, and said that he still handled situational decisions, but emphasized that all of the game-planning was done as a group during the week.
Still, it’s encouraging that those who were asking about having autonomy over the offense were given assurances that there wouldn’t be any pushback in that regard. As much as there might have been a few years ago, Sirianni seems to appreciate being able to pop into different rooms, listen in on defensive meetings, and have more time for some of the bigger picture things that he wasn’t able to do when he was also the play-caller.
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