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Ranking every NFL team’s quarterback need entering the 2026 offseason – PFF
24) Philadelphia Eagles. There may not be another Super Bowl–winning quarterback who has faced as much scrutiny over the past year as Jalen Hurts. Now on his sixth offensive coordinator in as many NFL seasons, Hurts has still guided the Eagles to two Super Bowl appearances and played exceptionally well in both. Over the past three seasons, his 88.4 PFF overall grade ranks 12th among NFL quarterbacks.
Mailbag: Which free agent will be the Eagles’ highest re-signing priority? – PhillyVoice
Question from @7he_reason (via Threads): Will the Eagles keep Jaelan Phillips and Nolan Smith and hope they don’t get injured? Or does one have to go? Based on snap counts, Jaelan Phillips was Vic Fangio’s top edge defender after the Eagles acquired him at the trade deadline. The edges’ snap counts per game, from Week 10 on (omitting the Week 18 “resting starters” game against the Commanders): Jaelan Phillips: 52.1, Jalyx Hunt: 37.8, Nolan Smith: 33.8, Brandon Graham: 12.0. Phillips is also bigger than Hunt and Smith. Jaelan Phillips: 6’5, 266, Jalyx Hunt: 6’3, 252, Nolan Smith: 6’2, 238. He brings a bit of a power element to the Eagles’ edge rush, whereas Hunt and Smith rely more on their speed. If Phillips leaves in free agency, the Eagles won’t really have anyone long-term with decent size on the edge. Add in that Phillips called his trade to the Eagles the best day of his life, and that the Eagles gave up a third-round pick to get him, and it feels like he will be a priority re-signing for the Eagles this offseason. As for Smith, the only decision they have to make on him this offseason is whether or not to exercise his fifth-year option in 2027, which they very likely will. Question from @TheCreativeJC: On a scale of 1-10, how likely is it that Phillips returns, given his age/position/Vic’s affinity for him? Oh, I have to put this in 1-10 form, too? Alright, 8.2.
2026 NFL free agency: Re-signing decisions for all 32 teams – ESPN
OLB Jaelan Phillips. The Eagles acquired Phillips from Miami at the November trade deadline for a 2026 third-round pick, and he proved to be a sound schematic and locker room fit. He had 2 sacks, 7 QB hits, 4 passes defensed and a forced fumble in eight games and excelled at setting the edge against the run — a must in defensive coordinator Vic Fangio’s system. Phillips’ injury history might hold his value down some, but he’s a young (26), productive edge rusher, which typically equals big money in free agency. Philadelphia has other contributors set to become free agents, including tight end Dallas Goedert, safety Reed Blankenship and linebacker Nakobe Dean. With players such as defensive tackles Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter eligible for paydays and only so much money to go around, the Eagles have some difficult decisions in front of them.
Extend Jordan Davis. In a span of approximately eight months, Jordan Davis showed why Roseman made the right decision by picking up his fifth-year option. The 6-foot-6, 336-pound defensive tackle ascended into a nearly-every-down role in 2025, his fourth season with the Eagles. He played a career-high 61% of the defensive snaps, and perhaps most importantly, his strong performance was consistent from the outset of the season through its conclusion. Davis finished the year with career highs in run stops (50, according to Next Gen Stats) and sacks (4½). His rare blend of size and athleticism is just one facet of his importance to the team. Davis stepped into a leadership role and helped set the culture in 2025, too.
Packers QBs coach to interview for Eagles offensive coordinator job – Acme Packing Company
Now we have news that another member of the offensive staff is under serious consideration for a big upward move with a different team. That individual is quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion, who is currently in the Dallas area serving as the offensive coordinator for the West team in the East-West Shrine Bowl. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reports that Mannion will have an in-person interview with the Philadelphia Eagles for their offensive coordinator position, and that this comes on the heels of a previous virtual interview. If he gets the job, this would be a remarkably quick rise for the 33-year-old Mannion, who just completed his second year coaching at any level. The former quarterback retired from football after the 2023 season, which he spent on the practice squad of the Seattle Seahawks. Green Bay hired him as an offensive assistant in 2024, then promoted him to quarterbacks coach for 2025 after Tom Clements retired.
Eagles reportedly interested in Davis Webb, who probably won’t be available? – BGN
Time to add another name to the Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive coordinator search: Denver Broncos offensive pass game coordinator/quarterbacks coach Davis Webb. The Eagles, New York Giants, and Baltimore Ravens have all requested to interview him for their OC openings, according to a report from NFL insider Adam Schefter. It doesn’t seem like Webb is realistically available, though? For starters, he’s still a contender for the Las Vegas Raiders’ head coaching job.
Denver Broncos pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Davis Webb is considered a favorite for the Las Vegas Raiders head coaching job. However, if he does not get that job, he has multiple teams, likely including the Broncos, who want to interview him for their offensive coordinator positions. According to ESPN’s lead league insider, Adam Schefter, the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, and Baltimore Ravens have all put in requests to interview Davis Webb for their offensive coordinator positions.
Titans hire Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator – Music City Miracles
For me, Mike McDaniel was the guy that I wanted Robert Saleh to bring with him when he got the job. Once McDaniel took the Los Angeles Chargers OC job, and it was rumored that Daboll wanted this job, I was all in on Daboll. This is a home run hire by Saleh. Daboll was instrumental in Josh Allen’s development with the Buffalo Bills. Some people want to score Daboll down because he had Allen. Those people don’t remember how rough Allen was when he first came into the league. Daboll has proven he knows how to develop a young quarterback. Of course, that will be the key to the job with the Titans. They have a young, very talented quarterback in Cam Ward. He just needs to right coaches around him to help him maximize that talent. Daboll is a good start for that.
New Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker is generating a lot of excitement already, even though the 34-year old has never called a play in his coaching career. Despite that, it’s not hard to figure out what kind of system Parker will bring to the Cowboys. A staunch disciple of Vic Fangio, Parker is expected to run the same scheme. He first worked under Fangio when the current Eagles defensive coordinator was the head coach in Denver. When Fangio was fired, one of his other disciples – current Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero – was put in charge of the defense. Even after Evero left for Carolina and Vance Joseph was brought in, head coach Sean Payton asked Joseph to lean on retained assistants like Parker to run the same Fangio principles. In short, Parker has been coaching this scheme in some capacity for the past five years of his 13 year coaching career. Not every coach runs the exact same scheme as their mentor, and Parker will undoubtedly tweak some things in Dallas, but it’s safe to say the bones of this defense will be what Fangio has dominated with for multiple decades. So let’s take a deep dive into the core tenets of this defense.
A Defensive Reset in Washington: How Daronte Jones Signals a New Era – Hogs Haven
The Commanders’ decision to hire Daronte Jones as their next defensive coordinator is not merely a staffing change — it’s a declaration of intent. After a jarring collapse from an NFC Championship appearance to a 5–12 finish this fall, Washington’s front office and coaching staff have made it clear that continuity for continuity’s sake is no longer acceptable. The defense, which ranked 27th in scoring and dead last in total yards, demanded a philosophical overhaul. And Jones represents that pivot. A native of Capitol Heights, Maryland, Jones arrives in Washington following a multi-year run with the Vikings, where he worked under one of the league’s most aggressive defensive minds in Brian Flores. His résumé also includes deep exposure to the Vance Joseph coaching tree, along with prior experience under Mike Zimmer and Marvin Lewis. The throughline across those stops is unmistakable: pressure as a feature, not a wrinkle; physicality at the second level; and defensive backs who are asked to do far more than sit in static alignments. For a Commanders organization searching for an identity on defense, Jones offers something both modern and adaptable — an approach rooted in aggression, but flexible enough to evolve with personnel.
NY Giants news: 5 offensive coordinator candidates with Todd Monken to Browns – Big Blue View
The two-time Giants’ backup quarterback remains a candidate for the Las Vegas Raiders’ head coaching job, one of three remaining after the Buffalo Bills promoted offensive coordinator Joe Brady to their top job. Webb had been a candidate for that job. If Webb doesn’t land a head-coaching job, a promotion to offensive coordinator seems like a natural move for the Denver Broncos’ quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator. Webb is familiar to the Giants, who selected him in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft and brought him back to back up Daniel Jones in 2022. He is familiar to GM Joe Schoen from their time together in Buffalo. Webb has only been coaching for three years, having retired after that 2022 season with the Giants. He is, though, considered a rising star. He is credited with helping develop Bo Nix in Denver, and with having a hand in Jones’ best season as a Giant in 2022.
Report: Tanner Engstrand is OUT as Jets offensive coordinator – Gang Green Nation
I think this leads to another obvious question. Why did it take three and a half weeks for the Jets to come to this decision? Aaron Glenn should have been thinking about the construction of his 2026 coaching staff well before the 2025 season ended. It’s difficult to come up with a reasonable explanation for dragging out this decision for so long. This job was already not going to be easy to fill. A bad team with no quarterback and a head coach who could be on the hot seat soon is not an enticing situation for most candidates. Now on top of all that, the Jets are starting their search for their offensive coordinator at a point where most teams have filled out their coaching staffs. We might expect the pool of candidates to be narrow. [BLG Note: Seems like the Eagles should have some interest here.]
Bill Belichick denied Hall of Fame on first try due to ‘politics’ – SB Nation
The idea that Belichick is not a first-ballot Hall of Famer is absurd on its face. The reasoning behind it, if reports are true, is even worse. According to a story from Seth Wickersham, Spygate and Deflategate are the reasons. Multiple sources told ESPN that Spygate and Deflategate, the twin cheating scandals during the Patriots’ championship run, came up in deliberations among voters,“ wrote Wickersham on Tuesday evening. ”A voter who spoke on condition of anonymity said that Polian, an ardent Kraft supporter and former general manager of the Buffalo Bills and Indianapolis Colts — a chief Patriots rival during their dynasty — told some voters he believed Belichick should “wait a year” before induction as penance for Spygate, the 2007 cheating scandal that cost the team a first-round draft pick. Commissioner Roger Goodell also fined the Patriots $500,000 and fined Belichick $250,000.“ [BLG Note: I don’t have much sympathy for a blatant cheater, personally.]
Head injuries and the NFL’s concussion protocol are still polarizing topics among NFL players. More than a few were reluctant to engage in a discussion, even as part of our annual anonymous player survey. For instance, when asked if he had ever tried to hide concussion symptoms, one AFC offensive player responded he had not, before adding “and if I did, I wouldn’t disclose it to you.” Data on concussions from the 2025 season is not yet available, but according to the NFL, concussions decreased 17 percent from 2023 to 2024, a 12 percent drop compared to the 2021 through 2023 seasons. As far as identifying concussions, league doctors “continue to evaluate 3-4 players for every concussion diagnosis.” Players who answered our questions offered a wide range of thoughts. “Yes, I’ve hid symptoms,” said an AFC offensive player who included that he did not regret doing so. “It’s all in your head. Concussions are all in your head.”
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