As the Philadelphia Eagles continue their search for head coach, we will cover each legitimate candidate individually, while allowing this page to serve as a centralized tracker.
It should be noted that the Eagles are likely to interview many candidates, as they will in part be conducted through Zoom meetings and can be run without the need to travel. In other words, this crawler is expected to be filled with many names here and there will be many updates. Bookmark, please.
Most recent updates at the top of this list:
Jerod Mayo, Patriots strikers coach
As a coach, Mayo has only two years of experience. His official title was “striker coach,” which doesn’t sound like much, but his role was bigger than that title would indicate. The Patriots do not have an official “defensive coordinator” on their staff. Mayo coach and outside defenders Steve Belichick was one of Bill Belichick’s two most important defensive assistants. It should also be noted that Brian Flores was “only” the Patriots defenders ’coach when the Miami Dolphins hired him to be their head coach in 2019.
Mayo was considered a fierce leader and a highly intelligent player on the field in his playing days and, at just 34, is clearly thought of as a young elevator as an NFL coach. Still, it’s probably too early for Mayo to make a big leap to head coach at such a young age and with just two years of experience as a coach.
More information about Mayo here.
Mike Kafka, Chiefs QB coach
The Eagles They are said to have an interest in Kafka. We’ll cover it in more depth if / when a report comes up that the Eagles intend to interview.
Todd Bowles, Buccaneers DC
Bowles was with the Eagles for a season, and even served as defensive coordinator to close out the disastrous 2012 season after the team fired Juan Castillo.
Most notably, Bowles got a head coach concert with the Jets, which lasted four years and didn’t go well. The Jets went from 10 to 6 under Bowles in 2015 with Fitzpatrick as a quarterback in his first season there. However, he eventually compiled a 24-40 record with the Jets, winning just 14 games in his last three years. To be fair, in addition to Fitzpatrick, his quarterbacks were Josh McCown, Bryce Petty and newcomer Sam Darnold, plus a bad list elsewhere.
As a defensive coordinator, Bowles has done well. In 2020, the Buccaneers had the best career defense in the NFL. They were No. 1 in opposing rush attempts, yard runners, TDs streams and yards per stream. In that sense, his “stop the race first” style of defense is similar to the approach we’ve seen over the years of Jim Schwartz.
More information about Bowles here.
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Robert Saleh, 49 DC
Saleh would probably already be a head coach, if it weren’t for a coach search a year ago that worked against him. It was a hot name, but since the 49ers went to the Super Bowl and because there were only three workouts, he had to wait a year.
The Niners defense was excellent in 2019 and Saleh kept that unit playing at a high level (sixth in DVOA) in 2020 despite suffering an abnormal number of injuries at all three levels of defense. Saleh is known for his demonstrative excitement on the sidelines during games, which his players seem to respond to.
If Saleh gets a head coach job, he is believed to bring Niners offensive assistants with him, who will install some version of Kyle Shanahan’s widely praised offense.
More information about Saleh here.
Arthur Smith, Titans OC
Smith has been with the Titans since 2011 and has survived three coaching layoffs. He has been their offensive coordinator since 2019. With head coach Mike Vrabel, Smith was given the opportunity to direct the show offensively in Tennessee and, in the two years he has been its offensive coordinator. , the Titans have been good. results. In 2020 they were second in the NFL in points and quarters in yards.
Sure, Derrick Henry gets most of the credit for provoking the Titans offense (and rightly so), but Smith’s offense has also helped turn Ryan Tannehill into a legitimately good starting NFL quarterback.
More information about Smith here.
Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma HC
Riley is arguably the best coaching candidate in the college ranks as he has amassed a 45-8 record in Oklahoma, while developing a pair of No. 1 overall quarterbacks and Heisman winners Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray. Riley also coached Jalen Hurts for a year and Hurts finished that season as runner-up in the Heisman polls.
Riley is considered an innovative offensive mind, obviously in the passing game, but also in the racing game, whose schemes have been stolen for many NFL offenses. Are Riley’s offenses successful because of his scheme or because he has been able to develop the talent of his quarterbacks? Either way, he is a winner in this debate.
More information about Riley here.
Update: Paul Domowitch, of the Inquirer, reports that Riley “seems happy to stay where he is right now.”
Duce Staley, Eagles HC assistant, RB coach
Jeffrey Lurie said during his press conference Monday that Staley would get a shot.
“I would expect Duce Staley to be a candidate,” Lurie said. “He’s a great representative of the Eagles and he knows our values. I would expect him to be part of the research as well.”
Unlike the other candidates on this list, Staley has no experience as a coordinator or head coach, but has the mental and leadership skills to oversee a list. Should Staley become the head coach, it’s likely the Eagles will try to combine him with an offensive game coordinator.
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