Well, the Philadelphia Eagles are still without a head coach.
Despite a flurry of reports on Wednesday that the team could be close to naming Ben McAdoo their head coach, word broke that the Giants would be retaining their offensive coordinator and promoting him to their head coaching spot.
According to reports, the Eagles were in on McAdoo until the end, and were prepared to hire him.
The Eagles have now failed to obtain two of their top coaching choices, missing out on both McAdoo and Adam Gase.
With no new interviews planned, the team’s remaining options are Tom Coughlin, Pat Shurmur, and Doug Pederson.
The coaching search that the Eagles have run over the last few weeks has been an absolute embarrassment.
Despite the notion that firing Chip Kelly before the season would give the teama “head start” on finding their next coach, the Eagles seem to be lagging behind the rest of the league more than ever. The slow pace of the search may have cost them an opportunity to land Gase. They handled Hue Jackson in a very bizarre manner, only putting in a call to the coveted coordinator at the last possible minute when it was already too late. Bright defensive minds like Sean McDermott and Paul Guenther have been ignored. Guys like Doug Pederson and Pat Shurmur are somehow serious candidates.
Here’s to hoping Jeffrey Lurie decides to reconsider the idea of no new interviews.
This reeks from a dysfunctionality from with in the organization .until they fix the inherent issuesand get serious in pursuit of finding a football GM ,who will have the autonomy and responsibility to pick the coach ,it’s all sadly the same old tune..
I wouldn’t say that yet.
Cleveland wanted Jackson because of his knowledge of Cinci and Pitt in their Division.
Mia wanted Gase presumably so he can save Tannehill (and they can have him)
NYG want McAdoo for continuity.
Eagles want Pederson to return to Reid tree of stability.
Makes sense all around.
Browns wanted Hue Jackson, just like the 49ers, did because of his work and reputation on the Offensive Side of the Ball and his Work with Young QB’s which Both the Browns and 49ers will likely be Drafting Young QB’s this Year in the 1st Round as they rebuild their Teams
Jackson is Energetic, Smart and Positive with High “Emotional Intelligence” which is perfect with a Young QB and Team, the fact that Jackson knows the
AFC North very well is just icing on the cake for the Browns
Sorry, Cinci and Balt.
I am hoping for Shurmur. Bring back Bradford. Improve the O-line and compete for the division for the next 5 years
The biggest question is how and who will the defense run
If it’s Shurmur I have a strong feeling he would bring back his boy Dick Jauron to run the defense which would certainly be a 4-3 defense.
That would work. Juron is not a bad coach
Possible that the interviews were always due diligence and Shurmur was always the guy. Looks better than if they say peace out Chip here’s the keys Pat.
If Shurmur is the guy they could have and would have hired him already. They’re nothing stopping them. Pederson however cannot be hired until at least Sunday. They have to wait…..but if they liked Shurmur then they would have announced it….if only to keep him away from other teams.
Because the demand for the guy is crazy right now.
Crickets.
Could have. Perhaps wanted to hear other ideas for direction to judge Shurmur direction. Pederson wouldn’t be terrible either
Denny you were wrong so now it’s uninspiring. Shut up you cry baby.
You wanted kelly fired. Now you are unhappy with the search process Guess what you baby. Vince Lombardi is not available
Stfu. I can’t read your whiney bs trash any longer. Please give it a rest
Do you kiss your mother with that mouth jakedog?
You’re very rude and have no class.
Eagles should close the deal with coughlin. It’s the last vestige of anything remotely close to credibility moving forward.
“Struck out” Denny? C’mon, until someone in Twitter universe said the eagles were interested, no one was clamoring for this guy. Adam gase likely wanted full control and the Eagles didn’t want to go there after the Kelly fiasco. Who is Adam gase anyway? I agree, I’d Iike to see them talk to McDermott or another defense oriented guy, but by and large picking a head is a bit of a crap-shoot. Twitter rumors are just that, often whispers down the hall with perhaps a shred of truth, but mostly speculation, like “gase was a sure bet” or “Gruden is interested”. Be glad chip is gone and let this thing play out.
I don’t think anyone has necessarily been clamoring for any of the candidates in this process so far. I wrote several times that I didn’t understand the hype surrounding Gase. But in the case of McAdoo, it was clearly a top choice that they wanted and were in on until the end, however he turned them down for New York, thus the team failed to get him, hence the wording of the article title.
I’m thrilled Kelly is gone. He absolutely had to go, and it was the right move to get him out of here. However, while that was one correct decision, it needs to be followed up with another correct choice to get the franchise moving in the right direction. And a coaching search in which the team didn’t even make an effort to speak to all deserving candidates while also ultimately limiting themselves to an end result of either Pat Shurmur, Doug Pederson, or Tom Coughlin is extremely underwhelming, to put it kindly.
Denny,
Why did Kelly have to go? Didn’t the Tom Gamble situation force Kelly to take over the GM job? Didn’t Coughlin have a revolt going on concerning his personality prior to changing and winning a Super Bowl? If Coughlin could change why not Kelly. I know that everyone on this site thinks 7 wins is terrible but I think this team is heading for a 3 win season next year. Based on what I know looking from the outside this situation is Lurie fault by allow others to gang up on Kelly.
Dtime, Chip had to go for a lot of reasons…everything from poor coaching to poor front office moves played a part, but I think ultimately it came down to two critical things.
The first was that he had clearly lost the team. You look at the lack of effort that was put forth in the second half of the season where this team was decisively blown out in four of six games, and you listen to veteran guys come out during and after the season and really be critical of what was going on and it was pretty clear that they were tuning him out.
The second was that it was highly unlikely that he was going to get things turned around if he was given one more year. He already hurt the teams ability to maneuver with bad contracts and the lost second round pick, and this is a team that really needed help in a lot of areas. You would have then been in a situation where Kelly would have had four years in the league with no playoff wins, going on five. That’s just not acceptable in today’s NFL for a program to be three years in and still struggling to even find an identity, much less find themselves in a position to advance in the playoffs.
Finally I think it just speaks volumes about the failure of Kelly and his philosophies given that the NFC East was so patheticly weak, and the Eagles, despite being given EVERY possible opportunity to seize the division, never did.
This program just wasn’t trending in the right direction, and for once Jeffrey Lurie had the foresight to recognize that. Unfortunately, I think they’ve done an exceptionally poor job with how they’ve conducted this coaching search, but getting rid of Kelly was absolutely the correct move.
And I disagree that Gambles departure forced Chip to take over GM duties…make no mistake, Chip wanted full control and wanted Howie out of the picture.
The difference with Coughlin and Chip is that Coughlin had a much stronger track record of previous success, which gives him much more credibility and leeway than a guy who came in and really alienated as many people in the organization as possible, from players to the front office as well.
3 coaches that make the most amount of sense..Doug Pederson for his knowledge on the offensive side of the ball, learning from Reid, and his relationship with the Eagles organization, McDermott for having a great defense in Carolina for the past few seasons now, and his relationship with the Eagles organization, and Coughlin because players around the league respect the old timer. Regardless of what his record was this year or last year, Coughlin is still a great coach. Pat Shurmur wouldn’t be bad either, but i’m going with the 3 i just listed..
But please for the sake of god, NO BILLY DAVIS!! anyone but that guy..
Blessing in disguise. Whats the hurry? Be honest no one wanted any of them coaches. Lets wait now for McDaniels and McDermott to finish.
I believe that ANY coach that is hired automatically makes this team better. That no audible, no hurry up offense gives us 3 wins by default. This team isn’t as talent latent as it seems. It was that ridiculous system that made it appear that way.
With Howie involved this search was and is flawed from the start, I know that a head coaching job is the ultimate prize in the coaching profession but don’t you think some guys are vary wary of dealing with a guy like Roseman? That might be the reason why the search is so limited.
I tried telling you guys, don’t believe the hype
It was crap from the very beginning. First report that came out was bs
McAdoo was never ever ever coming here. Never
I told you this!
Just As I told you the Eagles never called Hue Jackson the night before he signed with the Browns
It was all crap!
The Eagles did Reach out for Hue Jackson, but they were too late as Jackson was too far involved with the Browns & 49ers and then the Giants were swooping in .. and the Eagles never made an Offer to Adam Gase..
So Your Wrong Again…
Youve shown yourself to be a clueless fraudman clown
Every single thing I’ve mentioned about this coaching situation has come to fruition or was being discussed
The latest, that Ben McAdoo was not going to be the next coach and it wasn’t even close to happening
I believe you reported he was gonna be the coach, then you said Coughlin then you said a gang of other names. You’re full of bull crap
What a joke and laughing stock of this site you’ve become… yikes
Hey paul, want a shot?! Ya wino
Eagles coaching news
According to source, Tom Coughlin is a finalist for the Eagles HC job. Team is still sifting and communicating with other potential candidates
Everyone is in a panic that they haven’t named someone– don’t be- they have their guy they just can’t announce it till the chiefs get eliminated.
***Tom Coughlin will be named Eagles HC tomorrow and even possibly late this afternoon as they are currently going thru the Details of the Contract
Coughlin was very interested in the 49ers Job but honestly dos not want to rebuiild or move 3000 miles away from his Family…
He stated he has 3 Years left and wants to Win now which of course is
what Lurie wants to hear.. A win-win for everyone I guess and the Eagles will roll the short-term dice on a well-known and respected Coach with Tom Coughlin…
Expect Pat Shurmur and Sam Bradford to be retained while Coughlin brings in his own Defensive Coach’s as DC (Perry Jewell or Steve Spags or Harry Carson)
The Eagles will lock him up today so Tom Coughlin does not get a chance to make a deal with the 49ers..
I thought you said it was Pederson. Im confused.
I would have guessed that Doug Pederson would have been the Hire.. But now it appears that Lurie doesn’t want to look weak and reactionary and Hire a Coach that no one else was really interested or excited about and has decided to with a Big Name, Proven Winner in Tom Coughlin for the Short-Term…
Coughlin will get a very good Coaching Staff together for Defense,
Coughlin knows the NFC East and NFC as well as anyone..
Coughlin knows the PHilly/Northeast Region
Coughlin wants to Win and Win now and only expects to Coach another
3-4 Years so there is no real pressure about worrying about the Long-Term
Coughlin can get an Apartment/Condo in Philly while his Family remains only 2 hours away in North Jersey
COughlin lines to build his Offense with the Running Game & OL
Eagles have 3 Good RB’s and could develop a smash mouth Rushing Attack with better Blocking Schemes and a better OL
Coughlin likes the 4-3 Defense as a Base which is better suited for the Eagles Front 7
Players who will be happy if Tom Coughlin is Hired
Bradford, Murray, Matthews, Peters, Celek
Cox, Curry,M Kendricks (who will be moved to OLB)
Graham who will go back to DE
Maxwell who will get to play in more Zone Match-Ups
(CB’s & Safeties will learn to play more “Zone Match-Ups” than Man-Press Coverage but that should not be that big of an adjustment as Coughlin likes to mix and match his Coverages a lot)
“It appears that Lurie doesn’t want to look weak and reactionary”— um you just made that up– hiring pederson is ‘weak and reactionary”– you get more silly with each and every post…
Yep HAC, Hiring Pederson for Lurie is like going back to an old girlfriend where the familiarity is comforting but the long-range prospects are flawed .. If Lurie’s publicly stated Goal is to Win Championships, then Doug Pederson would not even be in the conversation for he has no track record of Winning or Developing any Team to Win anything…
Lurie is no dummy and has gotten wind that most Eagle Fans were not very excited about the prospects of Doug Pederson being named the Next HC and that’s the reality of the situation..
It is what it is …
Going back to find the next AR in 2016 is not a strategy to build a Winner in Today’s NFL…
more make believe from the fraud…
Don’t blame me, its Owner Jeffrey Lurie whose is solely responsible for this mess that he currently has with the Eagles… Now he’s trying to dig his ass out of it and not doing a very good job in the process.. It’s amazing that a Billionaire like Lurie can be so stupid about basic fundamental things….
Why is this a “mess”????
Because they missed out on Gase? Chicago stink all over that guy.
Because they missed out on Jackson?? Cinci stink all over that guy.
Because they “missed out” on McAdoo? Mayyybe he’ll be good.
Otherwise…..why is this a mess????????????
It’s quite possible that the TC food pyramid ,is just what the Eagles front office needed..A highly respected individual ,a voice that resonates with credibility ..a disciplinarian who has tweaked his ways to conform to today’s NFL ..The long term relationships and seniority that will allow for a measure of stability ..
I absolutely agree– ‘mess’ implies some sort of foul up– there is no proof of a foul up…
the facts are if you dont cry about age tom coughlin is the best coach available on the market
His selection of his Coordinators, and coaches is going to be key to his success here. He needs someone who is innovative, yet can still coach smash mouth football, and we have to get back to being a dominating Defense.
This year s draft has to focus on the Offensive Line, and Pass Rushing Defenders
– 1st Priority being Offensive Line, and you know I want Hunter Henry on this team Paul, along with Yannick Ngorue, and Noah Spence, as well as Safety help with William Houston-Carson, and Tony Connor, and Cornerback depth with Maurice Canady, and James Bradberry.
But, I’m fine with Coughlin. I’d rather have him than Sean McDermott, Doug Pederson, or Pat Shermur…
Probably makes sense Paulman, so much sense it won’t happen.
Some many poster’s heads are going to explode. They are going to sign TC which means they will 100% be retaining bradford. TC wants no part of a rookie quarterback this late in his career.
They will try to keep shurmer and/or duce on the staff to take over in 3-4 years.
At this point…….whatever.
The interesting thing here is that a large portion of this fan base has always clamored for a superbowl winning retread (chuckie, chower, payton, bellick) which is exactly what TC is. Sure he struggled recently but isn’t that true of all coaches that get fired?
More Coughlin News
The Eagles are set to meet with Tom Coughlin sometime today for the second time, this discussion will be more in depth… Stay tuned
right on cue
Is it plausible that the delays ,in T.C talks are based upon his issues that he had with an underwhelming Reese and his talent picks..or lack there of..I’m hoping TC is named as head of football operations ,and he is given the autonomy of picking the head coach ,perhaps even himself ..
Coughlin was AWFUL this year. He lost several games for the Giants in the last few minutes with some highly suspect play calls. At one point, he told the running back NOT to score when a TD would have won the game.
My biggest issue with Coughlin is that his career with the Giants has been feast or famine. They only won playoff games the 2 seasons they won the Superbowl. The other 8 years they either missed the playoffs, or were one and done.
I’d go with Shurmer at this point.
New Eagles Mock Draft with Tom Coughlin as Coach and back to a meat and potato’s type of Draft.. Coughlin loves his DL and the Eagles will need to add a couple as they switch back to a 4-3,but Coughlin likes his DE’s to be long and lean..
1st Rd – #13 – DE Emmanuel Ogbah – Okla St 6-3 275lbs
3rd Rd – #77 – OT John Theus – Georgia 6-6 305lbs
3rd Rd – #80 – DT Chris Jones – Miss State 6-5 310lbs
Adding Ogbah and Jones to Cox,Logan,Curry,Graham along with Allen & Hart would give the Eagles a very Deep and Versatile DL
Starting Base 4-3 Line-Up
Curry,Cox, Logan, Graham
Back-Ups
Ogbah, Jones, Allen & Hart
The Key to Improving your Pass Defense is improving that Pass-Rush
Going with a 4-3 then allows to utilize their LB’s better
Base 4-3 LB Corps
SAM – C Barwin
MIKE – J Hicks
WILL – M Kendricks
Back-ups – Alonso & Ryans ..
I have read this (or something like this) 3x on this blog today:
“They are going to sign TC which means they will 100% be retaining bradford”
Why? Anyone who says something along those lines is operating in pure speculation.
Coughlin’s history is the EXACT OPPOSITE. Tom Coughlin, if anything, builds Long Term success. He’s not going to suddenly change his stripes. He’s a principled guy who will do what is best for the franchise….not him. You have to understand that about his character.
He will follow the exact same plan he followed 2x before.
His history says he will acquire a young QB AND an old “hold the fort” vet to start till mid-season when the young QB is ready to take over.
When he arrived in Jacksonville, the first thing he did was trade for a young (23) yr old mark Brunell to be the franchise QB. He also selected Steve buerlein who started the first year before handing the reins over to the young Qb that jax had invested in.
When he arrived in Ney York, the first thing he did was use the draft/trade for young Eli Manning to be the franchise QB. He also signed Kurt Warner who started the first year before handing the reins over to the young QB that NY had invested in.
When he arrives in Philly….he will do the exact same thing. He will follow the plan that has worked for him 2x before and may land him in the HoF. He will draft a young Qb and acquire an older vet to hold the fort while the young guy gets ready. Now this might be Bradford, but only as a placeholder. My feeling is he already has a placeholder on the roster named Marc Sanchez. Who better to go out, lose a couple games and take all the pressure off the new kid.
If its Coughlin…he will do what he believe s in. He will do what has been successful in the past. He will follow that formula. And, he will do what is in the best interests of the franchise long term, because he’s clearly a character guy.
if this were 3-5 Years Vinnie, I would agree with you, but not in 2016 and at age 69 when Coughlin wants to try to Win now and not worry about 5-7 Years down the Road.. He realized his Window is small, but he also realizes and probably better than anyone that the NFC East is totally up for Grabs right now and probably feels with a few tweaks with the Eagles Roster that he can return back to the Playoffs..I don’t believe Coughlin is interested in taking 3-5 Years of rebuilding the Eagles and grooming them for a good Future for down the road, He’s in it now to Win…
I am not saying he won’t Draft a QB, but if he retains Pat Shurmur which from all indications is part of a Lurie Requirement, then Bradford is back..
If Coughlin comes in with a new OC (Kevin Gilbride as example) then maybe Bradford is out of the picture
Only difference is he is now 70 and, at best, has another 3-4 years. Can’t see him going into rebuild at this point in his career. Young QB means going into rebuild
Titans Hire Jon Robinson as their Next GM
Robinson worked the last 2 Years as Director of Player Personnel/Scouting for the TB Bucs and worked the previous 16 Years with the NE Patriots Front Office in various roles…
A nice Hire by the Titans to help surround Mariota with some Talent..
Meanwhile, no word on any Hires for the Eagles Front Office to help Roseman with the Player Personnel/Scouting Areas…
Until the Eagles make an announcement to the contrary, I think Pat Shurmur will be the next head coach.
I’m not buying any of these reports. We have heard reports about everyone being the lead candidate it one time or another…
What I think is going to happen is this – Lurie will make the announcement that Shurmur is the new head coach, and he will say they were leaning to him the entire time….
Maybe I’m wrong – we’ll see….
WIP is reporting that Coughlin has removed himself from consideration for the Eagles HC job.
How are have we fallen when Cleveland is a better gig than us?
How far have we fallen when Cleveland is a better gig than us?
Coughlin has withdrawn his name from eagles HC job
Confirmed
thanks for confirming this with your sources JH–
I think everyone needs to stop the panic– the eagles haven’t fallen, this isn’t a lack of respect, this isn’t no one wants to coach for howie, this is just business– as someone said: 1. you had to talk to couglin to pick his brain, he has been your rival for 12 years (24 games) 2. They were going to keep it close to the vest with people they know 3. whatever plague kelly brought to this team its obvious that Shurmur stayed above it… I would love to read a tell all book abou the demise of kelly–
Tom Coughlin was NEVER under consideration for the job….
I’m am shocked that no one seems to see what’s happening here…
The next coach is Shermur… Mark my words – it’s been Shurmur since the day Kelly got fired…
If I’m wrong, paulman will eat his hat!
Well why hasn’t it been announced then? They haven’t interviewed anyone for days. If its Shurmur, he’s just sitting there. Why isn’t he sitting at the podium answering questions yet?
maybe because its Pederson!
That’s what I’m thinking too. They can’t announce Pederson as HC until the Chiefs are out of the playoffs.
Lurie wants to return to the Reid era, and he sees Pederson as a better option for this than Shurmer. My guess is that Shurmer will remain as the OC.
Maybe they want to tap more info from other “candidates”…. Who knows….
Why did the 49ers keep talking to other coaches after Chip was their first interview?
49ers GM Trent Balkee wanted Hue Jackson, once Hue Jackson took the Browns Job, then the 49ers went to Plan B which was Chip Kelly
Trent Balkee is a Type A Personality, as is Chip Kelly so the 49ers and Kelly probably both needed time to see if they can work together…
49ers will be back in the Playoff Hunt next Off-Season with a last place finish Schedule and reinvigorated Team that still has Talent, Good Draft Picks and lots of $$$ under the Cap
The NFC West will be the Best and most difficult Division in the NFL from Top to Bottom
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter 6m6 minutes ago
Now it’s clear why SF never moved on Hue Jackson. Knew it had Chip Kelly waiting for Niners the whole time.
Irish please don’t use known reporters to refute pauls make believe bozo, chimp statements.
Adam Shefter is wrong more often than even me….
49ers moved on Hue Jackson, but Jackson was not as interested for he wanted more authority over Player Personnel which he will now have in Cleveland that 49ers GM Trent Balkee will not give up…
cite your sources JH/fraudman
Hue Jackson said so himself last evening on when asked why he accepted the Browns Position and why mow, among other Factors (like Ownership, Passionate Fan Base, the Chance to Build a Winner from Scratch, Draft Picks, Salary Cap Space, Young Talent, etc, etc…. Jackson was also very excited to have the opportunity to help mold and build a Roster that he was going to have a very active part of selecting and putting together which he would not have with other Coaching Opportunities (Example – the 49ers,Giants,etc)
****49ers Mock Draft with Chip Kelly On Board**** (First 3 Rounds)
1st Rd – 7th Overall – DE – DeForest Buckner (Oregon 6-7 290lbs)
2nd Rd -39th Overall – WR Tyler Boyd (Pittsburgh 6-2 200lbs)
3rd Rd – 71st Overall – CB Rashard Robinson (LSU 6-2 185lbs)
paulman its 2016 there is no “last place schedule” anymore. for someone that is such a football fanatic (even though you dont watch football) you sure dont know shit about shit
14 of the 16 Games are already decided for every Team regardless of where a Team Finishes in the Standings.. 2 Games verse Conference foes are determined by where you finish and by the 49ers finishing in last place means they will play the last Place Cowboys & Bears while the Cardinals who finished in 1st Place in the NF West will get the Redskins and Vikings..
So where you do finish, does have an impact with your next Season Schedule even if its 2 Games which in many cases can be the difference of making the Playoffs and Winning your Division or staying home for the Playoffs…
And I watch Plenty of Football, just not many Sunday 1pm Games
I stated about a week and a half ago that all these interviews are smokescreens. So that when they hire Schurmur they can say they looked at “everybody”.
Eagles just hire one of Shurmur’s defensive coaches from back when he was with the Brown’s – wonder why?
Eagles News
Looks like HC is Pat Shurmur. Ken Flajole has been hired by the Eagles. He worked with Shurmur and Doug Pederson in past jobs but I’m hearing its Shurmur who may in fact already be hired as HC.. but w ell see
***Eagles Have A New Head Coach News***
My source just informed me that Pat Shurmur is the new Eagles head coach. It will be announced in the coming days
Error he meant Doug Pederson
Doug Pederson is the new HC not Shurmur
It’s a done deal
Wow Doug Pederson…
Andy Reid 2.0…
You needed a jumpstart to hire Doug Pederson?! That makes no sense
But give Pederson a chance guys
We gotta back this.. we have no other choice
Lmfao his sources said shurmur then 5 minutes later poopy Pete. Amazon !