Eagles' OC Search: Competition Is Fierce, Urgency Picking Up

The Eagles may want to stay calm and measured in their offensive coordinator search. However, that might not be a realistic path with the urgency picking up outside of Philadelphia in the wake of a 10th head coach being fired.

On Monday morning, Buffalo moved on from long-time mentor Sean McDermott after another playoff disappointment in a divisional round loss at Denver.

On the surface, McDermott, a former Eagles’ defensive coordinator, hitting the market is not all that relevant to what’s going on in Philadelphia but there is a Butterfly Effect.

Peel back the onion a bit, and the immediate reaction is that the Bills will look to the offensive side of the football next to better take advantage of the remaining shelf life of superstar quarterback Josh Allen.

The Athletic’s Dianna Russini immediately reported that Buffalo could be interested in a reunion with Brian Daboll, who made his head-coaching bones with Allen in Buffalo before getting the big chair with the New York Giants.

Many around the NFL believe Daboll is a top target for the Eagles, so you can see how quickly things can shift dramatically.

Contrary to popular belief, the Eagles don’t leak, but perception in the league is that Daboll and former Miami coach Mike McDaniel would be the top two choices for Philadelphia to be its next OC.

McDaniel is doing a layered tour, interviewing both for head-coaching jobs and OC gigs. On Monday, the wiz kid met with Tom Brady and the Las Vegas brass about the Raiders’ top job.

There was some good news on the McDaniel front when the Detroit Lions hired ex-Arizona offensive coordinator Drew Petzing to be their new offensive chief on Monday. 

Because of their skill-position talent, Detroit was one of the more coveted jobs for the high-profield OC candidates.

However, if McDaniel doesn’t get a head-coaching job moving forward , many believe Tampa Bay would be his top spot for its location, the talent on hand and a potential heir apparent path after current head coach Todd Bowles.

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