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By Nelson Espinal
Contributing Sports Reporter
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The Philadelphia Eagles are on the hunt for a new offensive coordinator after a season spent dealing with a sputtering offense, and former New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll could be returning to the NFC East to fill in the opening.
The Eagles decided to part ways with coordinator Kevin Patullo after an underwhelming offensive year in which the entire unit struggled to produce consistent offense, going quarter by quarter without scoring.
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In Sunday's loss to the San Fransico 49ers, the Eagles mustered only 307 yards of offense against a depleted Niners squad. The running game was the best part, going for 140 yards, though the passing game struggled, generating only 167 yards.
Philadelphia failed to defend its Super Bowl title, and as a result, Patullo is out after one year as play-caller, following former coordinator Kellen Moore, who left to become the head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
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The Eagles will likely do a thorough search, turning over every stone to find a credentialed playcaller who can get the offense flowing once again, at least enough to power them to another deep playoff run.
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Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report predicts the Eagles will hire Brian Daboll, the former Giants coach who has been an offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills and has experience working with quarterback Jalen Hurts dating back to college.
"Recent internal promotions have failed, but I'm not sure gunning for a big-name recent firing makes a lot of sense, either," Gagnon wrote in his prediction.
"That leaves guys such as Brian Daboll, Todd Monken and Kliff Kingsbury, all of whom still have the experience to take on a major role like this one but aren't necessarily high on head coaching lists.
"Daboll worked with Jalen Hurts in college with Alabama, helped develop reigning MVP Josh Allen in Buffalo and probably deserves credit for bringing Jaxson Dart along as a rookie last year in New York. The Eagles do not need to overthink this one and should bring in a well-respected, familiar face."
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The biggest key for the Eagles to bounce back could be a return to a Run-Pass-Option offense that allows Jalen Hurts to make simple reads, leaning on Saquon Barkley and the receivers to give Hurts a window.
During his time in Buffalo, Daboll ran a good deal of RPOs for Josh Allen, and bringing over an offense centered around this philosophy, which has yielded great results for Hurts in the past, could help the offense get back on track, along with additions at reciever and additional depth on the offensive line.
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