3 Philadelphia Eagles coaches on very warm seats
After what was a wildly disappointing and extremely telling performance for the Philadelphia Eagles in Miami, the calls for change have never been louder.
If you sat through all four quarters of the Philadelphia Eagles Week 13 game, congratulations! You put in more effort than the coaching staff applied with their play-calling and overall effort. The grievances with Doug Pederson’s ratio of passing plays to running plays have long been heard, but he’s a long way from being in any danger.
Does that apply to his assistants? Are they in danger? It seems as though they should be. Here are three assistants who are in danger of seeing their seats get very warm very soon.
Mike Groh (Offensive coordinator)
The fact that one of the central criticisms with the Eagles’ offense is the lack of ability from the receivers is concerning when you consider that Mike Groh was formerly the wide-receivers coach and Carson Walch doesn’t seem to be held accountable for anything.
What made Frank Reich and Pederson a great coaching tandem was that Reich had the creativity that worked well when paired with Pederson’s aggressiveness. Their teamwork led to a championship-winning offense. That doesn’t seem to be happening with Groh.
Philly’s new OC lacks ingenuity, and that’s leading to over-aggressive play-calling in the wrong situations. It’s almost like a child that’s bundled all of their toys in the corner, thrown a blanket over them, and claimed that their room is clean. The room is not clean Coach Groh. There’s trash everywhere, and the roof is on fire.
Cory Undlin (Defensive backs coach)
The Eagle’s secondary was never their strength but giving up thirty-seven points to a formerly 2-9 Miami Dolphins team is beyond inexcusable. Although the secondary has been solid at times, limiting Russell Wilson to a game where he completed 52 percent of his passes, Cory Undlin’s guys can’t afford the inconsistent performances, especially if the Eagles want to challenge for a playoff spot.
Undlin has failed to build any consistent chemistry, and change may be needed to get the most out of the younger guys
Carson Walch (Wide receivers coach)
Carson Walch hasn’t proven that he has the ability to develop wide receivers, especially the young ones. Since being promoted this past offseason, the receivers, as a whole, are only pulling in 51 percent of their targets if you subtract DeSean Jackson’s only full game with the team.
The Eagles desperately need Carson Wentz to perform at his best and to do that, the guys around him need to be at their peak as well. The receiving corps isn’t improving under Walch. It’s regressing. The Eagles brass may want to explore the possibility of moving on from him this offseason. Honorable or dishonorable mention goes to Press Taylor. Carson Wentz has never looked worse.