Some of these Philadelphia Eagles narratives are getting a tad stale.
Not even a week after the Philadelphia Eagles‘ regular season ended, some of the conversations surrounding this team have gotten stale. If you’re like everyone else, you’ve probably taken a couple of aspirin for the headaches that come from hearing over and over about whether or not Doug Pederson‘s team has turned on him, how the NFL’s integrity has been called into question, and whether Jalen Hurts really is better than Carson Wentz.
The conversations about who the new defensive coordinator should be, who Philly should hire as offensive coordinator (if they hire one this time), and why Doug Pederson and Howie Roseman are both still here have picked up. Unfortunately, that can begin to wear on you as well if you’re not careful.
Often, when those topics about potential coaching hires come up, the names you hear often belong to the same guys. There are quite a few football pundits that are simply recycling the same rhetoric that they’ve heard from someone else. That is unless you read ITI of course. Check out our most recent list of possible OC prospects when you have a chance, but let’s continue to think outside of the box.
Let’s talk about Pep Hamilton. His is a name that isn’t coming up, but maybe, he needs to be mentioned more often.
Let’s extend one Philadelphia Eagles discussion past the usual list of names.
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Hamilton cut his teeth at Howard, where he learned the subtle nuances of the quarterback position and worked his way into earning the scholar-athlete award in 1995 and 1996. Coaching came next.
From 1997 to 1999, he served as Howard’s quarterbacks coach before adding the title of offensive coordinator to his resume. He carried both titles with him through 2001. In 2003, he moved on to the greener pastures of the NFL. With the New York Jets, he began as an offensive quality control coach before leading the signal-callers in 2004 and the wideouts in 2005.
He’s been the quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers, the Chicago Bears, the Cleveland Browns, and he’s also served as the Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator from 2013 to 2015 (Andrew Luck led the NFL in touchdowns in 2014). If that isn’t enough, you have to make mention of his two-year stint with the Michigan Wolverines as their assistant head coach and passing game coordinator from 2017 to 2018.
In 2020, Pep earned the right to be the guy, accepting the role as the head coach of the XFL’s DC Defenders, where he racked up a 3-2 win-loss total before COVID-19 forced the league to suspend operations. Oh, and you’ve heard of that Justin Herbert guy and how well prepared that he was for the NFL right? Credit Coach Hamilton for that too.
He’s currently the quarterbacks coach for the Los Angeles Chargers. Umm, why isn’t this guy being mentioned for any offensive coordinator positions in 2021? You don’t think that Carson Wentz or Jalen Hurts or both could benefit from his presence? The fact that Pep Hamilton hasn’t gotten more burn is embarrassing. Might Philly give him a look? He’s definitely earned the right to an interview at minimum. We’ll have to wait and see if these NFL general managers wise up and give him one.