By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Wide receivers coach Greg Lewis was the first victim of the Eagles offseason, as the team fired him on Monday after one year on the sidelines. He likely won’t be the last.
On a night when the football world was treated to one of the best National Championship games in history, it also served as a sore reminder as to how poor the Eagles are at the wide receiver position.
Lewis was just the beginning of a potential offseason overhaul.
While the Eagles can’t completely press the reset button at wide receiver, they desperately need outside help. Jordan Matthews had a solid season, but has proven to be more of a quality slot receiver than an outside threat. Dorial Green-Beckham and Nelson Agholor figure to be back as well, but stranger things have happened.
It should come as no surprise then, given a fan base’s frustration with drops and incorrect routes and miscommunication, that when Clemson’s Mike Williams went off for eight catches for 94 yards and a touchdown, Eagles fans were clamoring for his services.
The issue here is two-fold. For one, the Eagles have multiple needs. That makes narrowing things down to one position difficult. Add in the lack of picks on the first two days. The Eagles have one first-round pick as the result of the Sam Bradford trade. They also have two picks on Day 2, their own picks for Rounds 2 and 3. They will have five picks on Day 3, including two fifth-round picks.
The Eagles may have to put the later picks to better use to fill needs at wide receiver.
The Eagles also have free agency, but an otherwise underwhelming class may not equate to improvement at the position. The most talked about free agent is DeSean Jackson. While Jackson is not considered to be the top receiver in the class, he has been linked to rumors about a return to the Eagles. Whether rekindling the relationship with Jackson, now at age 31, is still worth it remains to be seen, but the Eagles will likely be pursuing such an option.
Realistically, the Eagles could attempt to mold a wide receiver drafted in the later rounds and sign another as a free agent to try to make step toward improvement. The level of improvement the Eagles need isn’t going to come overnight, so don’t expect them to become exponentially better, but steps in the right direction are needed.
The Eagles have at least shown a desire for change by making Lewis the only casualty from what was essentially a brand new staff under Doug Pederson last season. The next steps will come over the next few weeks and months when the attention turns to the playing roster.
