Eagles building strong staff around rookie coach Pederson

Embed from Getty Images   As the Eagles options dwindled and the team came closer to making the inevitable hiring of Doug Pederson official, it marked the end of a search that left Eagles fans scratching their heads.  On paper, there was nothing overly attractive about Pederson's resume. He had a past with the Eagles. […]

Kevin Durso  •  23 Jan 2016
Eagles working to round out Doug Pederson’s coaching staff

Embed from Getty Images   UPDATE (11:34 a.m.): The Eagles have officially confirmed John DeFilippo as quarterback coach. The Eagles coaching staff is nearly complete. With the hiring of Doug Pederson made official on Monday and his introduction on Tuesday, it didn't take long for the Eagles to fill out a coaching staff around Pederson.

Kevin Durso  •  21 Jan 2016
Doug Pederson called Chiefs final drive on Saturday, explains his logic

Embed from Getty Images   As Jim Schwartz said, "it's a short honeymoon in Philly." Just minutes into his introductory press conference as the next head coach of the Eagles, two of the more important questions that could be thrown Doug Pederson's direction were answered. Pederson would be calling the offensive plays and yes, he […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 Jan 2016
Eagles hire Frank Reich as offensive coordinator

Embed from Getty Images   UPDATE (2:45 p.m.): The Eagles have officially hired Frank Reich as offensive coordinator, according to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports.  Within a matter of hours on Tuesday, the Eagles had a defensive coordinator. Jim Schwartz arrived in Philadelphia on Monday night and by Tuesday afternoon was announced as defensive […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 Jan 2016
Eagles hire John DeFilippo as QB coach, retain Duce Staley as RB coach

Embed from Getty Images   During his introductory press conference on Tuesday, Doug Pederson made several announcements regarding his coaching staff. He announced the hiring of Jim Schwartz as defensive coordinator. He added that offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland and special teams coordinator Dave Fipp will be retained in their current positions. The rest was […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 Jan 2016
Pederson makes strong impression at introduction

Embed from Getty Images   If first impressions are any indication, the Eagles definitely found all of the qualities they were looking for in Doug Pederson. At his introductory press conference on Tuesday, Doug Pederson was named the 23rd coach in Philadelphia Eagles franchise history and made clear how grateful he is for the opportunity […]

Kevin Durso  •  19 Jan 2016
Eagles to hire Jim Schwartz as defensive coordinator

Embed from Getty Images   UPDATE (1:22 p.m.): The Eagles will reportedly make the hiring of Jim Schwartz as defensive coordinator official. Don Banks of Sports Illustrated had the first report. The Eagles are closer to hiring a defensive coordinator. Jim Schwartz arrived in Philadelphia on Monday night and will meet today with new head […]

Kevin Durso  •  19 Jan 2016
Report: Eagles to hire Frank Reich as OC, strongly considering Jim Schwartz for DC

Embed from Getty Images   Now that Doug Pederson's hiring has been made official, the Eagles are officially hard at work on hiring his coordinators. Two reports indicate the Eagles have filled both spots. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Eagles will hire Frank Reich as the offensive coordinator. According to Jamie Apody […]

Kevin Durso  •  18 Jan 2016