After an extremely frustrating season which was marred by inconsistent offensive play and head scratching play calling, the Philadelphia Eagles and Nick Sirianni announced they informed Kevin Patullo they are making a change at the offensive coordinator position.
It is important to note as Mike Garafolo pointed out, Patullo was not fired and there is a possibility that he will remain on the coaching staff in some capacity.
Nonetheless, the Eagles will have a fifth different offensive coordinator in six seasons with Sirianni as head coach and Jalen Hurts will have yet another new voice in his ear calling plays as the team looks to get the highest paid offensive unit in the league back on track next season.
Here are some potential candidates to fill the role:
The 59-year-old has found success in the NFL over the last three seasons, most notably with his ability to scheme up explosive plays as the Ravens ranked second in the league in that category. In addition, during his tenure, the Ravens ranked fourth in EPA/play and led the league in 2024.
Lamar Jackson followed up winning his second-career MVP award under Monken in 2023 with an impressive 41 to four touchdown to interception ratio to help pace the top offense in the league.
Monken, who helped lead the Georgia Bulldogs to back-to-back national championships as the offensive coordinator utilized bunch formation primarily as his base foundation with the Bulldogs which is a different look than the two by two formations Patullo and the Eagles ran at a frequent rate.
With the Ravens, he adapted to a 12-personnel, moving away from his preferred 11-personnel to help suit Jackson’s strengths in an offense that leaned on a powerful running attack with Derrick Henry and the dual threat of Jackson.
Prior to his stops with Baltimore and Georgia, Monken spent time as an offensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns in 2019 and with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2016-2019.
The veteran playcaller is interviewing with other teams for their vacant offensive coordinator position and the Eagles should get on the list for an interview. Perhaps Monken could be similar to Vic Fangio in the fact that he might not have aspirations to be a head coach and willing to stay with his next team for the next three to five seasons.
Landing Stefanski strictly as offensive coordinator seems unlikely with more than 25% of the teams in the NFL in search of a new head coach. The former two-time coach of the year is a popular candidate to once again lead a team and already taking interviews, but if he decides he wants to just be an offensive coordinator, coming to the Eagles would be a homecoming for Stefanski.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, the 43-year-old attended St. Joe’s Prep and then went on to play college football at the University of Penn from 2000-2004 and was a former intern with the Eagles.
Stefanski’s style of offense is most effective utilizing play-action and zone running games which could fit well with the Eagles with a much better roster than what he had to work with in Cleveland, although he did lead the Browns to a pair of playoff appearances.
During his six seasons with the Browns, he worked with 13 different starting quarterbacks including Baker Mayfield, Joe Flacco and Shedeur Sanders.
The track record with first-year play callers to experienced offensive coordinators for the Eagles since Sirianni took over is quite stark. Patullo and Brian Johnson were fired, Shane Steichen and Kellen Moore moved on to head coaching roles.
Scheelhass is an up-and-coming offensive mind, but would be a first-time play caller if he were to accept an offensive coordinator role. However, there is a lot of buzz surrounding the 35-year-old who has been coaching under Sean McVay the last two seasons as an offensive assistant, passing game specialist before being bumped up to pass game coordinator.
The Iowa native played quarterback at Illinois from 2010 to 2013 and started his post-playing career at his alma mater in 2015. In 2023, he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Iowa State and was a surprise name to interview for the Eagles’ vacancy in 2023 before the promotion Johnson.
Roman became one of the newest coordinators made available after he was fired after the Chargers lost to the New England Patriots on Wild Card weekend. The 53-year-old has established his offensive identity being a dominant, run-first offense
That identity and mindset aligns nicely with how the Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2024 and perhaps how the team wants to continue to move forward with Jalen Hurts as the quarterback and Saquon Barkley and ideally a healthier offensive line.
Across his stops with San Francisco, Buffalo and Baltimore, the offenses under Roman finished top-three in rushing in nine of 11 seasons while pacing the league on six different occasions.
For fans wanting to see the Eagles execute a more pass-first offensive style, Roman would not be the offensive coordinator to spearhead that.
Reich of course is a very familiar name to Eagles fans. Spearheading the offensive play calling alongside Doug Pederson to help win the franchise’s first Super Bowl back in 2017. Reich then went on to Indianapolis as a head coach where Sirianni was his offensive coordinator from 2018-2020.
Most recently, Reich served as the interim head coach for Stanford and is now a senior advisor for the program. He has not coached in the NFL since his one-and-done stint as head coach with the Carolina Panthers in 2023.
Perhaps a reunion with Sirianni could be entertained by Reich.
