Todd Bowles, Lincoln Riley and Robert Saleh headline Eagles' reported head coaching targets - CBSSports.com
Todd Bowles, Lincoln Riley and Robert Saleh headline Eagles' reported head coaching targets
The Philadelphia Eagles are wasting no time trying to find the successor to Doug Pederson, who the club fired on Monday after a 4-11-1 season in 2020. Already, there are a handful of candidates that Philly has either been linked to or reportedly visited to interview for their now open head coaching vacancy.
According to ESPN's Sal Paolantonio, Philadelphia has visited permission to interview Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowlers. Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith (per ESPN's Dan Graziano) and 49ers protecting coordinator Robert Saleh (per ESPN's Adam Schefter) have also been shouted to interview for the job.
What separates Todd Bowles from that trio is that he has NFL head coaching accepted, spending four seasons leading the New York Jets. While his 24-40 mark as the head coach of the Jets isn't anything to write home near, Bowles does have a strong football mind, particularly on the protecting side of the ball. Tampa Bay decided the eight-fewest points this season and the sixth-fewest yards. The New Jersey stupid also has some ties to the area, attending Temple afore beginning his playing career in the NFL.
Robert Saleh, from the time when, has been a hot name this recruit cycle, already interviewing with the Lions, Jaguars, Falcons, and Chargers. He is also reportedly flying in for a instant interview with the New York Jets, decision-exclusive him one of the few known finalists for that job, so the Eagles will have some competition if they really want to scoop him up. The 41-year-old has been San Francisco's protecting coordinator since 2017 and is not far studied from helping the 49ers reach the Super Bowl on the back of a sturdy safety last season.
As for Arthur Smith, he may be one of the more challenging candidates if the club wants to keep Carson Wentz as its franchise quarterback touching forward. He has a track record of creation quarterbacks back up to an elite mild of play and can point to the revitalization of Ryan Tannehill as evidence that he can possibly do the same with Wentz in Philadelphia. For the Titans, this season, Smith's offense averaged 30.7 points per game (fourth-highest in the NFL) and 396.4 yards of offense per game (third-most in the NFL).
According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Chiefs quarterbacks coach Mike Kafka, a member of Andy Reid's coaching tree, is a name to keep an eye on as the Eagles stay their search. Along with Kafka, Tim McManus of ESPN reports that some contain Philadelphia will make a run at Oklahoma Sooner head coach Lincoln Riley. The connection there is with quarterback Jalen Hurts, who played conception Riley in college. He is also said to have a sure relationship with GM Howie Roseman, per McManus.
One novel name to mention is Eagles' current assistant head coach and sprinting backs coach Duce Staley, who owner Jeffrey Lurie celebrated would be a candidate for the job.
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