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PHILADELPHIA – Eagles senior offensive assistant Rich Scangarello and senior offensive consultant Marty Mornhinweg are on expiring contracts and will not return to Philadelphia, sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.
The departures follow news that defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz will not return in 2021 and are part of a larger coaching staff reshuffle that is expected to end with a new offensive coordinator.
Coach Doug Pederson turned the tide and parted ways with offensive coordinator Mike Groh and wide receivers coach Carson Walch at the request of management in January 2020, a day after Pederson publicly said they would come back. Owner Jeffrey Lurie and GM Howie Roseman were actively involved in the search for a new Offensive Coordinator. Lurie wanted Graham Harrell from USC, according to a source, but the Eagles were unable to land him.
Instead, they went without an offensive coordinator in 2020, promoted Press Taylor to the role of passing play coordinator, and added an assortment of assistants in Lurie’s quest to import new ideas into a sagging offense. The end result was too many votes, as the combination of Taylor, Scangarello, Mornhinweg and passing game analyst Andrew Breiner created a cacophony in the ears of Pederson and quarterback Carson Wentz, according to sources.
Pederson appeared to allude to this dynamic earlier this month.
“There’s a lot of positive that comes out of these communications and discussions, these ideas. Really everyone has great ideas. It’s part of making plans,” said Pederson. “But at the end of the day, I want to make sure there’s only one voice, and it’s my voice, that’s being heard offensively and no one else.”
The Eagles are expected to fill the offensive coordinator position this time around. Pederson has been reluctant to relinquish his play-call duties in the past, but he has done so situally this season and said in December that the temporary abandonment of play-calls was “on the table.” His ability to transfer these tasks to full time will affect the pool of offensive coordinator candidates.
The change in offensive staff follows a 4-11-1 season in which the Eagles were 26th in scoring (20.9 PPG) and 28th on the pass (207.9 YPG).
Wentz fell dramatically in his fifth year, finishing tied for first in interceptions (15) and for top sacks (50) despite having played only 12 games. Jalen Hurts replaced him as a starter in Week 14.
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