By Peter Gleason
The Eagles announced yesterday that they won’t have an official offensive coordinator after Mike Groh weas broomed last month.
That may sound risky, except for one fact:
They added former Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello to their coaching staff as senior offensive assistant.
Head coach Doug Pederson is expected to retain play-calling duties despite the addition of Scangarello.
Eagles quarterbacks coach Press Taylor, the brother of Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor, is expected to add passing game coordinator to his title.
The Eagles fired Groh four days after the team’s NFC wild-card defeat at home against the Seattle Seahawks, a game in which Philly suffered the loss of starting quarterback Carson Wentz and scored only three field goals.
The Eagles ranked 14th in total offense (360.8 totals yards per game) in 2019 and 12th in scoring (24.1 points).
Scangarello served as the Broncos’ offensive coordinator in 2019. The 47-year-old spent the previous two seasons as quarterbacks coach of the San Francisco 49ers before joining the Broncos.
