PHILADELPHIA — For the second time in as many years, the Philadelphia Eagles will begin the offseason by replacing both their offensive and defensive coordinators, reports say.
According to multiple reports out of the Novacare Complex, the Eagles have informed offensive coordinator Brian Johnson that he will not be retained. Johnson has been tied to multiple head coaching vacancies around the league, so the official word might not come out for a few days.
The Eagles have already fired former defensive coordinator Sean Desai, who was stripped of his play-calling responsibilities at the beginning of the Birds' late-season swoon, when they dropped six of their last seven games.
The man who took over for Desai, Matt Patricia, was also not retained by the Birds. Reports surfaced Monday that Patricia, the former head coach of the Detroit Lions, will "explore other opportunities."
After the Eagles' season ended with a blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Wildcard playoffs, there was speculation that Sirianni's job might be in jeopardy. He met with owner Jeffrey Lurie over the weekend, but it now appears that he's not going anywhere.
The team has reportedly scheduled a press conference with Sirianni and general manager Howie Roseman for Wednesday, something teams normally wouldn't do if they're about to fire their coach.
Instead, for the second straight year, the Eagles will be replacing both coordinators. Last year, OC Sean Steichen left to take the head coaching job with the Indianapolis Colts, while DC Jonathan Gannon took over as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals.
Johnson was promoted to fill the vacancy left by Steichen's departure after serving for two years as the Eagles' quarterbacks coach, where he was credited for helping in the development of Jalen Hurts, who was a MVP candidate in the regular season and played well in the Birds' Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
But most of the blame for the Eagles' offensive struggles this season were laid at Johnson's feet, despite the fact that the offensive game plan was regarded as a collaborative effort between Johnson and Sirianni. Hurts regressed, and the offense never really clicked despite the Eagles' 10-1 start to the season.