One of Doug Pederson‘s top lieutenants will receive another chance in a similar offensive system. Former Eagles OC Frank Reich will add Press Taylor to his Colts staff, Albert Breer of SI.com tweets.
This move continues a Philadelphia-Indianapolis pipeline, only it will see a staffer going west this time. The Eagles just hired Colts OC Nick Sirianni as head coach, Jonathan Gannon as defensive coordinator, Kevin Patullo as passing-game coordinator and Jason Michael as tight ends coach. Each was with the Colts last season. Now, Reich will bring over a former coworker to help his offensive staff.
Sirianni did not opt to retain Taylor for 2021. The Eagles’ passing attack encountered major struggles this past season, which came after Pederson promoted Taylor to the team’s passing-game coordinator. The Eagles ranked either 31st or 32nd in the NFL in passer rating, completion percentage, yards per attempt and interceptions thrown this season.
Taylor, 33, had been with the Eagles since 2013. That tenure overlapped with Reich’s Philly stay. Along with new OC Marcus Brady and QBs coach Scott Milanovich, this duo will preside over a Colts offense again entering the offseason with a quarterback issue.
Press conference scheduled
Nice score…
Trading a 6th for Wentz and a 3rd should finish to is all off.
At this point eagles fans want to trade Carson more than colts fans want to trade for Carson.
Ehh he’s not bad though. The Colts’ fans may end up happier with that trade than the Eagles’ fans. Wentz won’t transform an offense, but he’ll certainly benefit from a more stable organization than the Eagles have had the last two years. Anyone would.
Of course, it’s all really a pipe dream. Wentz’s cap hit regardless of trade is pretty significant, and the Eagles won’t benefit much from such a trade.
Colts are one of those teams right now that can make even a mediocre QB look good. Rivers was on the way down, took one last shot and finished looking the best he has in years. Wentz has a low floor and a high ceiling so there’s risks but we’ve seen him at potentially at his best and if his old buddy Reich believes he can get that out of him again, then it’s a SB caliber team.