The Philadelphia Eagles took another step towards filling their vacant offensive coordinator position, interviewing quarterbacks coach Press Taylor according to a report from ESPN’s Tim McManus.
Taylor, 32, is the Brother of Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, and of one of the hot names in NFL circles in regards to innovative offensive schemes.
According to McManus, Taylor is highly respected among Eagles brass and has an “advocate” in starting quarterback Carson Wentz, who has worked with him since being drafted in 2016.
With Taylor now being a presumed favorite, here are four takeaways from the news he interviewed for the job.
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1. Press is the best of the rest
The Eagles may have had an interest in several candidates including Kevin O’Connell who took the OC job with the Los Angeles Rams. James Urban remained with the Baltimore Ravens; Graham Harrell, who is said to have interviewed with the Eagles’, decided to return to USC, while Andy Reid wouldn’t allow Mike Kafka to leave the Kansas City Chiefs.
Josh McCown is still looking to play.
2. Press Taylor has Carson Wentz on his side
It makes things interesting when the team’s franchise quarterback has a great relationship with you. Carson Wentz reportedly is an advocate for Taylor and that could allow Doug Pederson to promote Press, while still maintaining his stranglehold on the play calls.
3. Press is ready for the big time
Taylor has been named an up and coming coach to watch and he comes from great pedigree, with his brother Zac catapulting his stint on the Rams staff into the Bengals head coaching job. A former college quarterback, Taylor threw for over 2,300 yards and accounted for 27 touchdowns while completing 61% of his passes at Butler Community College, before enrolling at Marshall University.
The younger brother of Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, Press joined Chip Kelly’s staff with the Philadelphia Eagles as the offensive quality control coach in 2013.
4. Taylor could be an innovator
When the Eagles moved on from Groh, who had served two seasons as the offensive coordinator, part of the thinking was that Pederson and Howie Roseman needed to bring in some fresh innovative ideas.
Taylor helped install the “Philly Special” ahead of Super Bowl LII, and promoting him would allow for more than just daily interaction with the quarterbacks. Taylor seems to be full of bright ideas and the Eagles may be prepared to unleash them.
