One day after Doug Pederson gave Mike Groh and Carson Walch a vote of confidence, the Eagles are set to announce that they’re parting ways with the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach according to Adam Schefter.
On Wednesday Pederson stated that both Groh and Walch would return, before backtracking and saying that all of his coaches would be evaluated going forward.
“I think both of those guys did an outstanding job for me this year,” Pederson said. “There was a lot of things we faced offensively, as you know, through adversity, through injuries. … So, my hat goes off to both of those gentlemen, because of the game plans that Mike and I and the offensive staff put together, first of all, and then here toward the end of the season, Carson Walch having a big impact on getting these young players ready to go and to play and to play at a high level.”
Groh and Walch have come under fire for what some consider a lack of improvement from the Eagles offense, specifically a wide receiver group that at times underachieved.
Groh finished his second season as the Eagles offensive coordinator after Frank Reich, the team’s play-caller for the 2017 Super Bowl run, took the Indianapolis Colts head-coach job in 2018.
During that 2017 season, the Eagles ranked eighth in offensive efficiency and fourth in points scored.
Under Groh, they’ve regressed to 16th and 14th in efficiency and 18th and 12th in scoring over the past two seasons.
Walch’s downfall comes from the Eagles brass and insiders watching wide receivers drafted after JJ Arcega-Whiteside flourish, while the former Stanford star and record-setter, looked lost at times during his rookie season in Philadelphia.
