According to a press release from the Eagles official twitter page, the birds have officially signed John DeFilippo as their Quarterback Coach.
#Eagles agree to terms with quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo.
Read: https://t.co/8DMbh30kp9 pic.twitter.com/9wVylE6499
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) January 21, 2016
This was reported on yesterday but only now have the birds confirmed the move following their recent successful negotiations with 15 coaches. The move leaves just a DL coach spot for the Eagles to pursue with the rest now filled..the furure of Pat Shurmur however seems to be pointing away from the city of brotherly love.
Here’s what we wrote about the former Browns coach yesterday:
“DeFilippo worked with the Jets and the Raiders in this position before a short hiatus from the NFL. He returned to his former position at Oakland in 2012 before being hired last year as the Offensive Coordinator for the Browns. This off-season however he has already caught the attention of various NFL teams, with the newly renamed LA Rams already requesting to interview him in the first few days of January.
DeFilippo has worked with a young Derek Carr to help mould him through his rookie year..and look how he’s turning out! Most notably, DeFilippo has spent time with a troubled Browns Offense, turning it into a respectable one. Whilst having to deal with the Manziel fiascos, McCown was set to enjoy a career year this season whilst Tight End Gary Barnidge also enjoyed a monster season. The Browns Offense ranked 25th overall this season but it’s not like the unit is built with stars..in fact, DeFilippo has done very well to take the patchy Offense he inherited and make things happen by working with the talent and personnel they have…it should be of coincidence that Doug Pederson was talking about that very same quality in his press conference earlier today.
With Jim Schwartz officially unveiled as the teams Defensive Coordinator earlier today, it would hardly be surprising to see the Eagles lock up all of their coaching positionswithin the next few days.”
