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The Search For Defensive Coordinators Continues

Nate Schweitzer   |  

Feb 25, 2023

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It’s been a couple weeks since the Eagles lost offensive and defensive coordinators Shane Steichen and Jonathan Gannon. All signs are pointing to the Eagles promoting Brian Johnson to offensive coordinator, but their search for defensive coordinator continues.

The Eagles started with a decent size list of candidates that has since gotten shorter in the recent days. Jim Leonhard is one of the candidates that is no longer being considered, and same with Vance Joseph since he took the Broncos dc job. There are still plenty of other options the Eagles are considering, including Dennard Wilson, Sean Desai, Jesse Minter, and Chris Shula. It would be beneficial for The Birds to make a decision before the combine so the new dc can have his input on players, but Howie Roseman and Nick Sirianni both said they’re not rushing to make a decision.

Dennard Wilson is an in house candidate that coach the Eagles defensive backs/ defensive pass game coordinator. Wilson led the Eagles defensive backs to a really successful season last year, and it seems like the players would like to see him promoted.

Sean Desai was Seattle’s assistant/associate head coach. He also has defensive coordinator experience with the Bears. His defenses tend to blitz more often and play more man, which would be a nice change of pace from Gannon’s defense.

Jesse Minter was Michigan’s defensive coordinator last year. Their defense ranked 6th in the nation and he was also a finalist for the Broyles award. He also has NFL experience coaching a few years on the Ravens staff.

Chris Shula and Nick Sirianni both coached together for two years on the Chargers. More recently he was on the Rams staff as pass game coordinator. The Rams pass defense allowed the 8th most yards per attempt.

The Birds have some interesting decisions to make in the coming weeks. There’s no telling when a decision will be made, but hopefully we will know before the combine.

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