Brian Johnson out as OC

[Eaglebreath]

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profoo...ve-coordinator

He simply was in over his head.

[NoDakIggle]

To be expected but I’m a little surprised they didn’t wait to see if he got a HC gig

[Eagle60]

It's pretty obvious now that his head coaching interviews were all about the Rooney rule

[andrewaters]

This guy was not up to the job. What a disaster.

[sfphillyfan]

This is like me interviewing for the HC job. Just a waste of time.

[ThoughtProcess]

While I agree with the general consensus that Johnson was way overmatched, I still believe that he was coloring within the lines of Sirianni's scheme. Therefore, the disaster of the offense's performance would not totally be his fault. He fell well short in Philly. He will learn from this debacle and hopefully improve. I do expect him to resurface somewhere as a QB coach.

[sfphillyfan]

While I agree with the general consensus that Johnson was way overmatched, I still believe that he was coloring within the lines of Sirianni's scheme. Therefore, the disaster of the offense's performance would not totally be his fault. He fell well short in Philly. He will learn from this debacle and hopefully improve. I do expect him to resurface somewhere as a QB coach.

There might be something to that.

Today it was announced that Sirianni will not run the offense and whoever they bring in as OC will run their scheme, not Siriannis.

[ThoughtProcess]

FWIW, Cleveland is interviewing him for OC.

[Eagle60]

FWIW, Cleveland is interviewing him for OC.

I think his chances of getting an offensive coordinator job Are about two per cent. what the heck is this resume? He was an offensive coordinator for three quarters of one NFL season and failed. he'll be lucky to get his old quarterback position back

[ThoughtProcess]

I think his chances of getting an offensive coordinator job Are about two per cent. what the heck is this resume? He was an offensive coordinator for three quarters of one NFL season and failed. he'll be lucky to get his old quarterback position back

True, but he did work as an OC in college, for whatever that's worth. In all likelihood, it could be as you suggest. These interviews could be a feeling-out exercise where he's being discussed as an OC but is really desired as a QB coach.

[ThoughtProcess]

But wait! There's more!

Make that three offensive coordinator interviews for Brian Johnson.

The former Eagles OC is set to meet with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints in addition to the Cleveland Browns, according to NFL insider Dianna Russini.

Unlike the Browns job (due to the presence of Kevin Stefanski), the Bucs and Saints openings offer play-calling power.

Between multiple head coaching interviews and multiple OC interviews, Johnson is clearly someone that NFL teams are interested in. The soon-to-be 37-year-old is still viewed as a promising coach despite being dismissed by the Eagles.

The argument here was that Johnson got too much blame for Philly’s 2023 struggles. It’s obviously fair to see he was part of the problem that the offense under-performed their talent level. But it’s not like he was THE single problem.

The Eagles have essentially admitted as much with Nick Sirianni’s role in the offense set to be scaled back. Philly’s new offensive coordinator could have more reign and influence that Johnson was not afforded.

And so it’ll be interesting to see from afar how Johnson fares in an environment where he has more control. That is, assuming he gets a play-calling OC job, which just might happen.

Worth noting: the Bucs, Saints, and Browns are among the Eagles’ 2024 opponents. The Birds might have to avoid a Brian Johnson revenge game next season.