Eagles fire McDermott

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Reuben Frank thinks that Trgovac is OUT because the Eagles are definitely going for a LB or DB specialist:

Todd Bowles - Former Temple safety who played for the taterskins and 49ers over the span of eight NFL seasons. Bowles has been a secondary coach for four teams and is currently the assistant head coach/secondary coach with the Dolphins. According to Frank, Bowles worked with head coach Andy Reid as an assistant on Mike Holmgren's staff in Green Bay in 1995 and 1996.

Tim Hauck - Safety Colt Anderson would approve this move. The former Eagles safety coached Anderson at Montana before joining the Titans where he spent the last two seasons as the defensive backs coach. Of course, that means Hauck has already worked with Washburn.

Ray Horton - The secondary coach for the Steelers, Horton played in two Super Bowls and is about to coach in his third. Frank noted that Horton was the secondary coach on Marty Mornhinweg's staff in Detroit in 2002.

Winston Moss - The assistant head coach/linebacker coach of the Packers was a veteran of 11 NFL season before coaching with the Seahawks and the Saints prior to joining Green Bay. He doesn't have a coaching connection to Philadelphia, but Frank deftly pointed out that Moss played with Jerome Brown at Miami and Ron Heller in Tampa.

Darren Perry - The Packers defensive backs coach played in the league for 10 seasons and also coached in Cincinnati, Oakland and Pittsburgh. Again, no real connection to the Eagles.

Dennis Thurman - Thurman's name has been added to mix more and more of late, but the Jets defensive backs coach may not have the opportunity to leave New York. Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reported on Wednesday that the Raiders requested permission to interview Thurman for their open defensive coordinator position and were denied. Thurman was an All-American safety at USC and played defensive back for the Cowboys for nine seasons. He has spent a lot of years with Rex Ryan as Thurman previously coached with him in Baltimore.

[MDS]

i support todd from temple

[PhillyGirl]

Tim Hauck = missile = Super Bowl.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I support the idea of Hauck as a player/coach.

Also, there is some question as to whether or not the Eagles made an offer to Dennis Allen.  Philly reporters seem pretty solid that they did not, but Florio would love to think otherwise.

[ice grillin you]

the farging slovak is out because he would sacrifice his wife before he went to the eagles...its just sickening how it will be reported that the eagles didnt want him

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Jeff Fisher. Get.

[DH]

times a gajillion

[PhillyPhreak54]

That was the first thing I thought - would he accept the DC job.

However, he would only be here a year and be gone next year.

Fisher DC
Washburn DL
Cecil DBs

[PhillyPhreak54]

Lombardi saying that Fisher "will not" be a DC next year.

[SD]

I got this via a text alert that someone forwarded me so take it fwiw:

"Clayton added that Andy Reid has told candidates for the defensive coordinator position in the past few hours that he has closed the job"

[Munson]

yeah tahts' what they said on the Fanatic a few minutes ago, that Reid said the search is over and teh job is closed

[BigEd76]

Les:

League Source: No Back to Future with Fisher

A league source in a position to know last night said there was no truth to an ESPN report that Jeff Fisher could end up as the Eagles' defensive coordinator, hours after his 16-year reign as the Tennessee Titans' head coach crumbled in a disagreement over the direction of the franchise,

It seemed an odd idea, that Fisher would agree to return to the job he occupied more than 20 years ago, as the Eagles' defensive coordinator, but ESPN analyst John Clayton suggested just that Thursday evening. Clayton stated that Eagles coach Andy Reid was telling potential candidates for the job that it was filled. Clayton speculated that Fisher would soon be named.

Of course, if Reid is indeed telling potential candidates the job is filled, then maybe SOMEBODY is about to become the Eagles' defensive coordinator.

@Jeff_McLane
Per ESPN report that Reid has told at least two candidates that the #Eagles DC job was filled, a league source says, "Not true."

Also, Jeff Fisher is not going to become the #Eagles' next DC, according to the same NFL source.

A high-ranked league source also says there is no truth to the ESPN report.

[Drunkmasterflex]

As the world turns

[QB Eagles]

Reid said the job was closed, not filled. The Eagles are just gonna go without a DC. They figure it'll be about as productive as McDermott.

[PhillyPhreak54]

It wasn't McDermott's fault!