Philadelphia Eagles: Kellen Moore can breathe new life into a stale offense

If the Philadelphia Eagles were to move on from Mike Groh, and that’s a big if, could Kellen Moore usher in a new era of high-flying offensive coordination?

Look, I’m going to get this right out of the way from the top: I don’t think the Philadelphia Eagles are going to fire Mike Groh going into 2020.

While he’s been beyond maddening at times as the Birds’ replacement for the departing duo of Frank Reich and John DeFilippo – though to be fair, those are pretty big shoes to fill – Groh and company have done an amazing job of crafting a new-look offense on the spot with a dozen or so different receivers hauling in passes from Carson Wentz.

How much of that praise is deserving to Groh versus de facto offensive coordinator Doug Pederson is anyone’s guess but based on recent words from the man himself after a playoff-sealing victory over the New York Giants, it’s safe to say fans in the 215 may be strapped with yet another season with their least favorite coordinator gainfully employed by Jeffrey Lurie.

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But what if something changed? What if the team as a whole looked long and hard in the mirror and strived for… Moore?

Now I dislike the Cowboys about as much as any green-blooded Philadelphian, but even I have to admit Dallas’ offense looked pretty, pretty, pretty good in 2019. Dak Prescott‘s numbers were legit, they had two 1,000 yard wide receivers – two more than the Eagles, but I digress – and despite Ezekiel Elliott looking woefully miscast as a $90 million man, Dem Boys’ rushing game was still good enough to rank fifth in the league.

And now, Kellen Moore, the offensive coordinator that propelled Jason Garrett‘s woefully mediocre squad to any modicum of respectability in 2019 is a free agent along with the rest of Dallas’ coaching staff.

Now if the Eagles are actually in the market for a new offensive coordinator, Moore would probably be at the top of the list, but why would Pederson want to add another backup quarterback-turned-OC with an exciting offensive scheme to his staff?

I mean, it’s not like the Eagles could use a little extra creativity to break up the throw, throw, and throw some mo’ game plan that left the offense, well, offensively stagnant for the middle half of the season. A fresh voice in the room would probably just waste time, as opposed to providing a few new wrinkles to return Pederson’s offensive attack to its former glory.

Outside of the well-welcomed return of the screen-heavy attack that made Nick Foles a Super Bowl MVP, the Eagles’ offense is about as fresh as the Cats Rotten Tomato score.

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But hey, like I said before, the Philadelphia Eagles don’t need that. They don’t need to reinvigorate their offensive scheme, add a few more wrinkles, and set Carson Wentz up with the very play-caller that made Dak Prescott look like $30 million bucks. I mean who would want to have the top-ranked offense in the league when you could have the consistency of another season with Mike Groh as Doug Pederson’s right-hand man. I mean, what’s the worst that could happen? Another 9-7 season?

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