The Philadelphia Eagles are expected to consider former New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll for their open offensive coordinator position. It is easy to make the case that Daboll should be the favorite based on his experience with current Philly leaders, and the fact that he helped engineer Josh Allen's breakout season with the Buffalo Bills.
This makes it no surprise that The Philly Special Show's Anthony DiBona pointed out that Daboll was his favorite for the position. This wasn't a report or inside information, but the respected Philadelphia writer sharing his opinion — one that many Eagles fans might feel similarly about.
Daboll is more than familiar with Saquon Barkley, Jalen Hurts, and Nick Sirianni. The connection to Barkley is obvious, with Daboll having coached the star back during his final season with the Giants. For Hurts, Daboll served as his OC when the two worked together in college under Nick Saban. Meanwhile, Sirianni and Daboll worked together on the Kansas City Chiefs coaching staff, where Sirianni was working as the receivers coach.
This makes Daboll an incredibly qualified option for the Eagles. But as great of a fit as he might be, there's also a downside to a potential hiring.
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Daboll is simply too talented a coach not to step in and make the current level of talent in Philadelphia work. At the same time, the ex-Giants HC potentially rebuilding his value as Philly's offensive coordinator is all he'll need to earn another shot at a head coaching role, pushing the Eagles right back into the same spot they were when they lost Kellen Moore.
No one would blame Daboll for using a perennial contender like the Eagles as a stepping stone to rejoin the NFL's head coaching ranks. At the same time, does Sirianni want to take that risk, knowing that he might be back on the OC hunt this time next offseason?
A one-off Daboll run could also be a frustrating development for Hurts. This has been the story of the quarterback's career, with not one OC consistently offering stability by returning the next season. As great as Hurts is on the field, one has to wonder how much more he could achieve if he wasn't dealing with a revolving door of offensive coordinators.
The above fears don't rule Daboll out, but it does prove why the Eagles might want to think twice. Daboll has a great offensive mind that could do wonders with Philly's plethora of weapons, but traveling that path might not be worth it if it means that the Eagles will be back to back to square one next offseason.