The Philadelphia Eagles took another step towards filling their vacant offensive coordinator position, interviewing quarterbacks coach Press Taylor according to a report from ESPN’s Tim McManus.
Taylor, 32, is the Brother of Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, and of one of the hot names in NFL circles in regards to innovative offensive schemes.
According to McManus, Taylor is highly respected among Eagles brass and has an “advocate” in starting quarterback Carson Wentz, who has worked with him since being drafted in 2016.
With Taylor now being a presumed favorite, here are four takeaways from the news he interviewed for the job.
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1. Press is the best of the rest
The Eagles may have had an interest in several candidates including Kevin O’Connell who took the OC job with the Los Angeles Rams. James Urban remained with the Baltimore Ravens; Graham Harrell, who is said to have interviewed with the Eagles’, decided to return to USC, while Andy Reid wouldn’t allow Mike Kafka to leave the Kansas City Chiefs.
Josh McCown is still looking to play.