The Philadelphia Eagles finally have the bulk of their coaching staff intact and on Thursday, Jimmy Kempski reported that the team is expected to hire former Colts wide receiver Aaron Moorehead to replace Carson Walch as the wide receiver’s coach.
On Wednesday, former Broncos offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello and former Mississippi State passing game coordinator Andrew Breiner were named to the staff.
Former Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Marquand Manuel is the team’s new defensive backs coach.
Moorehead retired in 2007 and jumped right to the college ranks as a position coach. With the Eagles needing to get more production and playmaking from their wideouts, here are four takeaways from Moorehead getting the job.
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1. Moorehead has a reclamation project in Arcega-Whiteside
The Eagles thought they had a red-zone monster when they selected the former Stanford wideout in the second round. After a solid preseason, JJ Arcega-Whiteside would struggle to provide any production as a rookie.
According to Reuben Frank of NBC Sports, Of the 166 rookie wide receivers who’ve started at least five games over the last 20 years, Arcega-Whiteside was only the eighth to catch 10 or fewer passes.