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Seven things we learned from the Eagles at NFL owners meetings in Orlando

We’re looking at seven Philadelphia Eagles related takeaways and analysis from the NFL owners meetings in Orlando

The Eagles and 31 other teams just wrapped up the NFL owner’s meetings in Orlando, Florida, and the media sessions featuring owners, general managers, and head coaches were the week’s highlight.

Longtime Philadelphia owner Jeffrey Lurie held his annual State of the Organization address. In contrast, GM Howie Roseman and head coach Nick Sirianni had 30-minute question-and-answer sessions with NFL media.

The topics at hand included Haason Reddick, Jalen Hurts, Kellen Moore, Vic Fangio, the addition of Saquon Barkley, and more.

With less than one month until the NFL draft, we’re looking at takeaways from all three media sessions and how they’ll impact the 2024 season.

Eagles agreeing to terms with Saquon Barkley is a radical departure for Howie Roseman

Saquon Barkley isn’t a typical running back decision under Eagles GM Howie Roseman, but it could work like a charm.

Generally speaking, the Philadelphia Eagles under general manager Howie Roseman have not put big money into running backs. D’Andre Swift, who led the team in rushing yards last season, did so on a small one-year deal, and that’s been par for the course.

So, what do we make of the fact that former New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has agreed to terms with the Eagles on a new contract… and on this new contract?

Barkley, selected second overall out of Penn State in the 2018 draft, won Offensive Rookie of the Year with a league-high 2,028 yards from scrimmage. Last season for the Giants, behind an offensive line that was… well, interesting, Barkley totaled 1,242 yards from scrimmage. He ran 247 times for 962 yards and six touchdowns, forcing 31 missed tackles and gaining more than 15 yards on running plays 12 times. Add in his value as a receiver, and if Barkley can stay healthy, this is a pretty big win for the Eagles.

And when you factor in Barkley’s ability to create explosive run plays out of read-option and RPO looks, this becomes a highly interesting fit, because Jalen Hurts forces defenses to go every which way as a runner on those types of plays.

Eagles will not tender TE Jack Stoll, making him an unrestricted free agent

Tight end Jack Stoll will be an unrestricted free agent after the Philadelphia Eagles decided to not offer a restricted free agency tender

Philadelphia has a new offensive coordinator with Kellen Moore replacing Brian Johnson, and the changes are now trickling down to the roster.

Tight end Jack Stoll was a restricted free agent and would have been designated to remain in Philadelphia had GM Howie Roseman offered him a tender. The Eagles have opted not to, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports, meaning Stoll will test unrestricted free agency.

Stoll has been more run blocker than pass catcher over his first two seasons in the NFL, and his production diminishes anytime Dallas Goedert is out of the lineup.

If Stoll indeed signs elsewhere, one player to watch will be Albert Okwuegbunam.

The Eagles signed the tight end to a one-year contract extension ahead of NFL free agency after he played 57 offensive snaps and spent most of the season buried on the depth chart behind Goedert, Stoll and Grant Calcaterra.

Philadelphia acquired Okwuegbunam from Denver after a preseason finale in which the versatile tight end caught seven passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. But the Broncos didn’t have room for him on their roster, so they made a deal with the Eagles. Philadelphia traded a 2025 sixth-round pick and a 2025 seventh-rounder to the Broncos for Okweugbunam last August.

A fourth-round pick out of Missouri, Okweugbunam was targeted just once in four games of action last season and did not have a catch. Under Moore, an innovative play-caller, Okweugbunam has a better chance to find a role.

Eagles officially announce the signing of TE Albert Okwuegbunam to a contract extension

After playing a limited amount of snaps in 2023, Albert Okweugbunam has signed a new 1-year contract extension to remain with the Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles are signing tight end Albert Okweugbunam to a one-year contract extension ahead of NFL free agency the team announced.

Philadelphia acquired Okwuegbunam from Denver after a preseason finale that saw the versatile tight end catch seven passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. But the Broncos didn’t have room for him on their roster, so they made a deal with the Eagles.

Philadelphia traded a 2025 sixth-round pick and a 2025 seventh-rounder to the Broncos last August and decided not to utilize the pass catcher at all the previous seasons under offensive coordinator Brian Johnson.

In his first season with the Eagles, Okwuegbunam played 57 offensive snaps and spent most of the season buried on the depth chart behind Goedert, Jack Stoll, and Grant Calcaterra.

A fourth-round pick out of Missouri, Okweugbunam was targeted just once in four games of action last season and did not have a catch.

He’ll return under first-year offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and should find a role with the innovative play-caller.

Eagles announce finalized coaching staff for 2024 season

The Philadelphia Eagles announced the addition of nine new coaches to the staff, including Defensive Coordinator Vic Fangio and Offensive Coordinator Kellen Moore

The Eagles announced a revamped coaching staff for 2024 that’ll include significant changes at offensive and defensive coordinator positions.

In all, the Eagles welcome nine new coaches to the staff, including Defensive Coordinator Vic Fangio and Offensive Coordinator Kellen Moore.

Three members from last year’s coaching staff return with new titles.

4 takeaways from Eagles signing TE Albert Okwuegbunam to a one-year deal

We’re looking at four takeaways from the Philadelphia Eagles signing Albert Okweugbunam to a one-year deal

The Eagles are signing tight end Albert Okweugbunam to a one-year contract ahead of NFL free agency.

Philadelphia acquired Okwuegbunam from Denver after a preseason finale that saw the versatile tight end catch seven passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. But the Broncos didn’t have room for him on their roster, so they made a deal with the Eagles.

Philadelphia traded a 2025 sixth-round pick and a 2025 seventh-rounder to the Broncos last August and decided not to utilize the pass catcher at all the previous seasons under offensive coordinator Brian Johnson.

A fourth-round pick out of Missouri, Okweugbunam was targeted just once in four games of action last season and did not have a catch.

He’ll return under first-year offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and should find a role with the innovative play-caller.

With the move yet to be made official, here are four takeaways from the puzzling decision.

Eagles sign TE Albert Okwuegbunam to a one-year deal

After playing a limited amount of snaps in 2023, Albert Okweugbunam has signed a new one-year deal to return to the Philadelphia Eagles

In a move that can only be described as puzzling, the Eagles are signing tight end Albert Okweugbunam to a one-year contract ahead of NFL free agency.

Philadelphia acquired Okwuegbunam from Denver after a preseason finale that saw the versatile tight end catch seven passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. But the Broncos didn’t have room for him on their roster, so they made a deal with the Eagles.

Philadelphia traded a 2025 sixth-round pick and a 2025 seventh-rounder to the Broncos last August and decided not to utilize the pass catcher at all the previous seasons under offensive coordinator Brian Johnson.

In his first season with the Eagles, Okwuegbunam played 57 offensive snaps and spent most of the season buried on the depth chart behind Goedert, Jack Stoll, and Grant Calcaterra.

A fourth-round pick out of Missouri, Okweugbunam was targeted just once in four games of action last season and did not have a catch.

He’ll return under first-year offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and should find a role with the innovative play-caller.

Chargers QB Justin Herbert has 6th-best odds to win MVP next season

Oddsmakers believe Justin Herbert has a decent chance of winning the MVP award in 2024.

Oddsmakers believe Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has a decent chance of winning the MVP award next season.

Herbert has the sixth-highest MVP odds at +1400; a $100 bet would win $1,400. He is right below Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes (+600), Bills’ Josh Allen (+800), Bengals’ Joe Burrow (+900), Texans’ CJ Stroud (+1100) and Ravens’ Lamar Jackson (+1200), per BetMGM.

After getting a massive payday last offseason, Herbert’s campaign wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows as he dealt with injuries to both hands, with a fractured index on his right hand ending his season early.

In 13 games, Herbert had a 65.1 percent completion rate for 3,134 yards, 20 touchdowns and seven interceptions to go with 52 carries for 228 yards and three more scores.

Looking ahead to this season, Herbert will be playing in yet another offensive system, going from Kellen Moore to Greg Roman.

Roman is expected to come in and improve the run game, which should take some pressure off Herbert and allow for more designed carries for him. A good rushing attack should lead to more deep passes through play action, where he should thrive with his big arm.

Look for Herbert to have a bounce-back season in 2024, and potentially make a case for the league’s most valuable player.

Cowboys CeeDee Lamb, Jake Ferguson on former OC Kellen Moore joining Eagles

From @ToddBrock24f7: The Cowboys playmakers wish their former OC well in his return to the NFC East, “when he’s not playing us or when we need them to lose.”

It took long enough for the news to become official, but former Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore was finally named to the same role with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday. After one season with the Chargers, Moore will return to the NFC East and face the Cowboys at least twice a year beginning with the 2024 season..

Several of Moore’s former playmakers in Dallas are looking forward to seeing him again, even if he’ll now be wearing enemy colors.

“It really just shows how crazy this league can be,” Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson said, per Olivia Reiner of The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I mean, it’s so many different moving pieces. One guy might be on your team next year, one might be on the opponent the other. I think it’s really cool. I’m proud of him.”

Wideout CeeDee Lamb said he’s “looking forward to playing against” Moore. At the Pro Bowl Games in Orlando, he gave several Eagles players a preview of what they can expect.

“Should be very fun,” Lamb told them. “You’re going to have a lot of options, obviously. Your receivers are going to love it because, obviously, it’s more passes.”

Moore’s Cowboys offenses put up big numbers more often than not. In three of his four seasons as Dallas OC, the team finished in the top 10 in both total points and total yards. The one year they didn’t was 2020, the season in which Dak Prescott played in just five games… but was on a record-setting pace before his ankle injury.)

Even Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni- without directly acknowledging their Dallas rivals by name- subtly gave a tip of the hat to the Cowboys’ production during Moore’s time there.

“During Kellen’s tenure as an NFL coach,” Sirianni said in a statement following the announcement of Moore’s hire, “he has helped to develop some of the best quarterbacks in the league and directed some of its best offenses.”

For all the fireworks under Moore, however, Lamb and Ferguson actually went on to enjoy career-high numbers in the first season after his departure, once head coach Mike McCarthy took over play-calling.

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But given the Eagles’ stacked roster, Ferguson expects Moore to spread the ball around plenty in Philly.

“I think there’s a lot of plays to be made,” Ferguson explained from his first Pro Bowl. “I think he puts the guys in the right spot where they need to be and puts it in their hands. I think that’s something that’s important when calling plays and creating that offensive scheme.”

As much as Lamb and Ferguson both say they admire the 34-year-old offensive mind and wish him well at his new post, Moore’s place on the wrong side of the two clubs’ storied rivalry will prohibit the Cowboys stars from actively cheering for him most weeks.

“Excited to see what he can do- not when he’s playing us,” Ferguson admitted. “Or when we need them to lose.”

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Eagles officially announce the hiring of Kellen Moore as offensive ccordinator

The Philadelphia Eagles officially announced the hiring of Kellen Moore as the team’s new offensive coordinator after firing Brian Johnson

With Jim Harbaugh now the head coach of the Chargers, Kellen Moore was on the outs, and he found the perfect landing spot.

Adam Schefter reported that the former Cowboys and Chargers play caller will get Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense back on track as the team’s new offensive coordinator.

Philadelphia officially announced the move on Monday.

The 35-year-old Moore spent the 2023 season as the Chargers’ offensive coordinator. After five seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, he joined Brandon Staley’s staff in January 2023.

In 2023, the Chargers finished No. 18 in total yards and No. 21 in points scored.

In 2019, the Cowboys offense finished No. 1 in yards and No. 6 in points with Moore as offensive coordinator.

Dallas was No. 1 in both categories in the 2021 season.