As soon as the final seconds ticked away on the Eagles’ Wild Card round loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, it was obvious the Eagles would be parting ways with offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo. Bleeding Green Nation has learned that the Eagles were inquiring about then-Ole Miss/now-LSU offensive coordinator Charlie Weis, Jr. weeks before the season was over.
And though the Eagles “officially” announced Patullo would no longer be the team’s offensive coordinator in an announcement by Nick
Sirianni on Tuesday, multiple SEC sources confirmed the Eagles were serious about Weis, Jr. before the announcement was public, enough to make arrangements for him to fly into Philadelphia to interview at the NovaCare Complex possibly as soon as next week.
Weis is 32 years old and is the son of former Notre Dame head coach and New England Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis. Weis, Jr. is credited for developing Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart when he played for Ole Miss. This season, Weis, Jr. engineered the most proficient passing offense in college football, producing 7,345 yards passing, while averaging 489.7 yards a game in total offense, which was No. 2 in college football. Weis, Jr. has done wonders with Rebels’ quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, a backup who led Ferris State to the Division II national championship in 2024 and Ole Miss to the national semifinals this season after taking over for starter Austin Simmons, who was injured in Week 2 against Kentucky.
Weis, Jr. was an offensive assistant coach with the 2017 Atlanta Falcons, who lost to the eventual Super Bowl LII champion Eagles, 15-10, in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. He also worked at Alabama in 2015 and 2016, where he met Lane Kiffin, who left Ole Miss this season to take the LSU job.
Weis, Jr. could fit because he brings some innovation to what has turned into a stale Eagles’ offense, which grew more to reliant on talent to win 50-50 balls than scheming receivers open.
Patullo has proven to be a quality NFL coach. He would not have lasted 17 years in the NFL if he was not. He was just not a very good NFL play caller as an offensive coordinator, which may have not been entirely his fault. The NFL is not a place to learn on the job, and that is the position Patullo was placed in the unenviable spot of doing this season. According to numerous sources and multiple reports, Patullo is well liked, and well respected, and can associate well with others if he remains on Sirianni’s staff when they hire a new OC.
The revelation here is that no matter what the Eagles did this postseason, management apparently wanted Patullo out before the season ended, and general manager Howie Roseman is about being proactive, not about to wait before fixing what was an obvious problem. The Eagles have strong ties to the SEC. The Eagles also like to poach college football’s shiny new toy (see Chip Kelly), and right now, that is Weis, Jr., who merits NFL consideration and apparently is getting it. The Eagles have inquired to the Ole Miss coaching staff about Weis, Jr., numerous SEC sources have confirmed, and he is as much a viable candidate for the job as is Kevin Stefanski, former Cleveland Browns head coach and two-time Coach of the Year who is from Philadelphia, a graduate of St. Joe’s Prep and Penn, and former Eagles’ intern. Stefanski will most likely get one of the eight available NFL head coaching jobs left. Todd Monken, former Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator, is another possibility, but he will more than likely join John Harbaugh with the New York Giants and the chance to work with Dart.
The Eagles have liked Kliff Kingsbury, the former Washington Commanders offensive coordinator, in the past. He was a candidate for the Eagles’ vacant OC job in 2024, a job eventually given to Kellen Moore, when Shane Steichen left to be the Indianapolis Colts’ head coach. Brian Daboll, former Giants’ head coach, has a history with Jalen Hurts at Alabama and is credited with the development of Buffalo Bills’ star Josh Allen. Daboll also coached Daniel Jones, who was a flop in his system, yet flourished once he got to Indianapolis under Steichen. Daboll also worked with Sirianni, when he was just starting out in Kansas City. Sirianni also worked with Charlie Weis, Sr. in Kansas City in 2010. Daboll also coached Saquon Barkley, when he was with the Giants, and DeVonta Smith, when he was at Alabama. Daboll may be the best fit, if the Eagles are looking for longevity at OC. After the Giants’ debacle, no one else may be willing to look at him as an NFL head coach again.
Mike McDaniel, the former Miami Dolphins head coach, is considered a prime offensive mind, although he may not have gone to bat for Vic Fangio when he was the Dolphins’ defensive coordinator in 2023, after Dolphins’ players complained Fangio was coaching them too hard. Could Fangio and McDaniel co-exist in the same work environment? Roseman will undoubtedly go to Fangio for input how McDaniel ran things in Miami.
