The Athletic’s Zach Berman reports that Jeff Stoutland will depart the Eagles organization
In a shocking move that’s sure to leave some questioning the Eagles’ decisions, offensive line coach and run game coordinator Jeff Stoutland is departing the organization. The legendary offensive line coach confirmed the news on his social media moments ago.
Stoutland spent 13 years with the organization, turning the Eagles’ offensive line into the NFL’s best year in and year out. The move comes after reports that Stoutland was stripped of his running-game coordinator duties this season, as Philadelphia struggled to run the football against stacked defensive fronts. After logging 2,005 rushing yards during the regular season, Barkley was hit or tackled behind the line of scrimmage 84 times with 41 negative runs last season, according to SumerSports.
Stoutland has been the run game coordinator since 2018, after Philadelphia won its first Super Bowl. Stoutland’s approach to the running game included a blend of zone and gap schemes that weren’t hard to decipher and relied on the offensive line dominating up front.
That could all change under first-year offensive coordinator Sean Mannion, who’s likely to borrow from the Kyle Shanahan/Sean McVay/Matt LaFleur styles of offense, which focus on a “wide zone” scheme designed to create mismatches through motion, misdirection, and personnel.
