January 18, 2016

Eagles reportedly set to hire Frank Reich to be offensive coordinator

By Jimmy Kempski
PhillyVoice Staff

Gary Wiepert/AP

"Remember that Oilers-Bills comeback game? I did that."

According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Eagles have made a significant hire, adding Frank Reich to be the Eagles' offensive coordinator.

Former #Chargers OC Frank Reich is expected to join the staff of new #Eagles coach Doug Pederson, source said.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 18, 2016

Reich was the Chargers' offensive coordinator in 2014 and 2015. Here were the Chargers' offensive rankings under Reich:

Frank Reich	Overall	Run	Pass	Points
2014 Chargers	18	30	10	17
2015 Chargers	9	31	4	26

Those numbers came after a season in 2013 when the Chargers were fifth in overall offense (13th rushing, 4th passing), and 12th in points per game.

Prior to his stint as offensive coordinator, Reich spent two years (2009-2010) in Indianapolis as Peyton Manning's quarterback coach, then a year (2011) as their wide receivers coach. He then moved on the Arizona in 2012 to be the Cardinals' wide receivers coach, before landing with the Chargers as their quarterbacks coach in 2013.

The Chargers dealt with a boatload of injuries and a bad offensive line on their way to a 4-12 record in 2015. The Chargers opted to retain head coach Mike McCoy, but fired Reich. In his second shot as an offensive coordinator, Reich will once again work behind an offensive-minded head coach in Doug Pederson.

UPDATE: Jason La Canfora says it's a done deal.