January 24, 2021
Highly respected Philadelphia Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland will remain with the team for his ninth season, according to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated.
One more on Philly: New Eagles coach Nick Sirriani is retaining OL coach Jeff Stoutland, per sources. That’s a big one for the new HC.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 24, 2021
Stoutland’s been excellent, and had options.
Stoutland has been with the team since 2013, and he will now be with his third coaching staff in Philly. During the Eagles' Super Bowl run in 2017, it's not often credited as such, but the offensive line was the best performing unit on the team. It was an incredibly well-coached, cohesive, and talented group that dominated in the playoffs.
More recently, in 2020, Stoutland was forced to juggle the offensive line on a weekly basis, as the Eagles had 14 different starting offensive line combinations in 16 games:
| Version | LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| 1.0 - Week 1 | Jason Peters | Isaac Seumalo | Jason Kelce | Nate Herbig | Jack Driscoll |
| 2.0 - Week 2 | Jason Peters | Isaac Seumalo | Jason Kelce | Nate Herbig | Lane Johnson |
| 3.0 - Week 3 | Jason Peters | Nate Herbig | Jason Kelce | Matt Pryor | Lane Johnson |
| 4.0 - Weeks 4 and 5 | Jordan Mailata | Nate Herbig | Jason Kelce | Matt Pryor | Lane Johnson |
| 5.0 - Week 6 | Jordan Mailata | Nate Herbig | Jason Kelce | Jamon Brown | Jack Driscoll |
| 6.0 - Week 7 | Jordan Mailata | Sua Opeta | Jason Kelce | Nate Herbig | Lane Johnson |
| 7.0 - Week 8 | Jason Peters | Nate Herbig | Jason Kelce | Matt Pryor | Jordan Mailata |
| 8.0 - Week 10 | Jason Peters | Sua Opeta | Jason Kelce | Matt Pryor | Lane Johnson |
| 9.0 - Week 11 | Jason Peters | Isaac Seumalo | Jason Kelce | Matt Pryor | Lane Johnson |
| 10.0 - Week 12 | Jordan Mailata | Isaac Seumalo | Jason Kelce | Jason Peters | Matt Pryor |
| 11.0 - Week 13 | Jordan Mailata | Isaac Seumalo | Jason Kelce | Jason Peters | Jack Driscoll |
| 12.0 - Week 14 | Jordan Mailata | Isaac Seumalo | Jason Kelce | Nate Herbg | Jack Driscoll |
| 13.0 - Weeks 15 and 16 | Jordan Mailata | Isaac Seumalo | Jason Kelce | Nate Herbig | Matt Pryor |
| 14.0 - Week 17 | Brett Toth | Isaac Seumalo | Jason Kelce | Nate Herbig | Matt Pryor |
And yet, while the Eagles allowed more sacks than any team in the league (partly because of their quarterbacks), the offensive line performed as well as could reasonably be expected, given the injury toll and level of talent.
It was recently reported that the University of Alabama had interest in hiring Stoutland, a development that could have theoretically stunted the growth of guys like Jordan Mailata and Andre Dillard, who would have otherwise likely had to have learned new techniques with a different O-Line coach.
If there is some cause for concern, Stoutland loves him some Jason Peters, and Peters recent stated that he intends to play in the NFL for another year, at least. The Eagles simply cannot bring Peters back again in 2021. I mean, right?
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