The Vikings fired offensive coordinator John DeFilippo on Tuesday afternoon and we're all thinking the same thing.
Come on back, Flip.
And it would obviously make some sense. The Eagles' offense has struggled this year and we've sort of reasoned for weeks now that the Eagles have missed former OC Frank Reich and former QB coach DeFilippo. Now one of those guys is available. And the Eagles have always had a very high opinion of DeFilippo.
So should the Eagles bring him back?
That seems like a totally reasonable course of action, but first we have to figure out if he'll be available to bring back.
It isn't exactly a surprise that Flip was fired in Minnesota; it didn't seem like he and head coach Mike Zimmer had a great working relationship. I wonder how much damage Flip's relatively short stay in Minnesota has done to the perception about him around the rest of the league.
Because DeFilippo is still just 40 years old and had been seen as an up-and-coming offensive mind in the NFL. But his offense in Minnesota has floundered, especially recently, putting up just 17 points in the last two games after bringing in Kirk Cousins on a mega contract this offseason.
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The real question then circles around whether or not other teams are going to be calling for DeFilippo. As an offensive coach, it's likely his desire is to continue to be a play caller. If he gets that opportunity elsewhere, he probably wouldn't be too keen on returning to Philly to take a backseat to Doug Pederson.
But if that opportunity to become an OC and play-caller doesn't present itself, it would make sense for the Radnor High School product to be open to a return to Philadelphia in some capacity. Hey, maybe the Eagles could even bring him back this season in a Hue Jackson sort of role in Cincinnati. Although, that might not sit well with the guy currently in the OC chair.
It is pretty telling that Eagles fans are calling for DeFilippo, a guy who has been running a meager offense that's scored 21.7 points per game. That sort of shows how bad things have been in Philly this year with Groh as offensive coordinator.
While Doug Pederson deserves the brunt of criticism for the problems on offense this season, Groh is the OC and deserves his share too. Over these last three games, barring a huge offensive turnaround, there are going to be calls for Groh's job.
"I just come to work," Groh said on Tuesday afternoon. "I don't really get involved with any of that stuff. Just trying to put a great plan together and try to win one game this week."
Groh heard the news about DeFilippo's getting fired shortly before his weekly press conference. Groh classified his former coworker as a good friend and said he feels for him, calling this an unfortunate part of the business.
It might end up being unfortunate for Groh too. Because you have to think the Eagles would have at least some level of interest in bringing Flip back as a replacement.
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