8:57pm: With Desai departing, some may think to look to Patricia as a potential successor. Well, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Patricia is not under contract with the Eagles for the 2024 season. Additionally, Pelissero reports that Patricia has plans to explore other opportunities outside of Philadelphia.
5:57pm: With their season over after losing six of their last seven games following a 10-1 start, the Eagles have made the call to fire defensive coordinator Sean Desai, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. For a time, both of the team’s coordinators seemed destined to leave for greener pastures, but following a brutal closing stretch, Desai will likely be aiming to land another coordinator job. 
The move is mostly ceremonial, as Desai had already been demoted, losing play-calling duties to senior defensive assistant Matt Patricia back in December. Desai was demoted after two straight losses following the 10-1 start; the team would go 1-4 the rest of the way with Patricia calling plays. Desai still retained the defensive coordinator title while remaining with the team in a different capacity, but having lost the responsibility he was hired to take, Desai became expendable in Philadelphia.
Before his time with the Eagles, Desai was the Bears’ defensive coordinator in 2021, a season in which Chicago finished sixth in terms of total defense, though it’s points per game and defensive DVOA rankings were not quite as impressive. When head coach Matt Nagy was let go at the end of the 2021 season, his defensive-minded replacement, Matt Eberflus, elected not to retain Desai, who subsequently became associate head coach and defensive assistant for the Seahawks.
Still, Desai’s one season of relative success as defensive coordinator and his long track record as a defensive assistant at the collegiate and NFL levels made him a popular defensive coordinator target in the 2023 hiring cycle. He ended up taking interviews with five different clubs before ultimately choosing the Eagles and becoming the replacement for Jonathan Gannon, who left Philadelphia to take the Cardinals’ head coaching gig.
Desai’s departure was mostly expected as general manager Howie Roseman and head coach Nick Sirianni have reportedly been reaching out to other coordinator candidates throughout the week, according to Dianna Russini of The Athletic. This has all come after Sirianni met with owner Jeffrey Lurie about his own future. Between the calls to potential new coordinators and Siranni reportedly firing Desai himself, per Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, it’s looking more and more like Sirianni’s job is safe for at least another year.
When looking to replace Desai, it appears that the team has reached out to former Giants defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale and former Falcons defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen. The Eagles have also been reaching out to offensive coordinator candidates, with Brian Johnson interviewing for multiple head coaching opportunities. Colts offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter has been mentioned as a potential replacement.
Desai should be able to rebound this offseason, if he chooses to. There are many defensive coordinator jobs opening up in the offseason. New head coaches will be likely be interested in building their own staff, as well, providing more opportunities. Desai’s success in Chicago will likely continue to get him chances in the NFL. Whether or not that chance is a coordinator position in 2024 will be determined in the next few months.
‘Not For Long’ Jerry Glanville. Great quote!
This is the NFL and with calls like that, that means Not For Long
Hope he’s not the last to go.
Keep it coming
Lmao
Was it really his fault
Matt Patrica sucked too and maybe sucked even worse
Believe Patricia fancies himself an Offensive Coordinator now, since “greatest coach ever” put it in his head. He’s been coaching the Defense like he’s the OC.
He’ll probably go to Atlanta if Belichick gets the job there.
How can Patricia NOT get fired after that finish?
Matt Patrica carries a pencil in his ear for his laminated playsheet
Both sucked, but Patricia never really had much of a chance. You can’t really take over in week 14 or whatever and expect to make major changes. Also, the scheme the Eagles run is different than what Patricia likes. It would be like hiring Scorsese to direct a Marvel film it’s the wrong pairing.
Not sure who they will take but they need an experienced DC.
OC they need to let go too, maybe get Bienemy as replacement.
Bring back Buddy Ryan
I mean they already brought back Rich Kotite Jr AKA Nick Siriani.
In 1994 Kotite had the eagles at 7-2 and finished 7-9 with the infamous go for 2 game. Siriani had them at 10-1 and collapsed just as hard. Don’t care that he took the team to a Super Bowl last yr which by the way he led the staff of stupid coaching decisions to blow that lead. So, he’s firable. Doug got canned and he won a Super Bowl. Every year since that Super Bowl win, the team got worse under him. Let’s not make the same mistake twice and waste seasons.
Yes I was thinking of that comparison
They smoked the 49ers
40-8 and SF won the Super Bowl that year.
Totally a Scapegoat!
To the eagles fans out there, Joe berry and experienced coordinator with the packers but soon to be fired will be available.
nice try.
Eagles defensive problems stemmed from a lack of effort and extremely poor LB play.
Yes, some of that was due to injuries, but they need someone who is going to light a fire under their tails and get them re-motivated.
They also need better tacklers in their secondary. Nakobe Dean should be healthy and coming back, so he’ll be a quality, young player they can turn to, but they’ll still need to revamp their LB core.
Hope Sirianni is next
well I want it next to Ariana gone also because I believe the team quit on him at the end of the season. but I did say even before the playoff loss that if we kept syriani even though I wanted him gone I would have been okay if they kept them only on the condition that they made him go out and get a proven offensive coordinator that’s got success clone plays in the NFL and decide had to be fired and a quality defensive coordinator need to come in. since the size fire that’s the first part now hopefully Brian Johnson gets one of these jobs these interviewing for and if he doesn’t then we turn around and firearm let’s bring it done Wink Martindale and somehow some way if we can get Eric B. from the Commanders I would be ecstatic with that. Plus if we could find a way to actually get the enemy we could also tell him hey if we do have to get rid of Siri on in the middle of the year we’re going to promote you to head coach. Plus ever looking at the most unlikely thing that if we could talk Pete Carol to be our offensive coordinator and Mike vrabel to be our defensive coordinator I would love that
Pete Carrol is a defensive minded coach and started his career as a DB coach in the NFL and many years as DC in college for NC state and eventually DC for San Francisco in 95-96 before his second nfl coaching stint with New England first being the jets
Uh, what?
Well, with Patricia not under contract, it would be a shock to see him back of course. Surprised to see Sirianni hasn’t been let go. That was an epic fall.
Seems like Siriani lost the locker room after demoting Desai as coordinator and then the losing streak began. Maybe I’m wrong but from the outside looking in that’s what I thought was happening it seemed the players really like Desai.
Scapegoat
That was a spectacular collapse. I thought they’d have one of the best defenses if FB.
When you have Reddick dropping back in pass coverage and not going after the QB, you should be fired. !!!