On that front, the Eagles made two fairly significant moves. The dawn of training camp is generally associated with cutting the roster down, but teams can also bring in some players to round out the roster. The best-case scenario might be finding a trade partner who would at least give them a pick and agree to take on some of the financial obligation of Barnett's contract. As Wulf noted, releasing him would be tough as the team would have to eat a $7.2 million dead cap charge next season. But it feels more likely that he's played his last game for the team that drafted him."Ī first-round draft pedigree tends to carry weight even when a player doesn't live up to it. If he shows up to camp healthy, the more the merrier for the pass rush. "The contract he signed last offseason makes it difficult to release him outright. It doesn't leave much of a role for Barnett.īo Wulf of The Athletic paints a stark picture for the Tennessee product's relationship with the team moving forward: Now the team brings back just about every edge defender from last season and added Nolan Smith in the draft. The 27-year-old tore his ACL one game into the season, but the Eagles were fine without him. That was never clearer than last season when he missed all but one game and the Eagles had the best pass rush in the league.
Desai is a talented defensive mind, but Sirianni's involvement should mean there's some continuity on that side of the ball too.ĭerek Barnett has never really lived up to the expectations of a first-round draft pick.
However, he is not going to be given carte blanche on all things defense.ĭave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia noted that Sirianni will look to work collaboratively with his new DC, but Desai doesn't have "total autonomy" and the head coach will have the final say. They are likely to put a scheme together that looks a lot like the one Steichen ran.ĭefensively, Philadelphia went with an external candidate in Sean Desai to take over the unit. They promoted quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson, and Sirianni is an offensive coach by trade. On offense, there isn't likely to be a lot of change. It's a copycat league and struggling teams are always looking to add influence from thriving rivals.įor the Eagles, that meant losing offensive coordinator Shane Steichen and defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon to head coaching gigs. One of the biggest questions for the Eagles this season is how they replace their outgoing offensive and defensive coordinators.Ī side-effect of success in the NFL is losing coaches every year. Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
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