The Philadelphia Eagles have promoted Mike Groh to offensive coordinator, per ESPN's Tim MacManus. Groh beat out Duce Staley for the offensive coordinator job, as both candidates applied for the position Monday.
Groh was hired in 2017 as the Eagles wide receivers coach and worked wonders with a revamped unit that included Alshon Jeffery, Torrey Smith, Nelson Agholor, and Mack Hollins. The Eagles finished 14th in team receiving yards (3,967), an increase from 24th in 2016 (3,796) and jumped up their yards per catch average from 10.0 to 11.6. Philadelphia led the NFL with 38 receiving touchdowns in 2017 after having just 16 in 2016 (28th in the NFL).
Known for his work with quarterbacks, Groh developed Matt Schaub into a NFL quarterback during his time at Virginia and worked with Jared Goff as the passing game coordinator with the Los Angeles Rams in 2016.
Groh adds an extra pair of eyes and added insight with developing plays with Doug Pederson. Based on his one year improvement with the Eagles wide receivers, Groh earned the edge over Staley for the position.
Before coming to Philadelphia, Groh served as the passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach for the Los Angeles Rams in 2016. The son of former New York Jets head coach Al Groh, he got his start on his dad's staff as the Jets' offensive assistant/quality control coach in 2000.
Groh, 46, joined the Eagles this past offseason and gained immediate command of the wide receivers room. Alshon Jeffery (12 total touchdowns) responded to him, as he did in Chicago, but Groh's work with Nelson Agholor was the most noticeable. Agholor went from a bubble player to a formidable slot receiver, scoring eight touchdowns in the regular season.
Pederson interviewed Groh and running backs coach Duce Staley for the post on Monday, and has decided to go with Groh. Staley will remain the team's running backs coach. Press Taylor, who served as the Eagles' assistant quarterbacks/offensive quality control coach last season, is being elevated to quarterbacks coach to replace John DeFilippo, now offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings.
