Eagles' Doug Pederson coordinating jobs for Frank Reich, Jim Schwartz?

AT 2 P.M. Tuesday, Jeffrey Lurie will introduce the Eagles' 23rd head coach, Doug Pederson, at a NovaCare news conference. Presumably, Lurie also will entertain questions about where his franchise is headed, why Howie Roseman is again in charge of personnel, and why Roseman hasn't been available to reporters since rejoining the football side of Lurie's operation upon the firing of Chip Kelly three weeks ago.

It ought to be a fun time for all.

As the Eagles were announcing the widely anticipated hiring of Pederson, 47, the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive coordinator until their playoff elimination Saturday in New England, other crucial 2016 elements began to take shape. The NFL Network echoed a report by the Daily News' Marcus Hayes, that former San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator Frank Reich is likely to become Pederson's OC. Several reports, the first from 6ABC, predicted former Lions head coach Jim Schwartz will become the Eagles' defensive coordinator.

The Eagles did not confirm either Reich or Schwartz had been hired. ESPN's Adam Caplan reported that Schwartz actually will interview for the job Tuesday.

"We are excited to introduce Doug Pederson as our new head coach," Lurie said in a statement released Monday. "Doug is a strategic thinker, a compelling leader and communicator, and someone who truly knows how to get the best out of his players. All those factors were what initially attracted us to Doug, and we believe he is the right man to help us achieve our ultimate goal."

The references to leadership and communication seemed pointed; Lurie faulted Kelly in those areas last month when he spoke to reporters after firing the third-year coach.

Former Eagles receiver Jeremy Maclin, now with the Chiefs, tweeted: "Excited for Doug. Philly is getting someone who understands everything that factors into it all, not just Xs and Os."

This message, too, seemed to have a subtext.

In Reich, the Eagles would be getting another former backup quarterback, like Pederson. Unlike Pederson, Reich has been an assistant under several NFL coaches - Tony Dungy, Jim Caldwell, Ken Whisenhunt and Mike McCoy. Pederson has only worked under Andy Reid, here and in Kansas City.

The last two years in San Diego, Reich's offense has been excellent at passing, headlined by quarterback Philip Rivers, and much less successful at running - pretty much the opposite of the Reid offense Pederson helped operate in Kansas City.

With current offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur apparently not being retained - at least not in that role - there was Twitter speculation that maybe the Eagles aren't so terribly concerned about keeping quarterback Sam Bradford, who can be a free agent in a few months if he isn't franchised.

This seems premature. Pederson and Reich are former quarterbacks and quarterback coaches. The West Coast offense Pederson is expected to bring should be pretty similar to what Bradford ran as a rookie in St. Louis, when Shurmur was his offensive coordinator. Shurmur and Pederson both learned it from Reid.

We might be able to gauge Tuesday what Pederson's level of interest is in Bradford - he could declare introducing himself to the QB the first order of business, or he could say he'll have to sit down with his staff and sort through personnel before commenting.

Again, whether Bradford stays isn't completely up to Bradford, with the franchise tag in play, but if the Eagles think enough of him to want to pay him upwards of $20 million this year, straight off the cap, you'd think they'd want the closest possible relationship.

Schwartz is the name that seems to have gotten fans excited, though he also has been said to be in the defensive-coordinator mix in Jacksonville and Cleveland. Schwartz was the Lions' head coach from 2009-13 and had success (fourth-ranked defense, first in third-down percentage) as Buffalo's defensive coordinator in 2014, but he wasn't retained when Rex Ryan took over as the Bills' head coach a year ago.

Schwartz runs a 4-3 setup - which might suit the Eagles' personnel better than the 3-4 that Kelly dictated. Defensive lineman Fletcher Cox, the team's best player, tweeted, "Did somebody say 4-3 . . . or am I dreaming?" with various emoticons sprinkled in.

Schwartz also is associated with the Wide 9 pass rush, and he hired Jim Washburn in Detroit after Reid fired Washburn as the Eagles' d-line coach during the 4-12 2012 season. But Schwartz doesn't use the Wide 9 all the time. (In New England, Bill Belichick sometimes uses tempo, but he doesn't go to Kelly-level extremes.)

Meanwhile, Fox 29's Howard Eskin reported that the Eagles denied Kelly permission to talk to Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland, defensive backfield coach Cory Undlin, and special teams coordinator Dave Fipp, now that Kelly is the 49ers' coach. All Eagles assistants under Kelly are under contract for another season, but the team seems to be letting quarterbacks coach Ryan Day, wideouts coach Bob Bicknell and defensive line coach Jerry Azzinaro go with Kelly. All are close Kelly associates.

The Daily News' Paul Domowitch reported last week that the Eagles wanted to retain Stoutland, Undlin and Fipp, along with running backs coach Duce Staley, depending on the wishes of their new head coach.

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