Jalen Hurts Will Reportedly Have A New QB Coach In 2024

It sounds like Jalen Hurts will have a new coaching job in 2024.

Current Eagles quarterbacks coach Alex Tanney has received permission from the team to “explore other coaching opportunities,” ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported.

#Eagle Quarterbacks coach Alex Tanney is free to explore other coaching opportunities, according to league sources. Tanney has it and asks to look at it.
The Eagles are making changes on offense while looking for a new offensive coordinator.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) January 27, 2024

This isn't a huge surprise as the Eagles are now looking for a new offensive coordinator to replace the recently fired Brian Johnson. When head coach Nick Sirianni explained the role of the next OC, he specifically mentioned coaching the quarterback.

“We're working on getting the best guy for the job here and a guy that has a vision,” Sirianni said, “a guy that's going to call the plays, a guy that's going to be able to be the quarterback in the Training season.” it has the same meaning.”

Last offseason, Johnson was promoted from QB coach to OC and then Tanney was promoted from his position as assistant QB coach. The Eagles weren't particularly bad on offense in 2023, but there was significant regression, including at the quarterback position.

Before the Eagles' relegation late in the season, Hurts was actually an MVP front-runner, but that evaporated pretty quickly.

Here is a comparison of Hurts numbers from 2022 and 2023:

2022: 15 games, 66.5%, 3,701 yards, 22 TDs, 6 INTs, 101.5 rating; 760 rushing yards, 13 touchdowns

2023: 17 games, 65.4%, 3,858 yards, 23 TDs, 15 INTs, 89.1 rating; 605 rushing yards, 15 TDs

Tanney, 36, had an NFL career as a QB that ended in 2020. He then joined the NFL's Eagles offensive coordinator in 2021 as a quality control coach. But then the Eagles fell apart in 2023 and a number of coaches will be looking for new jobs.

On defense, the Eagles are hiring veteran coach Vic Fangio as defensive coordinator and have already begun interviewing several position coaches. On the other hand, the process will likely be similar once the new offensive coordinator is found.

Sirianni mentioned during the week that the coaching position was still open. The new coordinators may want to have their own people in those positions, but there are some coaches who may be retained. The obvious one to keep is offensive line coach/running game coordinator Jeff Stoutland.