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The decision by Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to fire coach Doug Pederson may have stemmed from a difference of opinion as to who should be the team’s fullback going forward.
Pederson thinks Jalen Hurts gives the Eagles the best chance of winning, and Lurie wants to save Carson Wentz, according to Troy Aikman, who said on Michael Irvin’s podcast that he spoke to Pederson after Pederson was fired.
“Jeffrey Lurie paid a lot of money to Carson Wentz, and they are in trouble with him and cannot immediately terminate the contract,” said Aikman, via Philadelphia Inquirer. “I think Doug Pederson felt that Jalen probably hurts [should be] the quarterback going forward. But how does it mix [with Wentz’s contract situation]? I think it all comes down to how they are going to deal with Carson Wentz. “
Aikman said Pederson’s shot was “complex” and not just about the defender’s position. But Wentz’s regression, and the emergence of Hurts, is an important issue that the Eagles need to address in the future. And if Lurie and Pederson were not on the same page, one of them would have to go. And it wouldn’t be the owner.