Eagles Lose Important Position Coach
According to Bruce Feldman the Eagles are losing another coach, this time to the premier college program; Alabama. This is an interesting move for Stoutland, who joined the Eagles in…
PHILADELPHIA, PA – AUGUST 09: Ola Adeniyi #92 of the Pittsburgh Steelers rushes into Jordan Mailata #68 of the Philadelphia Eagles in the third quarter during the preseason game at Lincoln Financial Field on August 9, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Eagles 31-14. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
According to Bruce Feldman the Eagles are losing another coach, this time to the premier college program; Alabama.
This is an interesting move for Stoutland, who joined the Eagles in 2013 under Chip Kelly. Stoutland was widely regarded in the NFL as one of the better offensive line coaches in football, having helped developed former fifth round pick Halapoulivaati Vaitai, who got paid by the Lions to be their starting left tackle. He also helped develop former 3rd rounder Isaac Seumalo into the teams starting left guard. Maybe his biggest accomplishment was turning former Australian rules footballer Jordan Mailiata who had never played football before and looks to be the teams left tackle for the next decade.
The move back to college seems like a lateral (?) move if not a step back. Which means there might be more to this story than is initially being reported.
