Vic Fangio Reportedly Anticipated to Land with Eagles After Parting Ways with Dolphins
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Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and the Miami Dolphins hold mutually agreed to part ways, and he’s anticipated to land with the Philadelphia Eagles, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeremy Fowler.
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The Dolphins and Vic Fangio hold mutually agreed to part ways, sources characterize me and @JFowlerESPN. Fangio now will be the tip target for the Philadelphia Eagles to rent as their defensive coordinator, and a deal is anticipated. Miami is allowing Fangio to head away to be closer to his… pic.twitter.com/HjyMAC2S0p
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel released an announcement concerning Fangio’s departure:
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The Dolphins and DC Vic Fangio hold mutually agreed to part ways. pic.twitter.com/T3bJy8nMC1
The 65-year-damaged-down Fangio spent one year as the Dolphins’ DC after working as a specialist for the Eagles in 2022. He’s been a defensive coordinator for six NFL teams, and he moreover worked as the Denver Broncos head coach from 2019 to 2021.
Fangio authored some amazing defenses for the length of his time as the San Francisco 49ers’ DC (2011-2014) and the Chicago Bears’ DC (2015-2018). In San Francisco, the 49ers executed 2d twice and third as soon as within the fewest facets allowed per sport.
In Chicago, the 2018 Bears allowed the fewest facets per sport within the NFL. That efficiency resulted in Fangio being named the AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year.
Fangio then moved on to the Broncos, who (largely) played appropriate defense but struggled offensively largely on account of the team taking part in quarterback roulette over those three seasons. He became as soon as fired after going 19-30.
Now it appears to be like like Fangio will head to the Eagles, who fired defensive coordinator Sean Desai and Matt Patricia, who took over defensive play-calling down the stretch. Philadelphia’s defense became as soon as bitterly disappointing in 2023, to the purpose where the team gave up the third-most facets per sport in football.
The Eagles peaceful executed 11-6 and made the playoffs, but Philadelphia misplaced 5 of its closing six traditional-season games forward of falling 32-9 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers within the NFC Wild Card Spherical.
Fangio would hold some skills to work with, along side promising younger defensive form out Jalen Carter and defensive pause Haason Reddick (50.5 sacks within the future of the last four years).
But Philadelphia needs to reload on that facet of the ball, each in the case of the coaching workers and the skills and depth on all three stages. Buying Fangio would absolutely be a appropriate launch, even though, as Philadelphia rebounds from a disastrous pause to the 2023 campaign.
