Adam Gase had his interview with the Eagles today. That’s basically all we know. Gase left town for his next interview. Before you go into panic mode, understand that he’s a hot candidate and does want to look around. I also think the Eagles are scared of just jumping on the first guy.

So far the Eagles have interviewed Duce Staley, Pat Shurmur and Gase. As of now, we haven’t heard about any other interviews set for this week. There is a possible reason for that.

LA relocation thing could slow down Eagles' coaching search. As finance comm. member, Lurie will be attending 2-day meets this wk and next. — Paul Domowitch (@pdomo) January 5, 2016

Speaking of Staley, there was a report today that the NFL thought the Eagles interview of Staley was just a way to get around the Rooney Rule.

Ugh.

Jeff Lurie has a strong track record of running a diverse organization. He hired Dick Daniels to run the personnel department and work with Ray Rhodes back in the 1990’s, before the Rooney Rule existed. Both men were African-American.

The Eagles tried to hire Marvin Lewis to be the team’s defensive coordinator in 1999, but he turned them down. Juan Castillo (Latino) was a key coach for the Eagles for years and he was the team’s DC for his final 2 years. The man who replaced him for half a season was Todd Bowles (African-American).

Go look at the current Eagles scouting staff. African-Americans hold several key roles. Last year the Eagles came very close to hiring Chris Grier to run the personnel department.

Lurie has given out huge contracts to Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick, both African-American QBs.

There are some teams and owners who follow the letter of the rule, but not the spirit of it. I think Lurie is a guy who does both.

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Here's one name you can rule out for Eagles head coach: Doug Marrone. I'm told he's not on the Eagles' list. — Reuben Frank (@RoobCSN) January 5, 2016

The Eagles interviewed Marrone back in 2013. He was a hot candidate, having done good things at Syracuse. He had a strong background as an assistant for Bill Parcells and Sean Payton.

Marrone ended up getting the Buffalo job. He was there for two years before opting out of his contract (after the team was sold). He was expected to get the Jets job (a dream scenario for him). Instead that went to Todd Bowles and Marrone had to settle for being the OL coach in Jacksonville.

There were rumors that things were less than ideal behind the scenes in Buffalo. If true, it would make sense that the

Eagles passed on talking to him. The Eagles need a coach who can build strong relationships and get everyone on the same page.

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No formal request yet, but I think Eagles give Bengals DC Paul Guenther a look before search is over. — Tim McManus (@Tim_McManus) January 6, 2016

I can’t say Guenther would be at the top of my list. He has been the DC for the Bengals for the past two seasons. Before that, he was the LBs coach. Guenther has done a good job, but it makes me nervous that he’s been in the same organization since 2005. Stability is a good thing, but you also want assistant coaches being exposed to different schemes, systems and ways of doing things. Just think about Pat Shurmur’s recent comments about how he’s learned more in the past three years working for Chip Kelly than any other time in his career.

I’m not against Guenther. I just wouldn’t have him at the top of my list.

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https://twitter.com/CharlesRobinson/status/684602047467917313

Nothing is cooking between the Cowboys and Sean Payton. Understand the photos of Jerry's plan have some wondering. But nothing to see here — Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) January 6, 2016

Probably nothing, but it would be nice to get an idea of Sean Payton’s situation. Is he gone? Will they look to trade him? Will teams have interest?

The Eagles are reportedly interested in Payton, but we need to find out if he’s on the market before we start wondering if a deal is possible, let alone likely.

Things are always strange at this time of the year.

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I posted some early thoughts on Penn State QB Christan Hackenberg. Talented, but flawed prospect.

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