The Philadelphia Eagles have a franchise-saving move sitting right in front of them, and it starts in Indianapolis. The Colts got blown out 42-7 on Sunday, and Colts head coach Shane Steichen looked defeated afterward. He talked like a man who knows his job is done. In my opinion, it’s only a matter of time before Indianapolis makes a change. When that day comes, Philly needs to be the first phone call.

Look, I know how this sounds. But if Steichen becomes available, the Eagles should bring him back to Philadelphia, and not as an offensive coordinator this time. Make him the head coach. I believe the Eagles must move on from Nick Sirianni and hand the keys to the guy who already showed us what this offense can look like at its best.

Shane Steichen already proved what he can do in Philadelphia

Let’s go back to Sirianni’s rookie year as a head coach in 2021. The Eagles were sitting at 2-5, and the season was heading nowhere fast. Steichen took over, completely flipped the team’s identity, and pushed Philadelphia into the playoffs. Remember how lost that team looked before he took control? Then he turned around and took the Eagles to the Super Bowl the very next year.

And keep in mind, that Super Bowl run didn’t end because of the offense. If the defensive coordinator hadn’t let that team down, Steichen would be walking around with a Super Bowl ring right now. That offense did more than enough to win a championship.

Now, I’m not here to take anything away from Kellen Moore. What he built was special, and that team was probably the best Super Bowl team we’ve seen in a very long time. Moore reached heights that most coordinators never sniff. Still, a lot of people could argue Steichen’s offense was even more creative. The run game, the tempo, the way he moved pieces around and kept defenses guessing. It all had an edge to it, and Philly hasn’t fully recaptured that edge since.

Why the Colts’ struggles shouldn’t scare the Eagles away

I know what the counterargument is going to be. Steichen has had a rough go of it the last couple of years in Indy, and a 42-7 beatdown isn’t exactly a glowing résumé builder.

Here’s the thing, though. Indianapolis hasn’t given him the talent. The Colts don’t have a general manager who has run that team the right way, and you can only scheme around so many holes before the roster catches up with you. Even with that handicap, Steichen had Indy looking like a whole revamped organization in his first year or two there. That should tell you everything about what he’s capable of when the pieces actually fit.

That’s where the Eagles come in. Philadelphia has Howie Roseman, and Roseman doesn’t leave his coaches empty-handed like Chris Ballard did. He can get Steichen the players. He can get him the weapons. Imagine what Steichen could do with a front office that actually builds around him instead of one that leaves him trying to make something out of nothing every Sunday.

And on top of that, there’s Jalen Hurts. Hurts looked very good under Steichen, and everybody remembers it. The comfort, the rhythm, the way the offense played to his strengths instead of against them. If you want to get this offense and our quarterback back into a groove, why wouldn’t you go get the guy who already found that groove with him once?

Hiring a coach who already knows the building, already knows the quarterback, and already took this franchise to the Super Bowl isn’t a gamble. It’s a reunion. If the Colts let Shane Steichen go, Roseman should have a contract ready before the ink dries on the press release. Bring him home.