Marty Mornhinweg Marty Mornhinweg ( born March 29 , 1962 ) is the offensive coordinator with the Philadelphia Eagles , having joined the Eagles in 2003 as the assistant head coach . He was named offensive coordinator on January 6 , 2006 , after the Eagles previous offensive coordinator Brad Childress was hired as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings . He was the head coach of the Detroit Lions from 2001 – 2002 . Playing career . Early years . Mornhingweg led the Oak Grove Eagles high school varsity team to a CCS championship game in 1978 when they blew out St Francis , 52 - 7 , for the CCS Title . College . Mornhingweg played for four years as a starter , at quarterback , the University of Montana , where he set 15 passing records . Professional . Denver Dynamite . Mornhinweg became the starting quarterback for the Denver Dynamite in the Arena Football League in 1987 . He completed 3 of 4 passes for 30 yards and was sacked twice . Soon after Mornhinweg blew out his knee . His team , however , went on to win the inaugural ArenaBowl I with a 45 - 16 victory over the Pittsburgh Gladiators - a team that featured former University of Arizona Head Coach Mike Stoops . Coaching career . College . In 1985 , Mornhingweg was the coach for receivers at the University of Montana . Then , between 1988 and 1994 , he was a coach at Northern Arizona ( running backs ) , SE Missouri State ( offense ) , Missouri ( tight ends and the offensive line ) , and again at Northern Arizona ( offense ) . Professional . In 1995 and 1996 , Mornhinweg was a coach with the Green Bay Packers , first as an offensive assistant , then as the quarterbacks coach . From 1997 to 2000 he was with the San Francisco 49ers , as offensive coordinator under Steve Mariucci . During the 2001 – 2002 seasons , Mornhinweg was the head coach of the Detroit Lions , where he compiled a 5 - 27 record . The most notable moment in Mornhinweg ' s history as a head coach came during a 2002 game against the Chicago Bears . The game went into overtime , and the Lions won the toss . However , Mornhinweg felt that having the wind in his favor was more important than getting the ball , despite having as his kicker Jason Hanson , who hit a then - NCAA record 62 - yard field goal in his college days at Washington State University . He elected to kick rather than receive . As it turned out , the Lions never got the ball ; on the Bears opening drive , Chicago scored a field goal to win the game . The decision prompted fed - up Lions fans to refer to the coach as " Marty Moron - weg " . Mornhinweg ' s decision was that season ' s runner - up for the Terry Award to Dwayne Rudd ' s premature helmet toss celebration that cost his Cleveland Browns a victory . Mornhinweg masterminded the Eagles offense in the final six games of the 2006 season , and into the NFC Playoffs . Coach Andy Reid gave Mornhinweg the play calling responsibilities after the Eagles ' disastrous loss to the Indianapolis Colts , 45 - 21 . The Eagles won all six games , employing a more balanced run / pass attack . The wins included an unprecedented three consecutive December divisional road games , all with a back - up quarterback , Jeff Garcia . It was the only time Reid yielded play calling responsibilities , a role Mornhinweg continued through the 2007 season . Personal . Mornhinweg ' s son , Skyler , is a quarterback at Saint Joseph ' s Preparatory School and committed to play football at Penn State .