The NFL is facing an offensive playcalling crisis.
The 2019 season will feature fifteen teams with a different offensive playcaller than the one they started 2018 with. Only nine teams — the Patriots (Josh McDaniels), Texans (Bill O’Brien), Chiefs (Andy Reid), Chargers (Ken Whisenhunt), Eagles (Doug Pederson), Redskins (Jay Gruden), Saints (Sean Payton), Rams (Sean McVay), and 49ers (Kyle Shanahan) — have a playcaller that dates back past the start of the 2018 season in that capacity and only three teams — the Patriots (Josh McDaniels), Saints (Pete Carmichael), and Chargers (Ken Whisenhunt) — have an offensive coordinator that has been with their team for more than one season heading into 2019.