The Eagles offense will look very different in 2026 than it did in 2025. After their 2024 Super Bowl run, they lost their offensive coordinator and hired Kevin Patullo to replace him—which was an absolute train wreck. The offense lacked creativity and was very vanilla and predictable, to be kind. The passing game was not dynamic enough to open things up and the running game took a big step back in efficiency and explosiveness as a result of the lack of stress the defense had as well as some changes along the offensive line. After operating as the best offense in the league the season before, they had nowhere to go but down—but the drastic nature of that step back was surprising to most. Enter Sean Mannion.
Mannion is a young former backup QB in the NFL who comes to the Eagles from the Rams. He is a bright offensive mind who should bring new ideas and modernize the Eagles offense, as opposed to the “we’re bigger and better than you so we’ll be very basic and you can’t stop us” approach they had in past seasons. That approach worked for a bit, but 2025 showed us how fragile that approach is if you are not dominant up front and the importance of scheme and coaching to mask deficiencies. While it has become en vogue across the league to copycat the Shanahan/McVay concepts, there is a reason for that. The Eagles were predictable on offense and utilized very little pre-snap motion, limited audibles, and predictable and vanilla formations and personnel. Bringing in someone like Mannion, whose background is the exact opposite of that, should give the Eagles a much needed spark.
The team lost AJ Brown, who is undoubtedly a game changing talent, but they still have the underrated Devonta Smith in the prime of his career and added a talent infusion for the rest of the receivers room. Rookie Makai Lemon will be allowed to blossom organically due to the presence of Smith and other weapons the offense provides. Dontayvion Wicks is an immensely talented receiver who came over from Green Bay and has been plagued by drops and mental miscues throughout his career, but has flashed high-level NFL talent. Given the opportunity for a regular role instead of the frustrating WR rotations he was a part of in Green Bay could help him be much more consistent. The Eagles also have multiple quality tight ends on the roster now, another notch in their belt as they look to become more dynamic and versatile. This version of the Eagles should be much more than the “Tush Push.”
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