The Philadelphia Eagles finished with an 11-6 record last season in the NFL. Philadelphia lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Wild Card Round. The Eagles have won the NFC East in back-to-back seasons, but there are major questions about them as the 2026 NFL season approaches. They fired Kevin Patullo as offensive coordinator this off-season. They hired Sean Mannion as the new offensive coordinator.
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He was the Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach last season. Mannion worked with Jordan Love last season. He will be working with Jalen Hurts this season. General manager Howie Roseman traded away wide receiver A.J. Brown to the New England Patriots this off-season. Devonta Smith and rookie Makai Lemon will be the top two wide receivers in the offense this season.
NFL Analyst Ben Solak Debates Philadelphia Eagles Offense As 2026 NFL Season Approaches
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NFL Analyst Ben Solak of espn.com questioned many things as the 2026 NFL season approaches. Solak said about the Eagles,
“What does the Eagles’ offense look like?
Two mainstays of the Eagles’ recent Super Bowl runs are noticeably absent from their 2026 offense. One is very apparent: wide receiver A.J. Brown. From 2022 to 2025, no NFL receiver had a greater share of his team’s receiving yards than Brown (32.6%), and only two (Tyreek Hill and Puka Nacua) had more yards per route run. Brown was particularly valuable to quarterback Jalen Hurts as a safety valve against man coverage. Simply put, to remove him is to remove a keystone of the Eagles’ offense.
With Brown goes Jeff Stoutland, the team’s offensive line coach since 2013. He’s a less evident absence, but perhaps a more impactful one. The Eagles’ offensive line was the best in the league during their championship runs, but last season’s group suffered mightily with injury and will have a lot asked of them in new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion’s under-center, play-action, motion-heavy system. This is the sort of modern offense that doesn’t immediately and obviously jell with Hurts’ strengths, as reporting has covered his commitment to more static offensive systems.”
If the Eagles offense struggles again this season, a lot of people will be blaming Hurts. There will be some Philadelphia fans who will be calling for head coach Nick Sirrani to be fired as well if the offense sputters once again this season despite the talent they have on the roster.
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