Philadelphia’s offense stumbled badly last season, a collapse that cost offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo his job and fueled criticism aimed at Jalen Hurts. Now Hurts appears to be clicking with new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion during Phase 2, while A.
Last season. the Philadelphia Eagles’ offense didn’t just struggle—it stalled in a way that filtered into everything around it. Philadelphia’s playbook leaned conservative, and the results frustrated fans and members of the offense alike. By the time the year ended, it cost offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo his job.
The quarterback became part of the debate as well. After speaking with anonymous team sources. ESPN published a report that placed much of the blame for the team’s struggles on Jalen Hurts rather than on Patullo—an assessment that landed in a different reality for Hurts personally. He’s one of the highest-paid QBs in the NFL and a high-profile player. which meant he wasn’t going anywhere.
But the mood in Philadelphia this offseason is being shaped by a different detail: Hurts appears to be getting off on the right foot with the Eagles’ new offensive coordinator. Sean Mannion. ESPN reported that Hurts is hitting it off with Mannion. and the setup is clear enough that Eagles fans have reason to hope 2026 won’t mirror 2025.
Mannion described it in a way that sounded less like coaching talk and more like a window into their day-to-day work. “Jalen’s been awesome,” Mannion said. “I really think he can do anything we ask of him. He’s accurate. He’s a great athlete. He really attacks the fundamentals. That’s what’s been really fun to watch these last two weeks of Phase 2.”.
He didn’t stop at praising traits. Mannion focused on the habits that could translate into performance. “He’s always wanting more things to work on, wanting more things regarding fundamentals, timing, understanding the scheme. He’s hungry for more. Those are the guys that are really fun to work with.”.
The offense’s dysfunction last season didn’t stay confined to play-calling. It reached star wide receiver A.J. Brown, who publicly criticized the team multiple times on social media. His presence became another storyline layered on top of everything else Philadelphia was trying to fix.
That distraction may be close to ending. Brown is expected to be traded after June 1, a timeline that could reshape the Eagles’ offseason focus right when the organization is trying to move forward with a cleaner roster and a steadier offensive identity.
Hurts and Mannion aren’t working with an empty room, either. Philadelphia has a new group of pass-catchers that includes 2026 first-round pick Makai Lemon. along with Marquise “Hollywood” Brown. Elijah Moore. and Dontayvion Wicks. With that mix. the Eagles offense is positioned—on paper at least—to climb back toward being a top-10 unit in the NFL.
The connection between last season’s problems and this year’s optimism is hard to miss: when the quarterback and coordinator are aligned. it changes the atmosphere of a whole offense. Mannion’s comments about fundamentals. timing. scheme understanding. and the hunger to keep improving are the kind of small daily signals that can turn a season around before the first meaningful game snaps into place.
Philadelphia Eagles Jalen Hurts Sean Mannion Kevin Patullo A.J. Brown Makai Lemon Hollywood Brown Elijah Moore Dontayvion Wicks NFL offense Phase 2 2026 first-round pick
Hurts is just finally healthy or whatever right?
They blaming Hurts last year sounds like ESPN being ESPN. If the playbook was conservative then yeah maybe it wasn’t him. Also Mannion praising him doesn’t mean anything until they actually score.
Wait so Patullo got fired but they’re like Hurts was the problem? Kinda wild. I thought the whole issue was the scheme not the QB, but now suddenly he’s “clicking” in Phase 2 like that fixes everything lol. Phase 2 also sounds like spring practice stuff so people acting like it’s the Super Bowl already.
Eagles fans always say it’s “hitting it off” and then September comes and it’s the same nonsense again. The headline says “Hurts impresses new OC Mannion” but that’s just two weeks of Phase 2… like cool he’s accurate at practice. Also anonymous sources blaming him is probably true somehow? Idk, I just don’t trust ESPN reports, they flip flop like daily. Hope 2026 not 2025 though, cuz man last season was rough.