I am man enough to admit that I was wrong about Kevin Patullo. Maybe not 100% wrong, but the Philadelphia Eagles' offense is still a horrible mess, and Patullo can't be blamed for it this time.
The Eagles just had one of their ugliest offensive performances since...well, last year, as they fell to the Los Angeles Rams 24-20. Philly managed only 100 yards of offense in the first half, but finished with 172 yards, and Jalen Hurts was sacked four times. Their worst stat, though, was going 0-for-12 on third down.
Going into the fourth quarter, the Eagles had a 10-point lead and absolutely blew it. Their defense deserves the blame, but man, their offense certainly didn't support them.
That's why the Eagles fan base really should apologize to Kevin Patullo for last year. Why? There's a bigger problem, and it falls on three men: Nick Sirianni, Sean Mannion, and Jalen Hurts, in that order.
Eagles' offense continues to be just a disastrous mess that has three people to blame
Yes, I can fully acknowledge that the Eagles' injuries played a big role in what happened against the Rams. Philly went into the game without Lane Johnson, DeVonta Smith, Hollywood Brown, Dallas Goedert, and Landon Dickerson. Then losing Saquon Barkley and Tank Bigsby made things even worse for Philly on offense.
That said, Sirianni needs to take most of the blame for what happened. He was the one who let the offense go for it on fourth down twice; those misses really hurt them. Not taking the points in the fourth quarter inside the two-yard line was a horrendous decision by Sirianni.
Another reason for Sirianni's blame is that he hired Mannion, another inexperienced offensive playcaller who is underachieving for the third time in four years. It appears the playcalling falls on Mannion, but some speculate Sirianni moved Mannion to the booth to control the offense more; if so, Sirianni seriously needs to be reevaluated for the job (maybe an overreaction, but a conversation is needed).
Next up, Mannion's play calling. Why are we running a Tush Push on fourth-and-a-long-one-yard with a backup center? This offense didn't even get 200 yards and never converted a third down. That has to fall on him.
And yes, as much as Hurts is beloved, he did not play well. He lost a ton of weapons on offense and did the best he could with a messed-up offensive line, but he's still the quarterback. He completed 12-of-27 passes for 93 yards and two touchdowns.
Hurts should only get a small percentage of the blame, but he had many moments in the game when he struggled. Hopefully he'll bounce back, but he struggled mightily in two straight games.
This is no longer a one-game problem, since the Eagles are about a quarter of the way through the season. The excuses are done. Sirianni, Mannion, and Hurts all have to get together, fix the offensive problems, and solve them ASAP.
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Let's close on this note: Patullo deserves blame for last season, but maybe too much of the percentage was put on him. I apologize, Kevin; this is not all on you. The Eagles' offensive problems go beyond his play-calling, since nothing has changed since 2025.
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