What would constitute a successful season for the Eagles in 2025? Is it Super Bowl or bust, or has Jeffrey Lurie and Howie Roseman tailored expectations for head coach Nick Sirianni, who continues to deal with turnover in his coaching ranks and adjusting his scheme?
While the Eagles sit at 11-5, enroute to their fifth consecutive playoff appearance, their most recent victory comes off a 13-12 win over the Buffalo Bills in Week 17 that saw another anemic offensive performance, with quarterback Jalen Hurts going zero for seven in the second half, becoming the second time that Hurts has not had a completion in a half this season.
The Eagles' offensive woes don't end there, as the unit gained only 17 yards on 17 plays due to predictable play calling. Four of the Eagles' five second-half drives began with two consecutive run plays, resulting in four three-and-outs.
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The Eagles' "Achilles heel" has always been linked back to Kevin Patullo this season, and it appears that head coach Nick Sirianni is running out of excuses in defending his friend. Patullo was gifted the "keys to the Ferrari" with an Eagles offense primed by now Saints head coach Kellen Moore, which returned 10 starters from the 2024 championship team.
For Patullo, the blame continues to shift from this being an overall offensive problem as a unit, to now having the blame on him. Sirianni has made "tough" changes as offensive coordinator in the past, firing Brian Johnson after the 2023 season, an original Sirianni hire. Many of the criticisms of the 2023 season regarding the offensive ineptitude, along with Sirianni's constant deflection and defense of his offensive coordinator, run true today as the Eagles head into Week 18.
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Philadelphia will finish the season against the Commanders, which, ironically, is where 2023 offensive coordinator Brian Johnson now calls "home" as the team's Pass Game Coordinator. For Patullo, it'll be his final test of the regular season, either to get his offense on the right path or risk an early exit and possible unemployment.