From the Delaware County Daily Times: https://tinyurl.com/mv5ubmz7
PHILADELPHIA — After the Eagles’ star-studded offense grossly underperformed all year, including in a disappointing first-round playoff exit, the team removed Kevin Patullo as offensive coordinator Tuesday following his only season on the job.
Patullo, who came to Philadelphia from Indianapolis with coach Nick Sirianni in 2021, could possibly remain on staff in another capacity if he chooses.
“I have decided to make a change at offensive coordinator,” Sirianni, who has been close friends with Patullo, said in a statement. “I met with Kevin today to discuss this difficult decision, as he is a great coach who has my utmost respect. He has been integral to this team’s success over the past five years, not only to the on-field product but behind the scenes as a valued leader for our players and our organization. I have no doubt he will continue to have a successful coaching career. Ultimately, when we fall short of our goals, that responsibility lies on my shoulders.”
Patullo, previously the pass-game coordinator and associate head coach, was handed the reins to a $128.9 million offensive payroll — the highest in the NFL — following the Eagles’ second Super Bowl championship last February despite never calling plays at any level of football.
Last season under Kellen Moore, who accepted a head coaching job with the New Orleans Saints after the Super Bowl LIX win over Kansas City, the Eagles’ offense ranked seventh in points per game, second in rushing yards per game and 10th in third-down conversions. Under Patullo, those numbers nosedived to 19th, 22nd and 28th, respectively.
Patullo faced significant adversity this season. Three-fifths of the Eagles’ Pro Bowl offensive line — the engine that drove their attack a year ago — was injured at various times during the 2025 campaign, with left guard Landon Dickerson, center Cam Jurgens and right tackle Lane Johnson all missing time or playing hurt.
But Patullo and the offense could never seem to adjust, failing to put together a complete four quarters in all but three games (against the Vikings, Giants and Raiders). The Eagles failed to maximize weapons like record-setting running back Saquon Barkley and top-flight wide receiver A.J. Brown.
Also, quarterback Jalen Hurts regressed, posting one of his worst statistical seasons as a pro and repeatedly failing the eye test.
It took Moore a while — and several offensive linemen going to Sirianni during a Week 5 bye — to get last year’s offense on track. Sirianni was rightly credited for his open-door policy. He ultimately calls the shots on offense, but this season included no checks and balances on his philosophy, which Patullo tried to carry out.
Signs of trouble showed up from the very start under Patullo this season. In the opener against the Cowboys at Lincoln Financial field, Brown was somehow targeted just once, and it wasn’t until the fourth quarter.
The receiver’s frustrations simmered throughout the year, with not-so-cryptic posts on social media and mic’d-up outbursts in games, and they boiled over on the sideline Sunday, when he and Sirianni got into a heated exchange.
Hurts and Patullo never got on the same page, and the quarterback repeatedly failed to execute the offense as it was intended. Frustration grew within the building. And, again, this wasn’t just Patullo’s offense; it was Sirianni’s.
The pressure was on Sirianni to make a change. It had to happen. But hiring an unproven Patullo to run the offense was organizational malfeasance to begin with, from the top down, from owner Jeffrey Lurie and general manager Howie Roseman.
It ended up being a lost season for the Eagles.
The Eagles have already reached out to several OC candidates. They need a formidable mind and strong personality that will challenge and develop Hurts — not cater to his comfort level and his shortcomings — and run a system independent of Sirianni. And Sirianni needs to be open to it.
Hurts’ next coordinator will be his sixth in as many NFL seasons as the Eagles’ full-time starter.
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