The First Domino
Posted January 13th, 2026 | 3 Comments »After a disappointing season we knew changes would be coming to the Eagles. Tuesday brought us the first and most important one. Kevin Patullo is out as offensive coordinator.
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) January 13, 2026
Patullo isn’t exactly fired, though. The 2025 Eagles never did anything the easy way so why start now. Per reports, Patullo may be brought back as an assistant, just not as the OC. He and Nick Sirianni are close and Patullo has been part of two Super Bowl offenses. One question is whether Patullo wants to come back. Having people egg his house may cause him to want a fresh start elsewhere.
There is also the question of who the new OC is and how that would all work. The OC has changed over the past few years, but the offensive system is still Sirianni’s. Will that change?
This wasn’t just a down season by the offense. It was special. In a bad, bad way.
This season, there have been four instances where an offense has gained fewer than 20 yards in the entire second half.
Two were by the Eagles.
They won both games (today and Week 4).
— Sheil Kapadia (@SheilKapadia) December 29, 2025
Zooming out, that’s now five straight games where the Eagles have finished with a success rate 30th percentile or worse.
One TD on 13 offensive possessions.
Eagles are now 28th in offensive success rate on the season.
— Sheil Kapadia (@SheilKapadia) December 9, 2025
Eagles offense with a 35th percentile performance, based on EPA/drive.
That’s with 10 of 11 starters available on the NFL’s most expensive offense. Going up against a bottom-5 defense.
Counted on defense to bail them out all year. In the end, they were who we thought they were.
— Sheil Kapadia (@SheilKapadia) January 12, 2026
Jeffrey Lurie and Howie Roseman may decide to push Sirianni to overhaul the offense and not just change the person calling plays. The offense had schematic advantages when Shane Steichen was running it back in 2022. It seems the league has caught up to it and the coaches haven’t had the answers to counter what defenses have done.
There is no magic system in pro football. You need the right combination of scheme and players. You need the right play-caller.
It will be very interesting to see how the Eagles proceed. They could go for someone with ties to Sirianni. Brian Daboll and Nick have a strong relationship. Daboll is a veteran offensive coach who could run the current system or mix in his own for the team. Daboll worked with Jalen Hurts at Alabama so that could also help things.
A league source said Kliff Kingsbury (a runner up when the team hired Kellen Moore) & Kevin Stefanski will “get a real look” for the #Eagles offensive coordinator position–among other options–assuming head coach signings don’t supersede the team’s vacancy. pic.twitter.com/LDUfo1kUGT
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) January 14, 2026
If the Eagles bring in an established coordinator, that could point to the new coach having more say and control. We’ll have to wait and see if there will be any more offensive staff changes. There could also be player changes. Everyone will speculate about AJ Brown after his performance in the loss and overall turbulent season. TE is a position that must be addressed. The OL needs help as well.
Most of the offense will return and the unit could get right back to being a Top 10 unit. That certainly will be the hope.
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The offseason means moves will start happening.
We have signed the following players to Reserve/Future deals: LB Chance Campbell, DB Tariq Castro-Fields, WR Danny Gray, DT Gabe Hall, DB Brandon Johnson, C Jake Majors, T Hollin Pierce, and WR Quez Watkins. pic.twitter.com/tUkDMccZYk
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) January 12, 2026
We have signed the following players to Reserve/Future deals: TE E.J. Jenkins, T John Ojukwu, and RB Carson Steele. pic.twitter.com/IfUrcmhjPH
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) January 13, 2026
Saquon Barkley recently lauded Campbell for his work in practice. Hall showed a lot of promise last summer and he could push for a roster spot next season. Johnson flashed potential as a nickel. Pierce is massive and could be interesting in Year 2.
Steele played RB for the Chiefs. He is about 230 pounds and could be moved to FB.
Ojukwu is an OL who has 9 career starts and is worth trying to develop.
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[…] The First Domino – Iggles BlitzJeffrey Lurie and Howie Roseman may decide to push Sirianni to overhaul the offense and not just change the person calling plays. The offense had schematic advantages when Shane Steichen was running it back in 2022. It seems the league has caught up to it and the coaches haven’t had the answers to counter what defenses have done. There is no magic system in pro football. You need the right combination of scheme and players. You need the right play-caller. It will be very interesting to see how the Eagles proceed. They could go for someone with ties to Sirianni. Brian Daboll and Nick have a strong relationship. Daboll is a veteran offensive coach who could run the current system or mix in his own for the team. Daboll worked with Jalen Hurts at Alabama so that could also help things. […]