Just now, McMVP said:

Harbaugh comes from the defensive side.

No, he does not.

3 minutes ago, aptosbird said:

They better hurry up while those big names are still available. If Sirianni stays, then I want the Eagles to become the first team in the NFL to pay their OC's and DC's more than the head coach...pay them what they are worth...

I think the issue those big names are waiting to see if they get a HC opportunity or not. Not daboll but Kingsbury, McDaniels and monken are (monke reportedly interviewed for the browns job)

5 minutes ago, austinfan said:

Had to stay away for a day for obvious reasons!

I think the fundamental problem is the offense was built around an elite OL, 3 stars, a scheme that relied heavily on early runs to set up 3rd and short, and big strike throws off play action and man to man coverage outside without safety help.

That worked to perfection in 2024, the collapse of the OL exposed the scheme and they couldn't adjust.

Part was Putullo, but a lot was personnel, Goedert can't block the way he used to, Calcaterra can't block at all, Dotson was a flop, Cooper was hurt and the scheme wasn't designed to get players open against two deep shells, which the league used against them when it was clear they couldn't run. The OL and TEs were a big part of the failure of the run game, but so was the inability to adjust to teams targeting Barkley, they simply didn't develop a short passing game that they could use to exploit deep safeties and LBs keying on Barkley. And the lack of a short passing game and schemes to get receivers open quickly forced a decent pass blocking group (still above average) to hold blocks too long as Hurts couldn't find anyone open.

Blame goes all around, but Howie needs to do a reset, eat dead money, dump some veterans, accept that 2024 is history and build for 2027.

1) trade Brown, it's one thing to be a pain in the ass, quite another to be so then come up small when it counted, 3 key drops that could have changed the game. One advantage of trading him is to move to an offense that's not build around 3 stars, which is one reason it's so predictable, got to salve those egos. Use Cooper like Avant, get a #2 who doesn't need 120 throws, dump Dotson, and between Wilson and a serviceable #4, start spreading the ball around more.

2) move on from Goedert, he's expensive, injury prone and has become a one trick pony. Stop hoping he'll get through another season. They need to totally revamp TE, dump Calcaterra as well, a mediocre receiving H-back who can't block is a liability.

3) extend Bigsby and use him, he's a better power runner than Barkley and will help soften up opposing defensive lines

4) rebuild the OL, determine if Dickinson and Jurgens can recover 100%, prepare for Lane to retire, and build young quality depth.

On defense, move on from Blankenship if he costs real ($10+M) money, there's only so much to go around and he's not a priority. As well as Phillips played, his injury history says don't break the bank. Same with Dean.

Wow. My all time favorite post of yours, even though I disagree with #1.

I don't think Brown does or should have a future with this team. But we simply don't have the resources to plug in a different WR2. Trading him comes with a big cap hit, probably less draft return than anyone expects, and the need to burn resources on some forced half-measure WR2 that will likely be a downgrade for a passing offense that absolutely can't afford downgrades right now. I think we need Brown for 2026 and can kick him to the curb in 2027 when it's cheaper to do so.

Goedert has to go. Admirable bounce back year while staying healthy that will tempt someone into giving him a contract they'll regret. Agree with letting go of Phillips (I worry Vic will fight this one), Dean (like both, but not at the expense of keeping other young players). I think Blankenship is a stabilizing presence for the secondary and really want him to stay, but not at big money...which I'm not sure someone else will give him. He should stay for the right price and leave for the wrong one.

I'd like to see one of those drafts where they just absolutely get after it with multiples of players at one position (they've done really well with that in the past actually). OL/TE. Draft tons of them. Pass protectors, maulers, pass catchers, blocking TEs...draft them all early and often and see who sticks.

2 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Mailata spoke on the toll the 2k rushing season had on the OL way back in the beginning of this year. So you know he was hurting. He also had a back issue in camp I think.

And now recently has spoken about trying to find his successor.

He doesnt come off as someone looking to stick around too much longer.

Its one thing to coach up the guys under you for the betterment of the team. Its another to speak about it as if you are actively trying to find your replacement so you can exit.

I dont know if it happens this offseason but I think hes pulling an early retirement on us. Hes not gonna stick around like Peters and Lane.

It's amazing he's almost 29 already. Feels like yesterday they drafted him.

5 minutes ago, SkippyX said:

We want to know ASAP but there should be no worry as far as other candidates.

I am sure they are reaching out to agents already and people know that Patullo is out and that this is a great job.

I think everyone else thinks Siri is 99% safe. I think he is 25% safe. They may be reaching out to HC candidates as well.

Lurie should be turning every page with Sirianni. I want him asking him what his vision of this team truly is. They went the entire season "without an identity". I want a list of potential OC's and position coaches with OC potential. They can't continue to have a revolving door at OC. I want Lurie asking him why he stuck with KP the entire season when it was clear as day in the first part of the season that he wasn't the answer. He needs to make sure he's accountable for the failure this season was and make sure he has a plan beyond just firing KP.

If Nick can't do all of that, of if Lurie isn't confident in the way Nick Responds, show him the door.

2 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

This is in line with I'm epxecting

Don't drag it out until Wednesday. I give them until tomorrow. After that the more time that goes on the more I anticipate they are keeping him.

They need to take advantage of this early playoff exit to jump on getting interviews with guys while they are still available.

8 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

I think there are some main groupings of decisions to make.

1. First and foremost. They are firing KP. The OC they choose (and who ends up actually being available to them) will have the biggest impact on 2026.

2. The draft. Obviously, you want good players that are home runs and not busts. But there are 2 main questions with regards to the draft. First, what direction will the go in? Hammer the OL? Or surprise us with something else? Second, they kind of need an instant boost. 2024 draft was a massive instant boost. 2025 really didn't do much (I know we are spoiled, but Campbell finished the season on the bench and Mukuba was replacement level). It's unfair to ask too much of a draft too soon, but this team needs a boost.

3. I'm more interested to see what they do with guys that are 2027-2028 FAs. IMO, they need to find a way keep Davis and Carter. This defense is all about 4 players. Davis, Carter, Coop, and Mitchell. Those 4 are sacred. (Sorry Baun). I also think there is a lot of good upside and football left in Nolan Smith and Jalyx Hunt. Edges are expensive and I'd prefer to keep them here rather than look for more. I'd like to see an effort to keep those 6 players long term. Everyone else is window dressing. The plan for who they keep and who walks on defense over the next 3 years starts to unfold this offseason.

4. AJ Brown. How exactly are we supposed to obtain a WR2 if we unload him? This team is strapped for resources, is notoriously bad at drafting WRs, and has absolutely no room for regression on what is already one of the worst pass offenses in the NFL. We just going to force-pick a WR and hand him the WR2 job? I'm sure that'll go well. And is it good value to burn a 1st or 2nd round pick on someone who will be a downgrade who hardly gets used anyway? And it will COST them precious cap space to do this. The other side of that coin is that AJ Brown IS in step decline and has a nearly irreparable relationship with the team. Good luck navigating this one.

5. RT. Lane isn't going to want to retire from the sidelines. But you absolutely cannot expect anything from him next year besides expensive mentorship to Fred Johnson or a draft pick while he's on crutches. It's just poor planning. I don't know how they can navigate that one either.

6. QB/HC. This one isn't a decision to make. It waits until next offseason. If there is no bounce back, they are both in jeopardy this time next year.

The biggest decision they have to make is how much power they are going to give the new OC and/or strip away from Sirianni. If they want a modern NFL offense they have to do it even if Sirianni complains.

A big reason AJ Brown will stay is it will cost them more cap space to replace him than keep him and they are low on cap space as it is. They have other things they need to get done. They can't start an offseason by lowering their cap space and also create a need. If it opened up like 30m that would be a different story. And outside of Brown you only have two WRs on the roster. Smith and Cooper. It's not feasible cap-wise.

I still think they’ll need a 2020 implosion style season before moving off of Nick, but a question I do come back to asking myself is how many other teams would bang the door down to hire him if he got fired? He’d probably get a shot somewhere just based off his track record, but I don’t view him as a hot commodity for other teams. I think that’s how you have to sometimes assess coaches and it’s where Tennessee screwed up with firing Vrabel.

The guys the Eagles want to be their OC are all going to be on the HC interview circuit. I'd expect that we won't name an OC until all HC jobs are filled...because that's when guys will actually come in and interview for the job.

The reality is that Sirriani has been to 2 SBs and won one and has one of the best records all time of a HC. Those are real results. I know he comes across like he doesn't know much at times but Lurie is more rational than people here. He's not firing Sirriani unless they have a real impasse on coaching staff like Doug. You can litigate the CEO head coach as much as you want but Lurie is ok with it. It's not a sticking point for him

If you secretly switched Topper and Siri, would anyone notice for how little they do?

9 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Sorry but i dont buy that he has lost a step

I dont think he got any slower. But he sure wasnt breaking tackles and running after the catch this year. And, the drops...

5 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

It's amazing he's almost 29 already. Feels like yesterday they drafted him.

Gonna feel really old when i tell you we are one year away from the 2017 Super Bowl season being a 10 year anniversary.

Sounds like Hurts wants KP gone and AJ back.

3 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

The biggest decision they have to make is how much power they are going to give the new OC and/or strip away from Sirianni. If they want a modern NFL offense they have to do it even if Sirianni complains.

Yup....if the brain trust decides to give Sirianni, he certainly gets a "come to Jesus" conversation from Lurie. He then gets told that all offensive decision making is stripped completely away.

7 minutes ago, McMVP said:

He may love Harbaugh, but I don’t see how his hiring over Nick would solve their issues. We already have a leader on defense, and Harbaugh comes from the defensive side. You would still have a revolving door at OC if they had any offensive success.

The presumption is that such a move would include Monken as sort of a packaged deal. Not sure if Monken would go for it, he may want to jump at the chance to be a HC anywhere should the opportunity arise.

1 minute ago, Lambo said:

No, he does not.

He played defensive back, any primarily only coached on the defensive side and also special teams. Unless you go back to the 80s.

I think the most interesting area for improvement could come from WR3. Dotson didn’t really give us anything. We don’t pass a lot, so he dint make much of a difference as a pass catcher. He’s not super fast, so he doesn’t push coverage back. He’s not great at breaking NG tackles, so he’s not a threat on screens. And he’s not a world beating blocker, so he doesn’t give us juice in the run game.

Depending on who we bring in at OC, this is a place that could make a difference. If Wilson recovers we have our blocking WR, so I’d look for someone with game breaking speed. Someone who can impact how the defense plays against us without being a high usage player.

10 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Sorry but i dont buy that he has lost a step

His average separation on routes is among the worst in the NFL.

Even when he has a yard of separation, he asks Hurts (and the team) to produce high risk throws so his stats look good.

After winning the Super Bowl, he says, "Yeah, I thought it would be better than this"

He's the f'n problem.

Anyone who doesn't see that is blind. Sorry - not sorry.

So good riddens and Good bye to AJ Brown - he was barely anything before coming to Philadelphia - Hurts and the Eagles made him a Super Star - now he wants out?

Later Alligator - in a while, crocodile.

He'll fall flat on his face anywhere he goes, Book it,

9 minutes ago, Lambo said:

No, he does not.

I think his point is that Harbaugh isn't an offensive mind either. He was a ST coach that Reid cross trained at DB coach for a year as a resume builder. It's honestly sort of a 2024 redux, CEO type head coach with the scheme and play design falling strictly on the shoulders of both coordinators. I wouldn't hate it, since we know that it's something that can and has worked out well enough for us to be a serious contender.

AJ had mental and personal issues this year that greatly influenced his effort and play. (Avant killed him in the postgame yesterday)

The hamstring may have been a factor. The "I won, what's next?" seemed to be a thing he was dealing with as well.

The Siri Patullo offense has to just drain your soul as well as a WR.

The new HC / OC / WR coach, etc... has to think they can fix him to be 2022-24 AJ again (2024 was more about Saquon 2k rightfully taking targets away)

10 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Mailata spoke on the toll the 2k rushing season had on the OL way back in the beginning of this year. So you know he was hurting. He also had a back issue in camp I think.

And now recently has spoken about trying to find his successor.

He doesnt come off as someone looking to stick around too much longer.

Its one thing to coach up the guys under you for the betterment of the team. Its another to speak about it as if you are actively trying to find your replacement so you can exit.

I dont know if it happens this offseason but I think hes pulling an early retirement on us. Hes not gonna stick around like Peters and Lane.

Not the mailata retirement stuff but i brought up him talking about the toll the 2K season took on the OL last night. I don’t think people realize how much it took out of those guys to play that way for 21 games. It wears on you and it’s not a video game where next season starts and everyone is fully back healthy.

Looking at the OL from 2024. Was largely mailata, Dickerson, Jurgens, Becton and lane. Lane, Jurgens, Dickerson, mailata and even Becton with the chargers all dealt with injuries this year. Consistently dealing with them. Less so with mailata as the season continued. Furthermore I’d argue Becton (albeit i think coaching plays into this and we may have got his best year he has as a pro), Dickerson, Jurgens and mailata had down years all at the same time. I don’t think that’s a coincidence. I think it goes back to what Mailata talked about.

3 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

The presumption is that such a move would include Monken as sort of a packaged deal. Not sure if Monken would go for it, he may want to jump at the chance to be a HC anywhere should the opportunity arise.

If Monken doesn't get a head coaching job now, coming here as OC under Harbaugh would be the best possible outcome for him.

11 minutes ago, TEW said:

Chris Bell would be a like for like AJ Brown replacement and should be available in the late first/early second round.

He blew his ACL in December; but he's big, fast and unpolished. I watched him run drag routes over and over for big gains - which might be in our playbook.

4 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

The presumption is that such a move would include Monken as sort of a packaged deal. Not sure if Monken would go for it, he may want to jump at the chance to be a HC anywhere should the opportunity arise.

He did have an interview with the browns for the HC position. I’m guessing if he got a HC job he’d take it. Although i really haven’t heard of him being the front runner for any of the HC jobs