7 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Jeff McLane said he wouldn't be surprised if the Eagles keep Patullo but remove him as OC and move him back to pass game coordinator and the spin is Sirianni falling on the sword and saying he put Patullo in a tough situation and that's on him.

I don’t know how you can keep him on staff. I really don’t. I get being loyal to a guy who’s been with you through a lot. Commendable. However passing game was an issue prior to him being OC. Not to this extent but it has been flawed since end of 2023. Not sure i want him being that either as it’s not like this passing game hasn’t felt like pulling teeth for a while now

19 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

It’s like our coaches don’t think the eagles, eagles analytics department and everyone else in the league doesn’t track this stuff

This is why anyone saying Saquon lost a step can just stop right now. There was another stat I saw this weekend. On plays where Saquon wasn't hit behind the LOS, he averaged 7.1 YPC. Get an OL that can block and an OC that can call a good game and he's over 1,500 yards again next year.

8 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

I don't think it came from anywhere, it wasn't a report, it was him just riffing on his podcast and speaking about the situation and what he sees happening. But he said Patullo is 100% gone as OC and they actually were going to consider firing him even if they won a SB.

Does anyone actually believe anyone in the Eagles organization said that to McLane?

40 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

He’s still not fired yet?

Saw Hurts once again not give a glowing recommendation for KP

Also saw someone forgot to close out their pron tab before taking a screenshot

Exit interviews need to complete first. Howie and Lurie sit down together…then Howie, Lurie and Nick sit. Nick is given directives and a short timeline. Announcements after that.

Just now, pgcd3 said:

Does anyone actually believe anyone in the Eagles organization said that to McLane?

It wasn't phrased that way exactly. He said "This is what I know from talking to people in the organization. They have known for weeks that having to sell firing Patullo after getting to another Super Bowl was going to be a messy situation so losing last night kind of removes that dilemma for them and makes it easy."

2 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

It wasn't phrased that way exactly. He said "This is what I know from talking to people in the organization. They have known for weeks that having to sell firing Patullo after getting to another Super Bowl was going to be a messy situation so losing last night kind of removes that dilemma for them and makes it easy."

Ah it's more of selling Siriani on it. If Patullo had one or two decent performances in the playoffs he could try to save his buddy by saying they were trending up after a year of learning but yesterday being more of the same removed that argument

He can't help himself

30 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

This highlights exactly my issue with the play design on that last pass AJ dropped. Middle of the field was going to be wide open, they motion DG inside to set up an in/out combo rub. Draws a lot more defenders to the middle of the field through the motion and set up. AJ has a super long developing route, gets open eventually and drops an easy pass. Being allergic to slants and balls designed to get players YAC are something that are non existent. It’s like they intentionally make things harder.

18 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Seeing the news the Mukuba is HOPEFULL to be fully recovered by the end of the summer was pretty shocking and might change some plans at safety. At the very least, you bring Epps back on a 1-year deal. You address safety in the draft. If Blankenship tests the market and sees his value isn't what he gambled on, then you bring him back if the price is right...and cheap.

That was only EJ Smith who probably misheard him. Every other beat said he would be out of the boot in 2-3 weeks and should be ready by Spring practices.

6 hours ago, ManuManu said:

Yep. The defense wilted.

Great to see him use the play where Baun has clear pressure and clear hold.

29 minutes ago, Arsenal79 said:

The immediate cap hit doesn't matter that much. What matters more is the cumulative savings over the years by cutting/trading him now versus keeping him one more year. Cap hits can be spread around and no one does it better than Howie.

I'm very tempted to save Brown's $29m 2026 comp by getting rid of him now. If we keep him we eat that additional amount in the future.

WE. CAN'T. AFFORD. IT.

It would leave us with insufficient cap space to field a roster in 2026. We can only trade him after 6/1.

3 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

He can't help himself

ESP is the perfect combo of intentionally trying to be controversial and also knowing absolutely nothing about football (or basketball).

4 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

WE. CAN'T. AFFORD. IT.

It would leave us with insufficient cap space to field a roster in 2026. We can only trade him after 6/1.

The trade him after June 1st. He’s not worth another $30m for one more season.

13 minutes ago, Miami said:

They do. Probably not their call though. Lowie are sorting it out now and we'll know soon. Am thinking Siri gets one more shot but with no teeth. Someone is coming in to run the offense a la Fangio.

Getting paid millions to basically be a cheerleader

Where do I sign up?

If the AJ situation is fixable, Howie will fix it. If not, AJ will get traded at some point before week 1.

I think the FO acknowledges the horrible position AJ was put in this season. Did he handle it well? No. Did he crap the bed yesterday? Yep. But what sense does it make to trade Brown at the trough of his value unless the situation is completely untenable?

Patullo/Sirianni made everyone look bad this year. A few posts above this, folks are debating whether Jeff Stoutland is actually a bad run game coordinator, for crying out loud.

4 minutes ago, Arsenal79 said:

The trade him after June 1st. He’s not worth another $30m for one more season.

Eh, then you get 2027 picks and have a massive hole at WR. If you cut him after 2026 and designate post June 1, it's $49mm in dead money as opposed to $43mm now, but you can put roughly half that dead cap in 2028. So the cost is basically $6mm more in dead cap and the $29mm you pay him for 2026, but all that money is guaranteed.

39 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Jeff McLane said he wouldn't be surprised if the Eagles keep Patullo but remove him as OC and move him back to pass game coordinator and the spin is Sirianni falling on the sword and saying he put Patullo in a tough situation and that's on him.

I'm sure the new OC would love that. The former OC hovering around with some position of power on the passing game which he was a horrible OC with.

Anyone wanting to trade AJ Brown is absolutely insane. He’s an elite WR.

3 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

Maybe its because of who our QB is but I think the fans here made far too big a deal about the wind the last bunch of weeks.

Terry Bradshaw wanted to see them sling it. Erin Andrews said I dont know how thats possible Terry. And he basically called BS. Then, Tom Brady gave a lesson on cutting the wind up in the booth during the game.

You can still throw in the wind.

The wind had nothing to do with the last play not sure why youre focused on it here🤷‍♂️

The more I think about it, the more I think Siri needs to be gone.

The difference in the game simply came down to efficiency of points.

SF converted there ones to TDs. We stopped them only once inside the red-zone. Had we held one of those TDs to a FG, the result is different

They managed to stop us 3 times - not quite in the red-zone but right on the periphery of it. Within 25-yard line. We got two FGs and the season ending turnover on downs. They stopped the one thing this offense had been good at most of the year which was getting TDs on the limited opportunities they managed to get a sustainable drive going.

And yes, Q did end two of their drives with INTs but the benefits from that was mostly wiped out by the general ineptitude of our O - so many 3 and outs.

46 minutes ago, greend said:

People say things to reporters and fans. But sometimes their body says something else. No?

I think he was laughing it off and spoke confidently about AJ...about Patullo, it was obvious in body language & words.

Just now, EaglePhan1986 said:

The more I think about it, the more I think Siri needs to be gone.

Wondering that too. Everything may be on the table. But he did win an SB so gets a get out of jail free card. If Harbaugh is interested though, then he's toastamundo.

AJ Brown has lost a step and is no longer an elite WR.

However, he is still very good and our cap situation is better with him than without him in 2026.