The First Domino

Posted January 13th, 2026

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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I’ll be honest I know a lot aren’t keen on Kingsbury but I don’t hate the idea. He did a good job in Washington and I thought it was harsh that he was fired after this season. I mean they played a lot of the season with either Daniels banged up or with Mariota. And they have an ageing team and not a lot of weapons on offense. So whilst he may not be the best or most attractive option I do think he would be a good option.

Next step is replacing WR coach Moorhead...

On 1/15/2026 at 12:26 PM, Breeze 44 said:

Next step is replacing WR coach Moorhead...

It’s strange isn’t it… Because at one point it looked like he’d done a pretty good job. But this year there were far too many drops!