After talking about AJ Brown they discussed Mannion.

Mannion showed clips of Hurts in his interview process and said he's already doing some of the stuff I want to do.

16 hours ago, NOTW said:

After talking about AJ Brown they discussed Mannion.

Mannion showed clips of Hurts in his interview process and said he's already doing some of the stuff I want to do.

Now that is being Andy Reid like prepared for that interview...still remember Andy went in with a giant book for his interview...

1 hour ago, Breeze 44 said:

Now that is being Andy Reid like prepared for that interview...still remember Andy went in with a giant book for his interview...

The binder and a 5 year plan. Everyone mocked him for it.

20 minutes ago, NOTW said:

The binder and a 5 year plan. Everyone mocked him for it.

Yep...look at his career now. Shame we didn't get at least one with him but the Front office did have their blindspots then..maybe still do.

I just have this gut feeling- if he does well, he is going to be the Eagles next head coach,

because they will want to stop the OC "come and go" carousel. He would be the offensive

minded HC the Eagles need, and he could then be here for a long stretch- IF he is successful.
Siri probably knows it, too. IF Mannion succeeeds this year- pack your bags, Siri.

On 2/22/2026 at 5:35 PM, LacesOut said:

How does he know what the Offense is already??

Does anyone know the answer to my question. I heard Mannion say he was preparing all along to coach, call plays.
The question I have is this: Does he have a playbook/ system book of all he has learned and wants to implement?
Andy Reid did and it took him very far. Does Mannion?

1 hour ago, Talonblood said:

Does anyone know the answer to my question. I heard Mannion say he was preparing all along to coach, call plays.
The question I have is this: Does he have a playbook/ system book of all he has learned and wants to implement?
Andy Reid did and it took him very far. Does Mannion?

Transcript from his press conference regarding scheme and play calling.

Btw, most coaches start out as a position coach and if they have goals to be a coordinator and/or head coach, they are gathering ideas and learning along the way to know what they would do when they become a play caller.

4 hours ago, NOTW said:

Categories for easy consumption.

Mannion on the new scheme and play calling:

Q: What do you want the identity of the offense to be?

A: Yeah, I mean I think the biggest thing we want our offense to look like is — we talk about play style a lot. Playing with great effort, great physicality, being great teammates. So I think when you turn on the tape, what does the Eagles offense look like? Those are the things we really want to stand out, just in broad strokes.

 

Q: During the interview process, how much was it about the type of scheme you might run? And how do you balance what scheme you believe in versus what’s best for the players you have?

A: Yeah, obviously there’s things I believe in and things schematically that I have a background in, but ultimately it’s going to be a blend and it’s constantly going to evolve. It’s all with that exact goal in mind that you just said. It’s about maximizing things for the players. How do we make the Eagles the best team we can be? How do we make the Eagles offense the best it can be? And how do we put all of our players in a position to really succeed and maximize their strengths?

Q: How’s it going to work in terms of verbiage? Is it basically your language coming in or will it be different?

A: It’s a blend. There are things schematically we’re bringing, and there are things the Eagles offense has really thrived doing in the past. So in terms of terminology, it’s a process of deciding what makes sense to keep and what needs to change. We’ve looked at that from day one. There are elements that are new and elements that will remain. Ultimately it’s all about continuing to build it and streamline things.

Q: With the wide receiver room in general, what’s your vision for that group?

A: It’s a really exciting group. Our offense is not about any one piece — it’s about how we all fit together. The receiver group has been a lot of fun. We have a lot of guys with complementary skill sets. They’re tough, they compete every day, and they really attack the fundamentals. I’m excited about how they fit with one another and with the larger picture of the offense.

Q: What kind of play caller do you want to be?

A: I want to be someone who is versatile, always looking to attack defenses in different ways, always evolving, and always looking to maximize the talents of our players.

 

Q: Nick talked about "marrying” the run and pass game. What goes into that?

A: That’s a huge part of what we want to do. We want as many elements of the offense as possible to fit together and look the same to defenses. A lot of that comes from planning throughout the week and being creative. That’s why I’m excited about the coaching staff we brought in — everyone is bringing great ideas to the table. Marrying the run and pass game is critical to our offense.

 

Q: With your background in zone blocking schemes, how’s it going adapting that to an offensive line that’s used to more vertical concepts?

A: It’s been a lot of fun. I’m really happy with where we’re at. We’re constantly building this thing, but that offensive line group is an awesome group to work with every day. They’re talented, high-character guys who love football and love working on fundamentals. They’ve really embraced the changes we’re making and understand what we’re trying to do both from the big-picture perspective and in the details that make it all work.

52 minutes ago, NOTW said:

Transcript from his press conference regarding scheme and play calling.

Btw, most coaches start out as a position coach and if they have goals to be a coordinator and/or head coach, they are gathering ideas and learning along the way to know what they would do when they become a play caller.

Yeah- I was wondering if he brought in a huge binder to the interview like Reid did. 🤟🏼

On 2/26/2026 at 7:21 AM, NOTW said:

The binder and a 5 year plan. Everyone mocked him for it.

I miss the world where the worst things we had to react to were two Mormon dudes with Binders.