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The offense of the Philadelphia Eagles routinely left much to be desired with its performances throughout the 2025 NFL season. Philadelphia subsequently parted ways with often-criticized offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo, and the Eagles later hired former Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion for the OC gig.
In Mannion, the Eagles have tasked a 34-year-old first-time offensive coordinator and first-time play-caller with helping quarterback Jalen Hurts rediscover his best form. Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni seemingly is not losing sleep over Mannion's lack of experience as it pertains to holding such a massive job.
Sean Mannion will have help while working with Eagles offense
"I’m not at all concerned there as far as his inexperience on that because he's worked his a-- off," Sirianni recently said about Mannion, according to Dave Zangaro of NBC Philadelphia. "And I know that he'll work his a-- off to be as ready as he possibly can that day. And he's got people there and coaches there with him...that have done this and have been in this situation. He's got a lot of people to help bounce ideas off of."
That's all well and good, but the harsh truth of the matter is that Mannion may enter September as the most important figure on the Eagles' coaching staff. Whispers continue to hover over the Eagles suggesting that the team could part ways with Hurts next offseason if he doesn't thrive in Mannion's offense. Meanwhile, some reportedly think Sirianni may be on the hot seat following the Eagles' 23-19 wild-card playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers this past January.
"This dude loves football, and he loves to work," Sirianni added about Mannion. "I mean, I've really enjoyed being around him and just his desire. Sometimes we think 'man he's talented' about everybody, 'man he's just got it.' But it doesn't happen without, whether it's a player, whether it's Sean, it doesn't happen without just this obsession to get better. And Sean has this obsession to get better, this obsession with his craft, which is why he's excelled in this profession. And I'm really looking forward to continuing to work with him."
Nick Sirianni focusing on what he can control, not outside noise
Alleged problems between Hurts and wide receiver A.J. Brown seemed to negatively impact the Eagles over the past couple of seasons before Philadelphia traded Brown to the New England Patriots in early June. While Sirianni and Hurts helped the club win Super Bowl LIX in February 2025, history shows that the NFL is the ultimate "what have you done for me lately" business.
"Expectations are high," Sirianni acknowledged, per Dave Spadaro of the Eagles' website. "I like that. I can't control what I can't control – what anybody thinks or feels, and that's OK. Like, does that really matter? It doesn't really matter, you know? If even a second of my time is (spent) being worried about, 'Hey, I wish they appreciated this more,' then I just lost a little bit of time that I could be doing with something else that really matters. I think there's this growth in finding yourself through the journey that you've (taken) to get to a point where like, yeah, should we be appreciated more? I don't know. That's out of my control. So, what is in my control? The daily habits that we go about to put the best product that we can on the field to ultimately do the best things that we can do."
The Eagles will open the upcoming season with a home game versus the rival Washington Commanders on Sept. 13.
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