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The Philadelphia Eagles lost in the Wild Card round last season a year after winning the Super Bowl, mainly because the offense’s production was nowhere near the same.
Former Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland, who announced he was leaving the organization in February, said it’s not hard to see where things went wrong.
“I think anytime things aren’t going well, and I don’t want to sound like I’m in an interview, but that’s the truth. It’s execution, it’s calling the right play at the right time and not running bad plays into bad defenses,” Stoutland said during a recent appearance on “New Heights.”
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Philadelphia Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland runs off the field after the win against the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 26, 2025. (Eric Hartline/Imagn Images)
“I mean, it’s not that hard. I’m not going to sit here and come up with all these…that’s pretty much it.”
It appears the Eagles brass agreed with Stoutland’s assessment of the team’s play-calling and execution when they fired offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo. They hired former NFL quarterback Sean Mannion to replace him.
In the Eagles’ Super Bowl-winning season, they scored 29 points per game (tied for fourth in the NFL), averaged 366 yards per game (eighth in the NFL), and rushed for 184.1 yards per game (second in the NFL).
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Philadelphia Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland shouts during warmups before a game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 29, 2024. (Eric Hartline/Imagn Images)
Last season was a much different story as they scored 22.1 points per game. game (19th in the NFL), averaged 311 yards per carry. game (24th in the NFL) and rushed for 118.2 yards per carry. game (16th in NFL).
The Eagles managed to win the NFC East 11-6, but lost to the San Francisco 49ers 23-19 in the NFC Wild Card round. Throughout the season, the story was the team’s lack of offensive production, and their playoff loss punctuated their regular season struggles.
Patullo might not be the only member of the offense to leave, as star receiver AJ Brown has found himself in trade rumors all offseason.
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AJ Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles warms up before the NFC Wild Card Playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on January 11, 2026. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
Adding to the speculation, the Eagles traded for Green Bay Packers wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks in addition to using their first round draft pick on wide receiver Makai Lemon. The additions of Wicks and Lemon have fans believing the Eagles are preparing their wide receiver room to be without Brown.
Whoever suits up at wide receiver for the Eagles, they hope their play calling and execution is much improved for 2026.
