A week ago I encouraged everyone to slow the panic. The season was not lost. Somehow things got worse. Way worse.

And yet, believe it or not, the season is STILL not lost. That doesn’t necessarily mean there’s hope to salvage a disastrous start. This team is a mess. From the front office to the coaching staff to the players; a mess. This mess began with poor offseason decisions starting with Offensive Coordinator Sean Mannion.

Jeffrey Lurie and Howie Roseman have made the same mistake three times now. Instead of hiring an experienced and established OC that would not be pushed around by Nick Sirianni, the Eagles hired a first time play caller that Sirianni could influence and control. We saw this play out with Brian Johnson in 2023 and Kevin Patullo in 2025. The offense is stagnant. It lacks creativity. It fails to utilize the entire field. It does not attack a defense. It attempts to avoid Jalen Hurt’s weaknesses so heavily that it becomes predictable and fruitless. 2026 is another product of that recipe. A change must be made. Not even to salvage the season, but to get a head start on the course of this offense and franchise for the 2027 campaign. As I see it, the Eagles have three options.

First, they can finally (albeit belattedly) put their foot down and establish that the Offensive Coordinator has the final say of the offense. No more Sirianni influence. Let Mannion run his offense his way. With Hurts now out for the season, Mannion has a clean canvas and should be given the freedom to build an offense with Tanner McKee as he sees fit. Maybe it still flops, but at least the Eagles know for sure Mannion isn’t the guy to lead the offense next season.

Second, remove Mannion via demotion or firing and bring in an established OC to run the offense. Kellen Moore succeeded because he had the cache to run his offense and perhaps even ignore Sirianni’s influence. The 2024 Eagles thrived and won a Super Bowl. This is probably the least effective and most unlikely scenario because established coordinators with a potent offensive scheme are rarely unemployed. However, the Colts did just fire their GM, which means… barring a miraculous turnaround… that Shane Steichen will likely be on his way out as well. Steichen worked well with Sirianni in Indianapolis and here in Philadelphia AND had a potent offense. It’s a swing I would take if the plan is to keep Sirianni around beyond this season.

Third, you cut the head off the snake. This is the third season in four that the offense has been a bumbling mess. Sirianni’s fingerprints are all over those seasons. Only the year with Moore calling the offense did things look and function differently. Why Lurie and Roseman can’t or won’t force Sirianni to let go of the offense is beyond me. If firing is the only way to remove his stink from the offense than so be it. I’m probably in the minority in that I don’t want Sirianni fired. He has won games at a record pace. I prefer Lurie and Roseman give him an ultimatum: Leave the offense alone. We hire the next OC, not you. Or pack your bags.

Something has to change. Change should have happened a year ago. Hopefully Lurie and Roseman don’t make the same mistake a third time. Though, it appears they likely will.