The Eagles' offense looked impressive against a top-tier defense until it didn’t. Philadelphia went up 17–3 against one of the best units in football, doing so with some genuine explosive plays. They never scored again. There’s a maddening inconsistency that’s hard to shake, and there is plenty of blame to go around.
The OC
Yes, the offense needs to be more consistent. And Patullo’s inexperience has shown. But calling for his job after a game where they built a double-digit lead against a legitimate defense just feels reactionary. It’s not that simple. The issues aren’t isolated to play calling. They’re structural, philosophical, and sometimes just mental.
The fourth quarter was a disaster. Three drives, sixteen plays, forty-nine yards, zero points. That’s the story. The way this offense continually finds new ways to hurt itself is becoming a weekly ritual. It’s not just frustrating, it’s uncomfortable to watch. For a team with this much talent, being outside the top five in offensive production is unacceptable. He needs to be better and, more importantly, string together a full four quarters.
The Players
This roster is built to dominate. Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Dallas Goedert, and a top offensive line; this should be one of the league’s most complete and unstoppable groups. Instead, they’re one of the most confounding. You can feel the weight of it when they get into those 3rd and long situations, when the crowd tenses up because everyone already knows what’s coming. An offense that lives in 3rd-and-11 purgatory isn’t an offense with rhythm. It’s one that’s perpetually playing uphill.
Coaching has to be better. Point blank. The Eagles don’t have an offensive identity right now. There’s no fastball. No core philosophy that you can point to and say, ‘That’s who they are.’ They had a strong first three quarters against a very good defense, credit where it’s due, but when it was time to finish, they folded. Again.
The lack of a quick passing game is especially glaring. That’s one of the biggest issues holding them back. Everything feels labored. There’s no sense of tempo, no easy completions to get Hurts in rhythm. It’s all chunk plays or nothing, and that kind of volatility catches up to you. It’s why this team looks great one drive and completely lost the next.
The Run Game
The offensive line and the running game are another concern. Jeff Stoutland’s track record says it will come together. Few coaches in the league manipulate technique and mindset as effectively as he does, and his units almost always peak at the most crucial moments. But until the Eagles’ offensive line is humming as one, moving bodies off the ball, protecting the pocket, dictating terms, the fireworks that made this attack so feared rarely exists. It starts with the mundane: protection and run-block win rates. The Eagles’ offense still starts and ends with the five men up front, and right now that group is fighting to find its familiar rhythm.
The names are familiar, the reputation still intimidating, but the cohesion that once made Philadelphia’s line the NFL’s gold standard hasn’t quite clicked through the first five weeks. Cam Jurgens is recovering from offseason back surgery, Landon Dickerson is recovering from offseason surgery and this season’s injuries. Mekhi Becton is gone. This line is in a state of flux for the first time in years. The Eagles also need to utilize Jalen Hurts more in the run game. His inclusion and deception are one of the reasons Saquon had such a great season.
The Passing Game
The issues are clear, right there on tape, and entirely correctable. They can shred single-high man coverage and handle pressure just fine, but against two-high zone looks, everything stalls. Timing, spacing, rhythm, all gone. DeVonta Smith implied the offense is not on the same page. Sometimes the receivers aren’t even catching the signals from Jalen Hurts. That’s the kind of thing that should get cleaned up in practice, yet here they are, still out of sync in Week 5. The missed deep shot to Brown was the perfect example. The matchup was there, the protection was solid, and the route design was smart. In short, the playcall was great! That’s a 60-yard knockout if they connect. Instead, it’s another what-if, another play that should’ve changed everything.
Conclusion
This loss may serve as a reality check. The sky isn’t falling, but there are cracks forming in the foundation that can’t be ignored. For all the talent and explosiveness, the Eagles still feel like a team that hasn’t figured out how to play clean football. They can hang 30 on you in a blink, but they can also disappear for entire quarters at a time.
They should be better than this because they are capable of being better. Maybe that’s what makes it all so frustrating. Philadelphia’s offense doesn’t need to reinvent itself. It just needs to find a pulse, an identity, and a plan that actually holds up when it matters most.
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