Building a great coaching staff in the NFL isn’t easy. And the better a team gets, the harder it becomes to keep it together. That’s been the case for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Head coaches want the best assistants around them to win a Super Bowl. But success brings turnover. When coordinators shine, other teams come calling. That balancing act is something Nick Sirianni knows all too well.
Since taking over in Philly, Sirianni has seen Shane Steichen and Kellen Moore leave for head coaching jobs. It’s Kevin Patullo’s turn to take the reins as the new offensive coordinator. The hope? He can help Jalen Hurts reach another level.
No Genius Required? Booger McFarland Weighs in on Eagles Offense
Not everyone’s buying into the Patullo hype. Former NFL lineman and ESPN analyst Booger McFarland recently shared his thoughts on the NFL on ESPN, saying the Eagles’ offense is so stacked, it practically runs itself.
“I love how we look at Kevin [Patullo] and talk about his prowess as a play caller. Here’s the thing: the one thing we know for certain is that the offensive line is really, really good,” explained McFarland. “We know that the quarterback is really good at running the football. We know that you have Saquon Barkley in the backfield. It doesn’t take a genius to put the offense together around that.”
McFarland wasn’t downplaying the job, more so just emphasizing that the foundation is already in place. And he’s not wrong. The Eagles finished 14-3 last season and beat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl 59.
.@ESPNBooger doesn’t care who is calling plays for the Eagles. The formula is to run the football.
“It doesn’t take a genius to put the offense together around that.” pic.twitter.com/4V59X7aAqC
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) May 28, 2025
McFarland said they achieved all that by controlling the line of scrimmage, running the football, and building off their quarterback-run game and the play-action pass. He expects more of the same in 2025 but knows Patullo will want to put his mark on the team.
“Anytime you get someone new in charge, they always want to add their own little touch so they can say it’s their offense. Kevin’s going to do that, but at the end of the day, they are going to run the football, play action pass, and take shots down the field to their wide receivers. It was successful last year, and I think it will be successful again this season.”
The Eagles’ offense does have room to improve. According to PFSN’s Offense+ metric, the Eagles earned a C+ grade, lower than expected for a team that took home the Lombardi Trophy.
The passing game was the weak spot. And while the team would’ve preferred to keep Moore in town, Patullo will now be tasked with helping Hurts get the ball to his playmakers more consistently. This shouldn’t be a challenge, as Philadelphia has some solid pairs of hands on the roster in WRs A.J. Brown, Devonta Smith, and TE Dallas Goedert.
It is hard to catch lightning in a bottle twice in a row, but the Eagles are doing all they can to build upon everything good from 2024 and make it even better in 2025.