The Eagles have put a wrap on the 2025 NFL season, and as they look toward the future, GM Howie Roseman and head coach Nick Sirianni talked at their end-of-season press conference about the decision to make a change at offensive coordinator and what they’re looking for in candidates.
Sirianni spoke about why they didn’t make a change at play-caller in the middle of the season, despite their struggles, and noted that they did some different things and he was more involved later in the year. He went on to explain why he ultimately did remove Patullo as OC after they were eliminated.
“Sirianni: I think it’s important that we continue to evolve as an offense and that we go out and do what’s best for this football team. Again, everything that I do and every decision I have to make, I have to do that– just like Howie [Roseman] does, just like Mr. [Jeffrey] Lurie does– with the intent of it being the best thing for the football team. I love Kevin and everything that he has provided to this coaching staff for his five years here. A big reason why we’ve won a lot of football games, but at this particular point, I just felt like that’s what I needed to do [for it] to be the best thing for the football team.”
The head coach went on to emphasize that they want to evolve as an offense, but said that they don’t want to pigeon-hole what that might look like. He noted that there are many different ways to be successful on offense and there are many different styles.
“Sirianni: There’s a lot of different ways to do it. Again, it’s about going out and finding the guy that best fits us. [We’re] looking forward to that interview process and being able to go through some really good candidates.”
As for how much Sirianni will be involved with the offense moving forward, the head coach said it’s too early to answer that. Those decisions don’t have to be made for a long time, and at the end of the day, as the head coach, he has oversight of everything.
“Sirianni: Again, this year obviously I did, I got involved more on the offense as the end of the season came because that’s what I needed to do as the head football coach there. Many different ways to do it. I know that I want to be the head football coach and I think that that’s what the team needs. Everything I’m doing is not about what I want to do or anything like that.
It’s what I think is best for the football team, and I think it’s best for the football team when I’m the head football coach and [am] able to give my expertise on whatever it may be: tackling, taking the ball away, protecting the football, anything on offense. It could be anything, special teams. You have to be so intertwined as the leader of an organization. You have to be so intertwined with every different thing.”
When asked for specifics about what the Eagles will be looking for in a candidate, Sirianni mentioned someone having great vision and great conviction. He also mentioned that he wants someone who always considers the players first, and explained that the talent on their roster will attract good candidates.
“Sirianni: I think also that you’ll be able to get a lot of good candidates because of the guys that have been here, and when we’ve had a lot of success, three of them have been head coaches off of our staff, which obviously I’m proud of them. [I’m] sure Howie’s proud of them as well.
You want somebody that has great vision, great conviction on what they do, is able to coach fundamentals well, [is able] to help the players get better, because I believe in that. [Somebody] that can connect with guys because I believe in that, that has the mental toughness because I believe in that. But again, there’s a lot of good candidates and I’m looking forward to sitting down and talking to a lot of these guys. There are different things that make different guys special, and so it’s about finding the guy that best fits us, that gives us the best chance to get back to the top of the mountain where we ultimately want to go.”
There’s been a lot of speculation as to whether the Eagles might look for an older, more established candidate who might not be looking for other opportunities in the coming years. Roseman, for his part, spoke about how they are focused on winning now, and having OC’s leaving for head coaching jobs is just a symbol of their success.
“Roseman: It’s a great compliment when guys get head coaching jobs from here because it means we’re having tremendous success. As much as you’d like to have continuity and would like to have guys here for a long period of time, we want to win. We have an urgency to win right now. If that comes with the ramifications that we lose good people because they’ve earned head coaching jobs, we’ll live with that.”
Another thing to consider when talking about a change at offensive coordinator is whether or not they will retain most, or any, of their current offensive staff. Sirianni said that it isn’t entirely clear at this point, and that they do have great coaches on staff that helped the team win a Super Bowl just 12 months ago, but those decisions will have to wait until they know who the best candidate is.
“Sirianni: Sometimes you have to wait to see what’s going on and who you hire and what their situation is. Some coaches that you hire, they might not be able to get the guys that they want or maybe a guy that you hire has a bunch of guys. You just don’t know and it’s too early to say that. Where I’m at right now is hiring the best possible candidate for the Philadelphia Eagles, and then we’ll make decisions like that.
But I will say again, because you’re speaking specifically of the offensive coordinator and the offensive staff, I’ve got a lot of faith in the guys on that offensive staff.”
There’s still a lot of work for Roseman and Sirianni to do before they hire the Eagles next offensive coordinator, but it’s encouraging that they aren’t limiting their search and will hopefully bring in someone able to maximize the incredible talent on the roster.
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