Eagles offense needs drastic changes after failed season

You do not need to dig very deep to figure out the biggest issue with the 2025 Philadelphia Eagles. It was the offense. Its inconsistency and lack of structure were problems throughout the regular season, and it was a problem on Sunday in their 23-19 season-ending defeat against the San Francisco 49ers. 

The defense, which was dominant for most of the season, made enough plays during the 17-game regular season to help mask the offensive shortcomings and secure an NFC East crown. It could not make enough plays on Sunday.

When the Eagles needed their offense to come through and swing the game in their favor, they failed. It caps off a brutally disappointing season for one of the NFL's most talented units on paper, and it needs to result in major changes.

Eagles offense needs major changes this offseason

Even if it is not in the form of player personnel, it needs to be with the coaching staff.

Offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo should be on the hot seat, if not completely removed from the position. He was inexperienced as a play-caller when the season began, and the entire experiment just never worked. 

Would the Eagles contemplate firing Nick Sirianni just one year removed from a Super Bowl? It would not be the first time the Eagles parted ways with a Super Bowl-winning head coach relatively quickly, and Patullo was Sirianni's hand-picked choice for offensive coordinator. 

He also has the final say over everything that happens as the team's head coach. If things failed, he had to own that. The Eagles have set an extremely high standard for what is expected of them, and when they fall short, changes get made. Even if they seem shocking. 

From a numbers perspective, the Eagles offense was simply bad this season. Not just underachieving. Not just disappointing. It was bad. They finished 19th in total points and 24th in total yards during the regular season, and in the playoffs were mostly shut down against a 49ers defense that was playing backups all over the field and had zero pass-rush to speak of.

Sunday's game was simply a continuation of what the Eagles put on the field all season with their offense. 

They would make an occasional big play, get one big drive, and then do nothing with the football the rest of the game. They were an especially bad second-half team all season.

At times, it seemed like the only plays they had in their playbook were runs to Barkley and throwing 50-50 balls to A.J. Brown in the hopes he would come down with the occasional big play. Sometimes he did. Sometimes he did not. On Sunday, he did not. 

The lack of innovation, chemistry and creativity just held everything back. 

On Sunday, the Eagles scored touchdowns on two of their first three possessions. After that second touchdown, their offensive possessions went as follows:

• Three plays, one yard, punt
• Three plays, seven yards, punt
• Four plays, minus-4 yards, punt
• 10 plays, 23 yards, field goal
• Three plays, minus-3 yards, punt
• Eight plays, 47 yards, field goal
• 10 plays, 44 yards, turnover on downs

That is simply not good enough, given the talent they have and the injured defense they were playing against. 

If it were a one-time thing this season, that would have been bad enough given the stage and the game. But the fact that it consistently happened all season in that manner is what should drive the need for change. Change will almost certainly happen. It is just a matter of how significant the changes are.