The Philadelphia Eagles sit comfortably at 8-3, but frustrations are brewing following a 24-21 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on SUnday.
The Eagles went up early with a three-touchdown lead, but they squandered their big advantage, allowing 24 unanswered points to the Cowboys high-powered offense.
Eagles fans are pointing fingers at first-year offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo, who has been running a relatively conservative offensive, opposing what fans saw last season. The frustrations started with star wide receiver A.J. Brown not getting the ball enough, but now issues are piling on the run game as well.
The team remains confident in who they have, and head coach Nick Sirianni will not be making any coaching changes as he mentioned in a press conference on Monday.
“I feel like we’ve got the right people as players, as coaches, that have had success,” Sirianni said. “We’re all searching for answers to make it more consistent. There are some good things, obviously there are some not so good things, and we’ve got to find the things that we really can hang our hat on and then the compliments that come off of that.
“Yesterday, I thought Kevin did a good job of calling it. Obviously, he’s going to want plays back just like every player and myself, we all want plays back. When you’re going through it like that, that’s what you’re always looking at. It’s never in football just one thing, even though you’re always trying to find answers.”
Sirianni may have doubled down on his confidence in Patullo, but the numbers tell a different story.
According to Deniz Selman, the Eagles rank 22nd in pass and rush success and 24th in series conversions. Despite their record, the team is showing poor offensive play for the first time since 2020.
As frustrated as he is about the offense, Brown has some optimism about the rest of the season.
“I think we are (close to clicking). I think that’s the mindset to have. It’s really just cleaning up those mistakes. It’s not about being close. It’s us finishing up drives.” Brown said.
At the end of the day, the Eagles are still second in the NFC. This time last year, they were 9-2 and made the Super Bowl. The Eagles take on the Chicago Bears this week on Black Friday at 3 p.m. ET.
