Cleaning out the Eagles notebook, including Jalen Hurts’ assertiveness and two young players who will have bigger roles in 2025.
Banning the tush push has been a topic of conversation around the NFL Scouting Combine this week and the idea has found some fans, but, as you'd imagine, Nick Sirianni is not one of them. The Eagles coach was asked about the calls to take a play that his team has mastered out of the game at a Tuesday press conference from the Scouting Combine and scoffed at the notion that it's an "automatic play" because of the players pushing quarterback Jalen Hurts from behind in short yardage.
Jalen Hurts will have yet another offensive coordinator, but at least the Eagles' quarterback has familiarity with Kevin Patullo.
Patullo, 43, is getting his first chance as an offensive coordinator,. But he is very familiar with the Eagles and head coach Nick Sirianni, having served with Sirianni since 2018. Back then, Sirianni was the Colts' offensive coordinator and Patullo was the wide receivers coach.
I almost feel a little insulted because we work so hard at that play,” Sirianni said. “The amount of things that we’ve looked into—how to coach that play, the fundament
The tush push is a modified quarterback sneak where teammates push Jalen Hurts forward to help him try to gain the yardage necessary for a first down or touchdown.
Jalen Hurts is about to have his fourth offensive coordinator in as many seasons. Usually that spells disaster for a young quarterback trying to find his way in the league.
Patullo has been Nick Sirianni's right-hand man with the Eagles, and while he hasn't called plays before, he brings continuity to Jalen Hurts and the offense.
The Philadelphia Eagles officially announced the promotion of Kevin Patullo as offensive coordinator on Wednesday, the fourth offensive coordinator the team has employed since Nick Sirianni took over as head coach five years ago.
One of the popular topics of conversation over the past few days has centered around the Philadelphia Eagles and their signature "tush push" play. The Green Bay Packers have already confirmed that they made a proposal to ban the play from the NFL.
A former backup of Tom Brady is joining Nick Sirianni's coaching staff on the defending Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles to work with Jalen Hurts in the 2025 NFL season. The Super Bowl win remains fresh in the Philadelphia Eagles‘ memory,
For a team competing for a Super Bowl, the Eagles should have gone with a veteran offensive mind and play-caller. The jury is still out on Loeffler, but it's clear that the fanbase is still riding high on their Super Bowl win before.