Eagles Prediction Has Everything to Do With Sean Mannion, but it Shouldn't

The most exciting part about the Philadelphia Eagles' season is the uncertainty that there is on the offensive side of the football.  Many fans are anxious about that, and rightfully so after what we saw a year ago, but the idea that the Eagles can be a better team than they were last season because their offense was so bad, even though they were already one of the better squads in the NFL, should be exciting. A lot of that focus will be on offensive coordinator Sean Mannion. If the Eagles' offense doesn't perform at the level that people were expecting it to, he's going to get the bulk of the blame.  The harsh reality here is that Mannion has more pressure on him than probably any other coordinator in the NFL at the moment. At the same time, that's because of Philadelphia's expectations.  That's what led one writer to suggest that Mannion remains the biggest lingering question, and that the outcome of their season will fall heavily on his shoulders. “Lingering question: Is Sean Mannion up to the task? After a down year rushing in 2025, the Eagles’ new offensive coordinator (and former nine-year NFL veteran quarterback) has Hurts under center with Saquon Barkley as the focal point of the offense. Saturday’s preseason action will be Mannion’s first as an NFL play caller. “Projection: 11-6. There is too much talent on both sides of the ball for this team to miss the playoffs. What happens in the postseason depends on whether Mannion has this offense looking like it did under Kellen Moore (who won the Super Bowl) or Kevin Patullo (whose house was egged),” Jacob Robinson wrote. I'm not sure how we should view this offense next season because of the coordinator, since a lot of it also depends on how the players play.  However, the Eagles have so much talent on that side of the football that if things look as dysfunctional as they did last season, the blame will continue to fall on the coordinators. That isn't fair, but this is the reality of the NFL right now.