After the Eagles’ 24-21 fall-from-ahead loss to the Cowboys in Dallas on Sunday, it’s time for Nick Sirianni and the offense to take a good, long, hard look in the mirror and ask themselves a simple question. To have a “Come to Jesus moment.”
Who are we capable of being? Are we the same offense we were in 2024? Can we be a successful run-first team that imposes its will at the line of scrimmage like we were last year? Or, do we have to be something else?
The Eagles are 8-3 and, for the most part, have failed to establish any kind of consistency on offense. It’s incredible they’ve had the success they have thus far with the offense struggling. Much of that is due to the running game’s inability to be even above league average, let alone the No. 1 rushing unit we saw a season ago.
Point the finger at Saquon Barkley if you must. He admits he’s in a “slump.” Point the finger at Kevin Patullo. Point the finger at Jeff Stoutland, the running game coordinator. Point the finger at Howie Roseman, for not re-signing Mekhi Becton over the summer. Point the finger at Jalen Hurts for not running the ball enough. Point the finger at Nick Sirianni for being the driving force behind all of it. It’s on all of them.
Their 1,215 rushing yards are 21st in the NFL this season, as is their EPA/rush. Only five teams have a lower yards per attempt (3.9) than Philadelphia’s. That has led, in large part, to the percentage of drives in which the Eagles score to sit at 34.2%, 27th in the league. The teams behind them? The Jets, Saints, Titans, Raiders and Browns. Those teams have a combined record of 10-45, and it’s possible those five squads will hold the first five picks in next April’s NFL Draft.