The hot topic in Philadelphia is the disaster that was the Eagles' offense, and how they fell apart in the 24-21 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
After racking up 192 yards and 21 points in the first three drives, the last eight drives featured just 147 yards, zero points, two turnovers, and a missed field goal. Everything that could have gone wrong for the Eagles did, and offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo is getting the brunt of the blame.
Eagles left tackle Jordan Mailata was not about to let that happen as he directly put the blame on all the players for not executing his play calls.
"I just think he cops a lot of slack for no reason. I thought KP put us in positions multiple times to win that game, and what did we do as players? Not execute and penalties. So, you can say all you want, 'Fire KP.' You got to put some blame on us players. Because we're out there playing. We're the ones who are crapping all over the place."
Do Eagles fans agree with Mailata on his analysis?
Yes, a lot of the blame should be placed on the players for executing the plays, but Patullo's problems go way beyond one game. The offensive issues have been happening all season, and for that, Patullo deserves most of the blame.
Patullo has not been able to get Saquon Barkley into a position to break long runs, averaging less than 4 yards per carry. How about the fact that A.J. Brown's numbers are slipping to the point of having borderline career lows in his stats?
This offense ranks in the bottom 10 in total and passing offense, despite losing only one starter from the 2024 Super Bowl team. Mailata is being a good member of the organization, but there are two sides to what he is saying, and he's only 50% correct.
Patullo is the same coordinator whose coaching staff, according to Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni, didn't have enough time to prepare for the five-man fronts of the Cowboys' defensive line. That should never happen with any football team.
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Ultimately, this falls mostly on Patullo, with little blame on the players. Something has to give with this struggling offense, and if Patullo can't fix it, Howie Roseman and Jeffrey Lurie need to force a change to occur after the season.