A reset appears to be coming on the offensive side in Philadelphia, as the Eagles are expected to part ways with offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo after just one season, following a stunning wild-card loss that came one year after the franchise won the Super Bowl.
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"When you speak to people around the league, they expect there to be mass changes there to jump-start the offense," Adam Schefter said Monday on ESPN's "Get Up." "You're looking at a new offensive coordinator next year. That's the expectation across the league."
Head coach Nick Sirianni declined to address Patullo's future directly in the immediate aftermath, choosing instead to focus on the disappointment inside the locker room.
"There will be time to evaluate everybody's performance," Sirianni said. "Right now, I feel for all our guys. The players. The coaches. There will be time to evaluate everything."
Patullo, 44, was promoted from pass game coordinator and associate head coach after Kellen Moore left for the New Orleans Saints. The move was questioned early, and the scrutiny only intensified as the season wore on and the offense struggled to find consistency.
That frustration boiled over Sunday on the final play. Facing fourth-and-11, all four Eagles receivers ran vertical routes, a call that quickly drew criticism from fans and former players alike. Former Eagle Emmanuel Acho called the decision "sickening" during postgame analysis.
Video of the play went viral, with some observers suggesting quarterback Jalen Hurts appeared visibly surprised by the call.
"Obviously, the last play didn't go as we wanted," Sirianni said afterward.
The offensive questions do not stop with Patullo. Star receiver A.J. Brown publicly voiced frustration with his role throughout the season, and a sideline exchange between Brown and Sirianni added fuel to speculation about broader tension. Sirianni later said emotions were simply "running high" in a postseason setting.
Still, the Eagles now enter the offseason with uncertainty after failing to build on their championship run. Philadelphia joins the Kansas City Chiefs, last year's Super Bowl opponent, in watching the rest of the playoffs from home.
Meanwhile, the NFC picture moves on. The San Francisco 49ers will visit the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks on Saturday in a divisional-round matchup.
