WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.899 Hey everybody, this is your GM, your back row 00:00:01.899 --> 00:00:03.640 dom, it's your GM who currently is not on a team 00:00:03.640 --> 00:00:05.200 right now, but don't you worry about it, Kale, 00:00:05.299 --> 00:00:07.360 here to bring you episode 10 of the Stack and 00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:09.439 Shed series. Now in this series, we're covering 00:00:09.439 --> 00:00:12.279 all 32 teams, so everybody gets a chance to be 00:00:12.279 --> 00:00:14.240 talked about, all right? Now in this series, 00:00:14.339 --> 00:00:16.120 we're covering a few different topics, and they 00:00:16.120 --> 00:00:19.800 include what went wrong, what do they need, stack 00:00:19.800 --> 00:00:23.109 or shed. Their draft picks, one move I would 00:00:23.109 --> 00:00:25.370 do in their cap space. Now, in this episode, 00:00:25.489 --> 00:00:27.309 we're talking about the Eagles. So for all my 00:00:27.309 --> 00:00:30.070 Eagles fans out there, fly Eagles, fly, because 00:00:30.070 --> 00:00:31.750 you guys aren't going to the Super Bowl anytime 00:00:31.750 --> 00:00:41.810 soon. But let's talk about it. All right, let's 00:00:41.810 --> 00:00:43.590 get into it. So what went wrong in the Eagles 00:00:43.590 --> 00:00:45.929 season? And I would venture to say it was inconsistent 00:00:45.929 --> 00:00:49.020 offensive play calling and execution. As we all 00:00:49.020 --> 00:00:51.060 know, every time a team wins the Super Bowl, 00:00:51.119 --> 00:00:53.560 they undergo some change. Now, the degree of 00:00:53.560 --> 00:00:56.399 the change varies. Sometimes an entire coaching 00:00:56.399 --> 00:00:58.799 staff can leave and a whole bunch of players 00:00:58.799 --> 00:01:00.939 can leave. And then there's other times where 00:01:00.939 --> 00:01:03.780 everybody stays for reduced salaries and reduced 00:01:03.780 --> 00:01:06.299 roles just so they can run it back one more time. 00:01:06.439 --> 00:01:09.439 As much as Nick Sirianni publicly wanted Kellen 00:01:09.439 --> 00:01:11.859 Moore to stay with the Eagles, we knew that wasn't 00:01:11.859 --> 00:01:13.739 going to happen. Now, I would have expected the 00:01:13.739 --> 00:01:16.299 Eagles to make another external hire at offensive 00:01:16.299 --> 00:01:18.519 coordinator, but of course they didn't and they 00:01:18.519 --> 00:01:20.500 decided to make an internal promotion and make 00:01:20.500 --> 00:01:22.480 Kevin Petula the next offensive coordinator. 00:01:22.799 --> 00:01:24.920 Regardless if you think that was the right move 00:01:24.920 --> 00:01:27.659 or the wrong move, it was a move that was most 00:01:27.659 --> 00:01:30.500 likely going to happen. However, there is a trend 00:01:30.500 --> 00:01:32.430 that I need to bring to your attention. Whenever 00:01:32.430 --> 00:01:35.230 the Eagles make an external hire at either offensive 00:01:35.230 --> 00:01:38.450 or defensive coordinator, the team tends to progress. 00:01:38.790 --> 00:01:40.810 But whenever they make an internal promotion, 00:01:41.090 --> 00:01:43.810 that's when the team regresses. Now you would 00:01:43.810 --> 00:01:45.430 have think the Eagles would have picked up on 00:01:45.430 --> 00:01:48.010 this by now, but clearly they haven't. Now, according 00:01:48.010 --> 00:01:50.590 to Summersports, here's the stats for the Eagles 00:01:50.590 --> 00:01:54.390 passing offense in 2024. They had 448 passing 00:01:54.390 --> 00:01:59.269 attempts for 303 completions, 3 ,517 passing 00:01:59.269 --> 00:02:03.670 yards, 206 .9 passing yards per game, 7 .8 passing 00:02:03.670 --> 00:02:07.469 yards per attempt, 24 touchdowns, 67 .6 completion 00:02:07.469 --> 00:02:11.030 percentage, and a 44 .3 % pass rate. Now, here's 00:02:11.030 --> 00:02:13.409 the stats for the Eagles rushing offense in 2024. 00:02:13.870 --> 00:02:17.759 621 rushing attempts for 3 ,000 148 rushing yards, 00:02:17.860 --> 00:02:22.139 179 .3 rushing yards per game, 4 .9 rushing yards 00:02:22.139 --> 00:02:25.759 per carry, 30 rushing touchdowns, and a 55 .7 00:02:25.759 --> 00:02:28.800 % run rate. Now here's the Eagles passing offense 00:02:28.800 --> 00:02:34.490 in 2025. 497 passing attempts for 318 completions, 00:02:34.490 --> 00:02:39.210 3 ,498 passing yards, 205 .8 passing yards per 00:02:39.210 --> 00:02:42.650 game, 7 passing yards per attempt, 26 touchdowns, 00:02:42.650 --> 00:02:46.889 a 64 % completion percentage, and a 52 .7 % pass 00:02:46.889 --> 00:02:48.849 rate. Now when we look at the Eagles rushing 00:02:48.849 --> 00:02:53.009 offense in 2025, this is what we have. 478 rushing 00:02:53.009 --> 00:02:58.110 attempts for 1 ,988 rushing yards, 116 .9 rushing 00:02:58.110 --> 00:03:00.729 yards per game, 4 .1 rushing yards per carry, 00:03:00.849 --> 00:03:04.409 17 rushing touchdowns, and a 47 .3 % run rate. 00:03:04.550 --> 00:03:06.550 Now this is how efficient the Eagles offense 00:03:06.550 --> 00:03:11.530 was in 2024 to 2025. So in 2024, they had a 44 00:03:11.530 --> 00:03:15.770 .25 % offensive success rate, 210 red zone plays 00:03:15.770 --> 00:03:18.770 for 38 red zone touchdowns and 12 turnovers. 00:03:18.930 --> 00:03:22.759 In 2025, they had a 40... 2 .38 success rate 00:03:22.759 --> 00:03:27.020 151 red zone plays 31 red zone touchdowns and 00:03:27.020 --> 00:03:29.969 13 turnovers The proof is in the pudding here, 00:03:30.030 --> 00:03:33.650 folks. The offense from 25 regressed compared 00:03:33.650 --> 00:03:36.830 to the offense in 24. And it was the same personnel. 00:03:36.889 --> 00:03:39.789 There wasn't a significant change from both of 00:03:39.789 --> 00:03:42.169 those offenses. Now, as much as everybody wants 00:03:42.169 --> 00:03:44.689 to blame Kevin Petullo on why this offense wasn't 00:03:44.689 --> 00:03:46.909 successful, we need to point fingers at Jalen 00:03:46.909 --> 00:03:49.129 Hurts as well. Because there were multiple times 00:03:49.129 --> 00:03:51.430 where Jalen Hurts did not throw it to the open 00:03:51.430 --> 00:03:53.710 man. There were multiple times in the Thursday 00:03:53.710 --> 00:03:55.710 night game against the Giants where multiple 00:03:55.710 --> 00:03:57.469 people were open and he didn't throw him the 00:03:57.469 --> 00:04:01.030 ball. Literally, Dallas Goddard just ran up the 00:04:01.030 --> 00:04:04.129 middle. Nobody was covering him at all. You could 00:04:04.129 --> 00:04:05.870 have had a walk -in touchdown right there. He 00:04:05.870 --> 00:04:07.789 didn't throw it to him. Devontae Smith was open 00:04:07.789 --> 00:04:09.650 one time. He didn't throw him the ball. Even 00:04:09.650 --> 00:04:11.550 when you look at the Black Friday game against 00:04:11.550 --> 00:04:14.689 the Bears, there were multiple times where people 00:04:14.689 --> 00:04:17.500 were open. For every two to five games that the 00:04:17.500 --> 00:04:19.459 Eagles offense struggles and they're not playing 00:04:19.459 --> 00:04:21.759 their best ball, they'll have two or three games 00:04:21.759 --> 00:04:23.899 where they're actually playing a little bit better 00:04:23.899 --> 00:04:25.959 and now everybody wants to talk their stuff. 00:04:26.139 --> 00:04:28.319 And I'm sorry, I'm not going to accept that. 00:04:28.420 --> 00:04:30.779 Because at the end of the day, what separates 00:04:30.779 --> 00:04:34.740 the greats from average is consistency. And if 00:04:34.740 --> 00:04:36.939 you're not showing consistency, then we have 00:04:36.939 --> 00:04:39.480 a problem. Now with that being said, what do 00:04:39.480 --> 00:04:41.879 the Eagles need? And that is better offensive 00:04:41.879 --> 00:04:44.350 play calling and execution. Now, I don't think 00:04:44.350 --> 00:04:46.649 Sean Manion is a bad hire. I just would have 00:04:46.649 --> 00:04:48.670 thought the Eagles would have went after a veteran 00:04:48.670 --> 00:04:51.209 offensive coordinator, someone like a Mike McDaniel 00:04:51.209 --> 00:04:53.790 or Brian Dable, for instance, right? Because 00:04:53.790 --> 00:04:55.990 when we look at Sean Manion's coaching history, 00:04:56.189 --> 00:04:58.709 he started off as an offensive assistant with 00:04:58.709 --> 00:05:01.509 the Packers in 24. Then he was promoted to work 00:05:01.509 --> 00:05:04.089 with the quarterbacks in 25. Now, I'm not saying 00:05:04.089 --> 00:05:06.610 this is a bad thing, but we have to be a little 00:05:06.610 --> 00:05:09.029 bit patient before we start giving our opinions 00:05:09.029 --> 00:05:12.319 on if this move was either good or bad. Now, 00:05:12.339 --> 00:05:14.959 as far as execution, that falls on Jalen Hurts. 00:05:14.959 --> 00:05:17.480 If somebody is open, just give them the ball. 00:05:17.879 --> 00:05:20.300 You have a plethora of different options that 00:05:20.300 --> 00:05:23.019 you can pass to. Somebody is going to be open. 00:05:23.220 --> 00:05:26.220 If Saquon isn't open, Devontae Smith is going 00:05:26.220 --> 00:05:29.040 to be open. If A .J. Brown isn't open, Dallas 00:05:29.040 --> 00:05:31.259 Gardner is going to be open. If Hollywood Brown 00:05:31.259 --> 00:05:34.500 isn't open, somebody is going to be open. Nobody 00:05:34.500 --> 00:05:36.579 is saying that you have to be a perfectionist. 00:05:36.660 --> 00:05:38.800 Nobody is saying that you have to play at an 00:05:38.800 --> 00:05:42.759 MVP level. All they want you to do is just execute. 00:05:43.040 --> 00:05:46.279 If you can execute, nobody will complain. Now, 00:05:46.300 --> 00:05:48.079 with that being said, the question we all need 00:05:48.079 --> 00:05:50.839 to ask ourselves is stack or shed? And I will 00:05:50.839 --> 00:05:52.600 eventually say stack. And the reason why I say 00:05:52.600 --> 00:05:55.100 that is because this roster is still competitive. 00:05:55.379 --> 00:05:57.920 All they have to do is just address the few holes 00:05:57.920 --> 00:06:00.699 on this team. Now, I'm not surprised the Eagles 00:06:00.699 --> 00:06:02.639 haven't been big players in free agency because 00:06:02.639 --> 00:06:04.519 I know they've been trying to go after a pass 00:06:04.519 --> 00:06:07.279 rusher and that hasn't been successful. Now, 00:06:07.300 --> 00:06:09.040 we all know they signed Tyreek Woolen, which 00:06:09.040 --> 00:06:11.319 is a good move. And we know that they re -signed 00:06:11.319 --> 00:06:13.279 Dallas Goddard to a one -year deal. That's good 00:06:13.279 --> 00:06:16.420 as well. But as far as that big dynamic move 00:06:16.420 --> 00:06:18.620 that everybody is waiting for the Eagles to make, 00:06:18.699 --> 00:06:20.759 I don't think that's going to happen. And if 00:06:20.759 --> 00:06:22.839 it does, it'll probably be at the trade deadline 00:06:22.839 --> 00:06:24.839 during the season. When we look at their draft 00:06:24.839 --> 00:06:26.300 picks, they have their first, their second, they 00:06:26.300 --> 00:06:28.439 have two thirds, two fourths, and two fifths. 00:06:28.439 --> 00:06:31.379 But the question is this. If you're Howie, is 00:06:31.379 --> 00:06:33.459 there somebody in this draft that you feel like 00:06:33.459 --> 00:06:35.860 you may have to trade up to get? Or is there 00:06:35.860 --> 00:06:37.839 somebody that you feel confident that you can 00:06:37.839 --> 00:06:39.920 get in the second or third round where you can 00:06:39.920 --> 00:06:42.439 trade down and you can get more picks? I believe 00:06:42.439 --> 00:06:44.800 the second and fourth round is the sweet spot 00:06:44.800 --> 00:06:47.319 in this draft class. And I believe a lot of teams 00:06:47.319 --> 00:06:49.839 are going to trade down to be big players within 00:06:49.839 --> 00:06:52.519 that range. And I also believe that a lot of 00:06:52.519 --> 00:06:55.220 teams are preparing themselves for the 27 draft 00:06:55.220 --> 00:06:58.199 class. So if you're the Eagles, what do you do? 00:06:58.720 --> 00:07:01.680 Do you stay put? Do you be aggressive? Or do 00:07:01.680 --> 00:07:04.399 you try to trade down? Me personally, I would 00:07:04.399 --> 00:07:06.939 trade down just a little bit. If you just move 00:07:06.939 --> 00:07:09.360 down maybe two or three spots, I think you're 00:07:09.360 --> 00:07:12.389 still in a really good spot. However, if there's 00:07:12.389 --> 00:07:14.550 somebody that you're really high on, that you 00:07:14.550 --> 00:07:16.810 believe that if you add them to the team, they're 00:07:16.810 --> 00:07:19.230 going to be a dynamic playmaker, then you go 00:07:19.230 --> 00:07:21.629 and be aggressive and you make that move. Now, 00:07:21.649 --> 00:07:24.069 the one move that I would do is draft a right 00:07:24.069 --> 00:07:26.509 tackle. Now, I know this is a little bit controversial, 00:07:26.709 --> 00:07:29.850 but just walk with me, okay? In the past few 00:07:29.850 --> 00:07:32.189 years, we've started to see that Lane Johnson's 00:07:32.189 --> 00:07:35.089 availability in play has started to regress. 00:07:35.209 --> 00:07:37.850 And we know in the last few years, there's been 00:07:37.850 --> 00:07:40.209 rumors going around that he's contemplating retirement. 00:07:40.839 --> 00:07:43.500 So if you're the Eagles, I think this is the 00:07:43.500 --> 00:07:45.740 perfect year for you to go after right tackle. 00:07:45.879 --> 00:07:48.240 If you trade up and get one of the top right 00:07:48.240 --> 00:07:50.439 tackle prospects, and then you just let them 00:07:50.439 --> 00:07:53.379 sit and learn under Lane Johnson, I think that's 00:07:53.379 --> 00:07:56.240 a good move. Because at this point, you're going 00:07:56.240 --> 00:07:58.420 to have to start making some investments into 00:07:58.420 --> 00:08:01.040 this offensive line again. Looking at their cap 00:08:01.040 --> 00:08:03.360 situation, they have $13 .6 million, which is 00:08:03.360 --> 00:08:05.040 probably going to be used for the draft picks. 00:08:05.180 --> 00:08:07.980 But the question is this, if you're the Eagles, 00:08:08.589 --> 00:08:10.509 Do you feel comfortable with your current cap 00:08:10.509 --> 00:08:13.209 situation right now? Do you feel like you need 00:08:13.209 --> 00:08:15.810 to restructure a couple deals so you can be players 00:08:15.810 --> 00:08:18.029 in that second and third wave of free agency? 00:08:18.209 --> 00:08:20.569 Because I don't think the Eagles are done. I 00:08:20.569 --> 00:08:23.449 think the Eagles are big game hunting. Now, I'm 00:08:23.449 --> 00:08:25.170 not saying the Eagles are going to make a big 00:08:25.170 --> 00:08:27.149 trade for Max Crosby or they're going to try 00:08:27.149 --> 00:08:30.170 to trade for Chris Jones or, I don't know, somebody 00:08:30.170 --> 00:08:32.370 else that's, you know, super elite or whatever. 00:08:32.590 --> 00:08:35.070 But I do expect for the Eagles to do something 00:08:35.070 --> 00:08:37.909 significant soon. But only time will tell. But 00:08:37.909 --> 00:08:39.490 I'm ending this episode here. If you guys like 00:08:39.490 --> 00:08:40.909 what you're listening, please, please, please, 00:08:41.009 --> 00:08:42.909 please, please make sure you guys leave a five 00:08:42.909 --> 00:08:45.289 -star, five -star, five -star, five -star, five 00:08:45.289 --> 00:08:46.789 -star review on anywhere and everywhere that 00:08:46.789 --> 00:08:48.690 you can listen to podcasts, okay? 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