The Eagles are heading into 2026 looking like a team with the same jersey and a very different identity.
Philadelphia’s offseason has brought a major reset on offense, and the biggest changes are impossible to miss. Sean Mannion is in as the new offensive coordinator.
DeVonta Smith now stands as WR1 after A.J. Brown’s trade.
Three new receivers are in the mix trying to claim the WR2 job. And Jalen Hurts is carrying more pressure than ever to deliver and justify everything around him.
Even Nick Sirianni, despite winning nearly 70% of the games he has coached, is under heat.
That was the lens Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer used when he sized up every NFL team heading into the league’s long summer break. For Philadelphia, his focus stayed squarely on the offense and what the next step should look like.
"The Eagles’ offseason seemed to be centered on the A.J. Brown drama, and the fallout leaves two simple things to focus on for camp.
The first is what Jalen Hurts looks like post-Brown, with new OC Sean Mannion leading the way. The second, obviously, is how the replacements around DeVonta Smith-Makai Lemon, Dontayvion Wicks and Hollywood Brown-look.
The roster is otherwise in good shape and still in a window to compete at the highest level. Newcomers Tariq Woolen and Jonathan Greenard are two guys to watch in camp on defense."
Even with Brown gone, the Eagles are not being written off. If anything, the feeling is that the offense may actually be better equipped in certain spots.
The receiver group is deeper than it has been during Hurts’ time at quarterback, and Hollywood Brown gives the room some speed. Smith, meanwhile, is being positioned to show he can handle life as the top target.
There is also the matter of what Brown’s departure removes from the equation. The trade should quiet a storyline that had followed the team for two years and often felt like a distraction hanging over everything. Now the Eagles can put the noise aside and concentrate on playing as one unit.
Mannion’s arrival brings a clear shift in how the offense is expected to function. The Eagles are moving away from a more outdated approach and leaning into a modern setup built around motions, RPOs and more work over the middle of the field. That change is designed to help Hurts show he can make every throw while also creating more room for Saquon Barkley on the ground.
There are changes on the other side of the ball, too. Woolen stood out during OTAs and gave Eagles fans a reason to believe they may have found a Darius Slay replacement after a year of dealing with Adoree' Jackson and Kelee Ringo. Greenard is coming off a rough 2025 season that was shortened by injury and produced just three sacks, but his 2023 and 2024 totals - 12 or more sacks in both seasons - are exactly the kind of edge production Philadelphia needs to push its pass rush from strong to elite.
The adjustment period may be bumpy early, but the bigger picture still points to a team built to contend. With Howie Roseman’s roster construction and Sirianni’s winning culture in place, the Eagles still look set up to stay in the fight.
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