The Eagles’ offense has reached the point where the bye week isn’t just a breather - it’s a chance to rethink the whole thing.
Philadelphia sits dead last in the NFL in total offense at 260.2 yards per game, and Sean Mannion has spent most of the season trying to steer a unit that has gone nowhere fast. With eight games left, the pressure is on him to make real adjustments, and there are three areas where the changes need to start now.
The first move is up front, where Landon Dickerson’s spot at left guard needs to be in question. Dickerson has been a strong Eagle for a long time, with a Super Bowl and two Pro Bowls on his résumé, but this season hasn’t matched that standard.
In 169 pass-blocking snaps, he has allowed 15 pressures, four sacks, and one quarterback hit. Pro Football Focus has him at 54.4 overall, 55th out of 75 eligible offensive guards, with a 36.5 pass-blocking grade and a 65.0 run-blocking grade.
Willie Lampkin has made a stronger case in pass protection. He has given up five pressures and one quarterback hit in 98 pass-blocking snaps, and PFF has him at 53.4 overall with a 49.8 pass-blocking grade and a 65.0 run-blocking grade.
Dickerson still has the edge as a run blocker, but Lampkin looks better in pass protection, and the case for giving him a real shot is hard to ignore. He also went through more than 900 pass blocks at North Carolina without allowing a sack.
Another place for Mannion to lean into youth is at tight end, where Eli Stowers deserves more run than Dallas Goedert. Goedert is still a good player and, right now, the team’s most important pass-catcher besides Makai Lemon, at least among the healthy players and excluding DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks. Still, the offense has stalled, and Stowers has been getting more opportunities over the past three weeks.
The second-round rookie has had a quiet season after being on IR until the Week 7 game against the Dallas Cowboys. Over the last three games, he has three catches, all of them coming in Week 8 against the Washington Commanders, for 53 yards, including a 34-yard grab.
With Hollywood Brown now released, the Eagles could also use Stowers more as an outside receiver or in the slot. However they do it, the point is the same: get him on the field and let him grow.
The final change is the simplest one to say and the hardest one to execute - the Eagles need more deep shots.
This passing game has lacked creativity and any real explosion. Philadelphia has produced fewer completions of 20 yards or more than any other team in the league, with 14, and it is tied for fourth-worst in pass plays of 40 yards or more with three. All three of those 40-plus-yard plays came from Jalen Hurts, which leaves Tanner McKee and Joe Milton III without much to show for their chances.
That has to change if the offense is going to have any life. Milton has the arm strength to push the ball downfield, and Mannion needs to find a way to use it. Without explosive plays through the air, this group has no path out of the league’s basement.
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