There are no clear answers right now, and that is important to understand as the Eagles embark on their very important offseason. Executive Vice President/General Manager Howie Roseman and Head Coach Nick Sirianni made that ultra clear on Thursday as they met the media at the NovaCare Complex.
There is work to be done to return the Eagles to the top of the NFL. Both men embrace that challenge with an open mind toward the future.
One move has been made, Kevin Patullo will not return as the offensive coordinator. Sirianni's view of that side of the football is this: "I think it's important that we continue to evolve as an offense and that we go out and do what's best for this football team (in the hiring process of bringing in a new OC). ... And that we bring in a guy who is best to help us do that. There are many different ways to be successful on offense."
Other than that, there was no news revealed on Thursday. Nor should there be. No names were mentioned. No criteria were discussed. "Our job right now and our thought process right now is to get the best candidate possible, cast a wide net there and interview some of these great candidates that are out there and find the best guy that fits the Philadelphia Eagles," Sirianni said, is about as close as it got.For Roseman, there is "an urgency to win right now," balanced with building for the future. That's always the way it is for the Eagles. Roseman and the front office do a magnificent balancing act with that, witness the eight playoff trips, three Super Bowl appearances, and two Lombardi Trophies in the NovaCare Complex trophy case from the past nine seasons.
All of this, of course, comes with the overall culture of the Philadelphia Eagles, and that is to have the humility and understanding everyone is looking first at themselves and asking, "What can I do better to win?" The Eagles know that the self-correct aspect of all of this is the first rule of business and the underlying basis for success.
If you were expecting answers this early in the offseason, sorry. One season after winning Super Bowl LIX, the Eagles rode a roller coaster on the way to an 11-7 season and an NFC East title, but an early exit from the playoffs.
"We're disappointed that we're having this press conference here, that we're not playing this weekend," Roseman said. "I can promise you that we're going to do whatever it takes to try to get better."
Roseman has said many times that his offseason performance sets the tone for the football team in the months to follow, so he understands the enormous responsibility he and his staff and the entire front office have ahead: The Eagles would love to keep every one of their prospective unrestricted free agents, players who helped them win a lot of football games, including the Super Bowl. That is not going to be possible. With victory comes roster turnover and so the line of succession is vital and the correct usage of assets is critical and that's where this team is at now.
The start of an offseason of opportunities …
"Not good enough," Roseman said, talking about the 2025 season. "If it doesn't end with confetti falling on our heads, then I don't feel like it's good enough. "We're not going to the Super Bowl every year – I know that from a broad perspective, but I believe we can. I go into every offseason thinking we're going to do whatever it takes to win a Super Bowl and when we fall short, I look at myself. I look at the things that I could have done different and I look to improve."
That, more than anything, sums up the organization's mindset heading into the first weekend of the team's offseason. That's a promise, of sorts, that the Eagles are intent on making every decision that best helps the football team, to make the Eagles, as Roseman said, "a better team in 2026."
