Each of them has his own set of to-do's for Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings, but the collective goal is the same: Find a way to get the Eagles back on the winning track after losses to Denver and the New York Giants.
With that, the team's coordinators met reporters on Tuesday to discuss the state of their respective units, and all three coaches had the same message – the job to turn it around starts with each of them.
They are accountable. They are understanding of the long, up-and-down nature of an NFL season. They are certain things will turn toward the good.
That said, some real talk from the coordinators of the Philadelphia Eagles …
DC Vic Fangio: Vikings pose a challenge no matter who plays QB
A dynamic passing attack and a strong running game awaits in Minneapolis, but one thing the Eagles DON'T know at this moment is who will play quarterback on Sunday for the Vikings: Second-year man J.J. McCarthy, who has returned to practice this week after missing three games with a knee injury, or former Eagles No. 2 overall draft pick Carson Wentz, who has posted a 2-1 record with a 99.5 passer rating in his three starts.
"They are similar. They're both athletic," Fangio said. "They both do a good job running this offense. This is a good offense we're going against. It's a good scheme. It's packaged well together. They do a good job of calling plays. It's a tough offense."
Fangio still doesn't know whether cornerback Quinyon Mitchell can return from a hamstring injury suffered in the loss to the Giants. The secondary will be tested against a Vikings receiving corps that includes Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison at wide receiver and T.J. Hockenson at tight end. Adoree' Jackson and Kelee Ringo will also be counted on at cornerback, as will second-year defensive back Cooper DeJean.
The defense won't have edge player Za'Darius Smith, who announced his retirement on Monday, but could start working linebacker Nakobe Dean into the mix now that he's on the active roster. Dean, who suffered a torn patellar injury in the playoffs last season, played on special teams against New York. The Eagles have some flexibility with their personnel, which the masterful Fangio can utilize.
OC Kevin Patullo: Searching for the Big C with the offense
There have been times when the offense has been on fire in 2025 and there have been times when the offense has struggled to get things going.
So, what is offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo and his coaches and players most in search of starting Sunday against a Vikings team that blitzes 38 percent of the time?
"I think when you look at just the progress from the first game until now, each game has been very different," Patullo said. "When you look at just where we want to go, we know there's a lot of areas we want to improve on and be more consistent in. I think that's the biggest thing is just consistency, and it's our job as a staff to continue to put the players in the best position, and then we've just got to execute it and work as a full unit together and continue to build and grow.
Patullo said everyone shares in the inconsistency and that the goal is to be more effective on first and second downs so that the third-down situations are more manageable. That is something to watch Sunday against the Vikings.
Special teams coordinator Michael Clay: Improving the return game on tap
Michael Clay has full confidence in his kickoff and punt return teams. Six games have provided a snapshot similar to the entire team: Some good moments and some not as good. The goal is to be a whole lot better on Sunday and in the weeks to follow.
On kickoffs, a clean catch has been one of the areas to work on. Clay says the actual basics are what need to improve there.
"I think just a little bit just has to do with just our catch mechanics," he said. "If the ball falls on your side you don't have that opportunity to use more of your body surface and I think that's, as we look at it, been our biggest issue, is just corralling the ball, whether that's the L.A. Rams game or last Thursday against the Giants, when we don't corral the ball, that gives us issues and it puts the team in a terrible situation with field position with the offense and that falls on me more than anything else. But we've proven that when we do have an opportunity to catch it correctly, get going north and south, we have some opportunities to get it past the 30, the Tampa Bay game, Denver game. We've gotten past there.
"So for us it's really honing back in and let's do the elementary things correctly first before getting downhill in terms of our returns. So a lot of it's just our catch mechanics and that's the great thing about the NFL. The first six weeks weren't up to our standard in terms of kickoff return and helping the team, but there's 11 more weeks left to mend that and it's going to start tomorrow in practice, and we don't want to try and take the big chunk on the first time. It's all about the steps to mend those things."
