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Sirianni went into a lengthy dissertation about how one guy wears all the blame or credit for calling plays in revealing this answer, which is true but fairly tedious. Patullo will now be in charge of handing the ball off to Saquon Barkley. The first-time playcaller will also have to keep A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith happy. There are certainly first-time playcallers who have had less to work with, we guess we’re saying. Patullo has never called plays before, but he has walked through thousands of plays with Kellen Moore, Brian Johnson, and Shane Steichen throughout his four seasons as Eagles passing game coordinator. Normally we’d bet on the passing game coordinator to bring a more pass-focused game plan, but it’s hard to not lean on Saquon Barkley after how he played in 2024.

Patullo will take the job left vacant by Kellen Moore, who was hired as the Saints’ next head coach after Philly’s Super Bowl victory. He will be Jalen Hurts’ fourth offensive coordinator in as many years. Moore and Shane Steichen were hired away as head coaches while Brian Johnson was a one-and-done promotion from within. Patullo has never called plays at the NFL level but has been with the Eagles since 2021, working closely with Moore and head coach Nick Sirianni. Moore laid out the blueprint for Philly’s offense last year. If Patullo can keep the team’s explosive run game on track while also scheming up looks for A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, the transition shouldn’t be an issue for the offense.

Patullo interviewed with the Jets for their offensive coordinator vacancy earlier in the cycle and came over with Nick Sirianni from the Colts in 2021. There will probably be interviews here rather than a straight elevation, but with Kellen Moore now in New Orleans, the Eagles offensive coordinator job becomes the only vacancy that would seem to have a shot at actually calling plays in 2025. Jones adds that Sirianni may want to take back the playcalling if they elevate Patullo.

New York fired Mike LaFleur this week after the Jets failed to score a single touchdown in their final three games and finished the season averaging the eighth fewest offensive yards per game. Patullo, the Colts’ pass game coordinator before being hired by the Eagles in 2021, would have the unenviable task of working with Zach Wilson if he lands the Jets job.

The Eagles already nabbed Colts OC Nick Sirianni as their head coach and Colts DBs coach Jonathan Gannon as their new defensive coordinator. With the removal of Doug Pederson and his staff, the Eagles’ approach is clearly to take export as much of the Colts staff as they can and recreate Indy’s recent success on the east coast. The Colts finished 11th in passing yards per game and ninth in yards per attempt last year. If they are able to bring that level of success to Philly by plundering the Colts’ staff, the switch from Pederson to Sirianni and company will go down as a success.