The Philadelphia Eagles’ offense is generating serious buzz at minicamp, and the early reviews from players could not be more encouraging. New offensive coordinator Sean Mannion and a revamped scheme are dominating the conversation right now, and for good reason. Everything coming out of the NovaCare Complex suggests this Eagles’ offense is going to look dramatically different in 2026.

My favorite quote so far came from defensive end Jalyx Hunt, who was asked what it’s been like going up against Philadelphia’s new look offense in practice. Hunt put a smile on his face and said, “Man, I won’t tell you anything about our offense, but what I will say is it’s going to be dangerous.”

That is exactly what you want to hear in June. When your own defensive players are grinning and refusing to give away details because they know how good it looks, that tells you something real is brewing.

Goedert’s comments say everything about the new scheme

Then you have tight end Dallas Goedert talking about his first impressions of Mannion.

“There’s been a lot of easy touches to the tight ends,” Goedert mentioned, “getting the ball in space and scheming ways to get us open.”

We are all about to find out just how bad Kevin Patullo was. We talked about it all last season: the hitch routes, guys not getting open, the stale play-design, the lack of touches for playmakers who should have been featured. Everybody wanted to point fingers at Jalen Hurts. They wanted to blame A.J. Brown. They wanted to blame Nick Sirianni. But the fact of the matter is Philadelphia had no offensive scheme. It was the same problem they had under Brian Johnson. And what happens when you bring in a competent coordinator? The Eagles make a run to the Super Bowl. It’s happened twice now. Simple as that.

The Shanahan DNA is real

The way players are talking about Mannion, he sounds like a true disciple of the Kyle Shanahan and Mike Shanahan coaching tree, with elements of Sean McVay’s system woven in. The under-center looks, the pre-snap motion, the creativity in how they’re scheming guys open. All of it points to an offense built on deception, misdirection, and putting players in positions to succeed after the catch.

I know we’re not even to the preseason yet. I know they have to put pen to paper and actually execute on the field when it counts. But I cannot remember a time when Eagles players talked about a coordinator like this. The enthusiasm is genuine. The excitement is palpable. And if Goedert is already seeing easy touches and space at tight end in June, imagine what this thing looks like once they install the full playbook and get the timing down with all their weapons.

Look, the coordinator position has been the Eagles’ Achilles heel for years now. They went through the Brian Johnson disaster. They suffered through Patullo’s inability to scheme anyone open. And both times, the talent on this roster masked the coaching deficiency just enough to keep Philadelphia competitive. Mannion feels different. The vocabulary coming out of that building feels different. Players aren’t just saying the right things to be polite. They’re genuinely fired up about what they’re seeing on the whiteboard and on the practice field.

The talent has always been there for the offense. Hurts, Goedert, DeVonta Smith, Saquon Barkley, a top-tier offensive line. Philadelphia has been stacking weapons for years, but the play-calling kept holding them back. If Mannion can unlock even 80% of what this roster is capable of, the NFC is in serious trouble.

We’ll see what happens once the pads come on and the games start to matter. But right now, in June, I could not be more encouraged by what we’re hearing. And that scares me a little, because the last time Eagles players were this excited about an offensive identity, they went to the Super Bowl and won it.