Sean

Mannion

Mannion is in his first year as the Eagles’ offensive coordinator and has struggled to turn around an offense that ranked 19th in scoring and 24th in total yards last season. The loss of Jalen Hurts (blood clots) will only further complicate life for Mannion and the Eagles, who rank 28th in points scored through six games this season. While Sirianni did say “everything’s on the table” to fix the offense, it doesn’t sound like any dramatic changes are coming just yet.

No surprise here as the Tush Push has been an extremely effective play for the Eagles over the years. Mannion, Philadelphia’s third OC in the last three years, is sure to change things with the offense. When it comes to the Tush Push, however, that’s one area that doesn’t need to be fixed. QB Jalen Hurts should continue to be the main beneficiary of the short touchdowns the Tush Push provides.

Scot Loeffler is currently Philly’s quarterbacks coach, but it’s possible the Eagles let him go, allowing new OC Sean Mannion to pick his replacement. In a similar vein, Olson should be let go by the Raiders once they land Klint Kubiak as their next head coach. Mannion previously played under Olson in Seattle. Per Garafolo’s sources, Mannion would be interested in reuniting with his coach in Philly.

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero believes “a schematic shift coming to Philly,” noting that Mannion played under Rams head coach Sean McVay and Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell before serving as quarterbacks coach for the Packers under head coach Matt LaFleur. All three coaches use play action, shifts and motion far more than the Eagles did under former OC Kevin Patullo. Mannion will reportedly call plays for the offense. Pelissero’s belief is reasonable and bodes positively for a more fantasy-friendly environment in 2026.

Entering its third week, the Eagles offensive coordinator search is taking on an eau de Browns and they are responding by adding even more candidates to the pool. Mannion, 33, a former NFL backup quarterback, has no play calling experience and has only coached for two seasons.

Covington spent last season as the Patriots’ defensive coordinator but first joined their staff in 2017 as a coaching assistant. He was promoted to their DL coach in 2020 and served in that role until 2023. It was reported earlier that Covington, who interviewed earlier this month for the Bengals’ defensive coordinator vacancy, was not expected to return to the Patriots after they went out and hired Mike Vrabel as head coach. Now, he’ll have a chance to start over in Green Bay. In addition to Covington, the Packers also hired former quarterback Sean Mannion as their quarterbacks coach.

The quarterback elevated comes with starter Geno Smith questionable with a groin injury, potentially signaling that Smith is not expected to be available for the team’s game against the Eagles. The Seahawks could still render Mannion inactive to be used as their emergency quarterback, so keep an eye on the inactives list 90 minutes prior to kickoff.

When the Vikings traded for Nick Mullens, the writing was on the wall for Mannion and sophomore Kellen Mond. Both were cut Tuesday. Mannion has made three NFL starts since entering the league in 2015 and is 0-3 with a pitiful 5.2 YPA average. He’s not a capable fill-in starter.

Perhaps the Vikings are less than thrilled with the performance of Kirk Cousins’ backups this preseason. Sean Mannion has completed 66% of his attempts for a meager 5.3 yards per attempt. Sophomore Kellen Mond has been erratic in two appearances, completing 55.5% of his throws for two touchdowns and two picks. Mond also wasn’t picked by the new Minnesota regime. Mullens, with a career 64.7% completion rate and 26 touchdown passes over 20 appearances, should be the favorite to open the season as Cousins’ No. 2.

A favorite of former Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, Mannion will play a fourth season as Minnesota’s backup with the team’s new coaching staff. Mannion has completed 60.9 percent of his passes and thrown one touchdown and three interceptions in his six NFL seasons. He could once again be ahead of 2021 third-round pick QB Kellen Mond on the Vikings depth chart.