The Eagles on Sunday in their loss to the Rams were able to muster just 172 yards of total offense. They had just 12 first downs. They averaged just 3.0 yards per play. And they were 0-for-12 on third downs. It was about as bad as you could imagine. But new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion p lans to stay on course with the offense he brought to the Eagles this offseason. Don’t expect any major changes. “We’re here and we’re implementing something that we absolutely believe in,” Mannion said on Tuesday. “And you’re always looking, like we’ve said throughout this process, to make it as good as it can be and add tweaks and add wrinkles here and there.  “We believe in the things we’ve installed and that we’ve implemented from a fundamental perspective in terms of the structure of our offense. We’re going to keep leaning into that and make it as good as it can be.” One of the big sells when the Eagles hired a first-time offensive coordinator with two years of coaching experience was the background he had in this style of offense made popular most recently in the NFL by the Shanahan coaching tree. We expected the Eagles to lean into their outside-zone run scheme, under-center usage and play-action passes off of that. When asked on Tuesday if that’s still the direction Mannion is pushing this offense, he said, “Absolutely.” “And like we said,” Mannion continued, “those are things that we absolutely believe in, that we absolutely lean into. Each opponent presents a different challenge. Some of the things teams do defensively against that, you have to adjust and be flexible. And ultimately, it all goes back to putting ourselves in the best position possible. Yes, that’s absolutely something we believe in. That has not wavered at all.” While Mannion talked about those core tenants on Tuesday, the Eagles’ offense hasn’t really been leaning into them as much as you’d expect through the first quarter of the season. It’s not a super small sample size anymore. Through four games, the Eagles have run just 71 plays under center, which ranks 29th in the NFL. And Jalen Hurts has attempted just 20 play-action passes, which ranks dead last among quarterbacks with four starts. And when they’ve used both of those elements, it hasn’t really worked. The Eagles’ offense, in general, isn’t very good right now. But it has been better in shotgun than under center through four weeks. Here are some numbers, per NFL NextGen Stats: ShotgunUnder-centerPlays: 147 (11th)Plays: 71 (29th in NFL) EPA/play: -0.17 (24th)EPA/play: -0.26 (30th)Pass plays: 106Pass plays: 19EPA/pass: -0.25 (26th)EPA/pass: -0.47 (30th)Run plays: 41 Run plays: 52EPA/run: +0.05 (11th)EPA/run: -0.19 (26th) When it comes to success rate on under-center plays, the Eagles are at the very bottom of the NFL. So maybe they shouldn’t try to lean into it more? Even though Hurts hasn’t gotten many opportunities in the play-action game, Mannion was steadfast in his answer about Hurts’ ability to make those plays. “He absolutely can do it,” Mannion said. “Like I said, each week you’re attacking a different opponent. Sometimes that calls on a different strategy of how you’re going to align your formations, the layering of plays you have up in the plan. He absolutely can do it. We believe in it. I think some of the things that maybe you’re referring to are more week to week and how you attack a specific opponent and how you attack that way so that everything layers off one another.” If the under-center game is a mess, it shouldn’t be surprised that Hurts hasn’t been very good on play-action or that he hasn’t had many chances. Through four games, Hurts has completed 8 of 20 play-action passes for 134 yards and a touchdown. His passer rating of 80.0 on play-action ranks 22nd among qualified QBs in the NFL. He has also been pressured 11 times with a sack on those 20 dropbacks. It’s hard to state just how bad the Eagles’ offense has looked at times this season. Through four games, the Eagles are tied for the league lead in 3-and-outs with 14. They led the NFL with 50 3-and-outs last season and are on pace for nearly 60 in 2026. Of course, the Eagles were decimated by injuries on Sunday. That can’t be an excuse but it certainly doesn’t help. And perhaps it’s a reason why Mannion isn’t ready to abandon the offensive scheme that led him to this offensive coordinator position in the first place. When Nick Sirianni hired Mannion, he praised the young coach for his conviction. For better or worse, we’re seeing that this week. “It is what I believe in. It’s unwavering in that regard,” Mannion said. “I have the same conviction when I interviewed here and when Nick hired me. I have total faith in what we’re doing schematically and our ability to coach it and teach it and our players’ ability to execute it. That doesn’t mean that you don’t look at things every week and say, ‘How can I make this better? Is there something the defense is doing that we can tweak or do a little bit differently?’ But the core tenants of all that, I’m still steadfast in all that stuff.” This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. ...read more read less