Sean Mannion Gets Pressure Put on Him Already for Eagles After Kevin Patullo Failure

I'm a bit conflicted about how I think Jalen Hurts will play next season for the Philadelphia Eagles. On the one hand, I believe that Hurts typically figures things out and always finds a way to win games at the highest level. There should be no debate that all Hurts has done throughout his NFL career is win, and there's something to be said about that. 

When times have been tough for the former Alabama and Oklahoma product, he typically comes out on top. At the same time, we have to factor in the reality that the Eagles have moved on from some important pieces on offense.

Mainly, the decision to move on from A.J. Brown. Brown, arguably a top-three wide receiver in the NFL, will be missed. The offensive line is also an important part here, and ESPN believes it could raise some questions next season. There's also a belief now that Sean Mannion is under a lot of pressure to be the answer.

“Regardless of how highly Hurts ranks among league quarterbacks, there's no question that Brown and the O-line were massive factors to the Eagles' offensive success under Nick Sirianni. Enormous pressure is on the shoulders of Mannion, who doesn't have much experience but did coach in Green Bay, where he helped Matt LaFleur wonderfully adjust the Sean McVay scheme for both Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love. 

“Pressure is also on Hurts and Nick Sirianni to help Mannion blend that offense with a Philadelphia system that has largely worked across multiple seasons and multiple offensive coordinators,” Ben Solak of ESPN wrote.

I don't want to put too much pressure on Mannion because of him being a first-year offensive coordinator in Philadelphia. However, we could have said the same thing about some guys in the past who haven't or have done a really good job for the organization. 

Ultimately, Mannion has a job to do, and if he doesn't do it well, we might see some major changes to him and Hurts. Hurts will face a lot of pressure and much of that falls on the shoulder of other guys.