Sean Mannion Will Remain Eagles' OC, Tanner McKee to Start Again Next Week

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni is sticking with Sean Mannion as his OC and Tanner McKee as his QB. 

The Eagles face the New York Giants next week. They have lost six games in a row after starting the season 2-0. 

"I'm not making any changes there," Sirianni said on Monday. ""It is on all of us to figure out how to get things going in the right direction. Obviously, right now they're not. But again, this is the ultimate team game and we're in the problem-solving business. Right now, we have to find answers to help us get going offensively. Again, that brunt falls on myself, that falls on Sean, and we're going to do everything we can to get ourselves out of this."

The Eagles have struggled to score in Mannion's first year as their playcaller, averaging just 17.1 points per game this season -- ranking 30th in the NFL.

Mannion, a former quarterback, played in the league as recently as 2023 and had just two years of coaching experience before stepping into this high-profile role. He was hired to implement a new system more in the Kyle Shanahan-Sean McVay mold to help modernize an offense that grew stale in 2025.

The scheme has hardly taken shape at all. Between right tackle Lane Johnson's sudden retirement, the injuries to multiple skill-position players, the trade of center Cam Jurgens and the loss of quarterback Jalen Hurts due to blood clots in his lungs, it has been challenging to establish a proper foundation.  

McKee has started the Eagles' past three games at quarterback, completing 63.2% of his pass attempts for 639 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions. He threw for 212 yards and an interception in a 27-10 loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football. 

"Tanner's our guy. We're not making any changes there," Sirianni said. "Again, how do we find solutions? That could be within scheme, that could be within how our schedule is, practice plays. Everything's on the table for us in that aspect. But right now, this is where we are and we're trying to find solutions there. We're looking at everything as far as what we can do differently as coaches."

Joe Milton, a 2024 sixth-round pick of the New England Patriots who was most recently with the Dallas Cowboys, is currently serving as the primary backup to McKee.

Hurts put up 933 passing yards, eight passing touchdowns, three interceptions, 107 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown this season. He completed 57.8% of his passes. 

Hurts entered this season with 17,891 passing yards, 110 passing touchdowns, 3,554 rushing yards and 63 rushing touchdowns in his career. He's made the Pro Bowl three times and won Super Bowl LIX MVP with Brown against the Chiefs.

The Eagles signed Hurts to a five-year, $255 million extension in April 2023. However, there is little guaranteed money left on Hurts' deal after the 2026 season.

A talented runner and thrower, Hurts finished the 2025 season with 3,224 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns, 421 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns. He completed 64.8% of his passes.

The hope is that Hurts recovers from this serious blood clot diagnosis and returns to the NFL next season. He's one of the best players and people in football.