Kevin Patullo’s biggest contribution in 2025 was leaking anti-Jalen Hurts propaganda

Kevin Patullo didn’t just call a bad offense this season. He spent the year acting like a guy who knew the walls were closing in, so he started doing what desperate coaches do when they can’t coach their way out of a problem.

They leak. They deflect. They point fingers.

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And if you’re asking me? Kevin Patullo was probably the common denominator behind all the convenient “it’s Jalen’s fault” stories that kept popping up every time the Eagles offense looked like it was running on dial-up.

Because none of that stuff felt organic. It felt planted. It felt intentional. It felt like someone inside the building was trying to protect one person and one person only.

Himself.

Kevin Patullo and the Season-Long Blame Game

Last week on Nick Foles’ podcast, Richard Sherman said that Kevin Patullo – who’s good friends with Ryan Fitzpatrick – told Fitzpatrick that “People are just so hard on me and it's not my fault and they don't know the inner workings”

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All year long, there was this steady drip of reporting that always seemed to land in the same place:

The offense isn’t working because the quarterback isn’t doing what he’s supposed to do.

• Not because the system is stale.
• Not because the play design is predictable.
• Not because the sequencing makes no sense.
• Not because the coordinator can’t adjust in real time.

Nope. Always the QB.

And that’s where the whole thing starts to stink.

Because when you see the same narrative show up again and again, you’re not reading “insight.” You’re reading a PR campaign. Someone trying to get their version of the story out before the organization makes a decision.

And Kevin Patullo had more reason than anyone to start working the media like it was a full-time job.

When the “Reports” All Serve One Guy, It’s Not a Coincidence

Here’s the easiest way to spot a leak: follow the benefit.

If a story comes out and it makes one person look better while making another person look like the problem… that’s not journalism falling from the sky. That’s someone trying to steer the conversation.

This season, we got hit with all kinds of little narratives that all leaned in the same direction:

• The quarterback isn’t executing the offense correctly
• The quarterback limits what can be called
• The quarterback is refusing to do certain things that used to be part of the identity
• The backup might actually run it better

It was always some variation of “this would be fine if the QB wasn’t holding it back.”

And maybe some of it was true. Maybe not. But that’s not even the point.

The point is why it kept coming out at all, and why it always seemed to land on the same scapegoat.

That’s what makes it feel like a coordinated effort, not random information.

The Sherman Story Was the Most Kevin Patullo Thing Ever

Then Richard Sherman comes out and tells a story that basically confirms what a lot of people already suspected: Kevin Patullo was out here complaining behind the scenes that he was being treated unfairly and that people don’t understand what’s really happening.

That’s the mindset right there.

• Not “I need to be better.”
• Not “I need to fix this.”
• Not “I didn’t have the offense ready.”

It’s the classic loser coach line: “They’re being too hard on me.” That’s not leadership. That’s insecurity with a headset. And once you hear that, it’s not hard to connect the dots.

Because if you’re the type of guy who’s whining to friends of friends trying to get sympathy points, you’re also the type of guy who’s leaking little nuggets to make yourself look like the victim.

Kevin Patullo Was Coaching Like a Guy Trying to Win an Argument, Not a Game

The most embarrassing part of this entire season was how obvious it felt that the offense wasn’t being run with conviction.

It was being run like someone was terrified of being blamed.

Everything looked cautious. Everything looked tight. Everything looked like it was called by a guy trying not to screw up instead of a guy trying to put defenses in hell.

And the backup QB stuff? That’s where it got really gross.

Because once that narrative starts floating around, you’re not just leaking. You’re creating tension. You’re planting doubt. You’re feeding the wolves.

You don’t do that unless you’re trying to save yourself.

And if Kevin Patullo was pushing that idea while also getting the offense to throw more in those moments, it starts to look less like football decisions and more like a guy trying to prove a point.

Like he was building his own little “see, it’s not me” case file.

The Hurts-Patullo Vibe Was Off for a Reason

Another thing that stood out all season: Hurts never seemed to treat Kevin Patullo like his guy.

You can call it body language, you can call it tone, you can call it whatever you want. But it never felt warm. It never felt connected. It felt professional at best and distant at worst.

And if Hurts had even a suspicion that Patullo was the one feeding stories to make him look like the problem?

That distance makes perfect sense.

Because the fastest way to lose a locker room is to throw players under the bus. The fastest way to lose your quarterback is to make him feel like you’re campaigning against him.

That’s how you create a fractured offense.

And buddy, this offense looked fractured.

Kevin Patullo Didn’t Deserve the Job, and He Damn Sure Didn’t Deserve the Benefit of the Doubt

The Eagles didn’t just have a rough stretch. They had long periods where the offense looked lifeless. Predictable. Easy to defend. Like teams knew what was coming and the Eagles still couldn’t pivot.

That’s not a “QB isn’t running it right” issue.

That’s a coaching issue.

And the wild part is Patullo had been around forever. He wasn’t some new hire learning on the fly. He was in the building, in the meetings, in the planning, in the process.

So when it went sideways, the answer shouldn’t have been to quietly whisper “it’s the quarterback.”

The answer should’ve been to fix it.

He couldn’t.

So instead, he leaked.

Kevin Patullo Had to Go, and Not Just Because He Stinks

If Patullo was just bad at his job, that’s one thing. Plenty of coordinators are bad. The league is full of frauds. But if he was bad and spent the season trying to shift heat onto Hurts through little media narratives and convenient leaks?

That’s worse.

That’s not just incompetence. That’s selfishness.

That’s the behavior of someone who knows he’s not good enough, so he tries to survive by making someone else the story.

And that’s exactly why Kevin Patullo had to go.

• Not because the fans were mean.
• Not because the media didn’t understand.
• Not because “people don’t know the inner workings.”

Because the offense looked like shit, the messaging got slimy, and the coordinator spent more time protecting his own reputation than protecting the team.

Good riddance.