Jeff Stoutland gives blunt assessment of Eagles’ 2025 struggles
The former Eagles OL coach simplifies offensive struggles, and points to a reason for the decline in tush push production.
PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 02: Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce (62) speaks with offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland during the Philadelphia Eagles training camp on August 02, 2021 at NovaCare Training Complex in Philadelphia ,PA. (Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images On a recent bonus episode of New Heights with Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce , the brothers spoke with former Eagles (beloved) offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland. It’s one of the few interviews he’s done since leaving the organization, but he had some interesting insights to some of the offensive struggles from last season.
“I think anytime things don’t go well, and I don’t want to sound like I’m on an interview, but it’s the truth — it’s execution, it’s calling the right plays at the right time, and not running bad plays into bad defenses. I mean, it ain’t that hard — that’s pretty much it. ” Stoutland also talked about the tush push and how it took a step back last season.
The former OL coach said he was offended by the cutesy names people were giving a quarterback sneak because it minimized the skill of the play, and said that if people want to call it something, they should call it what it is: Organized mass. As for why it wasn’t as successful in 2025, he points to the change at the center of the play. “If you take a player out of there that’s been doing it for awhile, and now it’s not organized mass, it’s just mass, then you got a problem and you’re not making it.
” Jason didn’t dig much after the comment and instead shifted gears to another segment in the show, appearing as though he didn’t want to throw anyone (Cam Jurgens) under the bus. Stoutland said that he isn’t sure exactly what’s in his future, but he’ll be taking a year off — he started to say that he can’t do much right now (because he’s still under contract with the Eagles), but didn’t appear to want to go down that road. Instead he talked about spending time with his family, and being fully present without a million things to think about, but also noted he’s fired up and still passionate about coaching offensive lineman.