Sean Mannion talks about his vision for the Eagles’ offense

Despite being one of the first hires by the Eagles early in the offseason, offensive coordinator Sean Mannion is just now speaking to reporters for the first time in his new role. Mannion spoke on Thursday about building a new offensive scheme, working with Jalen Hurts, and some of the other new coaches he’s added to his staff. Here’s what the OC had to say: On wanting the Eagles job Mannion explained that he had a virtual interview with the Eagles when he was down at the East-West Shrine Game after the season, and he felt like they really hit it off with everyone, including Nick Sirianni, Howie Roseman, and Jeffrey Lurie.

“Felt like it was a great fit — great fit for me, great fit for my family, great fit just in terms of the football side of things here. Really excited. ” As for how he knew he was ready for such a bigger role, and the OC noted he leans on all of his experience both on staff in Green Bay and as a quarterback in the league.

Even back when he was a player, he knew that he wanted to take the coaching route after he retired, so it’s something he was preparing for even before his playing career was over. He later spoke about why he was excited about this role with the Eagles. “The first thing is the Eagles have been an outstanding organization top to bottom — you know that from afar just with the results on the field, and the culture, and the system of excellence that they’ve built here.

And then getting to talk with Nick [Sirianni] and see the way he views the game, see the way he views building a program and running an organization, and all the things we really value here: Tough, detailed, together. You could just tell it was a great fit and it was in perfect alignment with how I view the game, as well. So I think once you get to dive into those football discussions, all of those things you know about the organization from afar become validated once you kind of see behind the curtain.