Part of the evolution of the Eagles’ offense in 2021 was the maturation of a new coaching staff. Head Coach Nick Sirianni and Offensive Coordinator Shane Steichen have both previously spoken publicly about the collaborative nature of gameplanning and playcalling. While Sirianni is ultimately in charge of the offense and his fingerprints are all over the game plan and the plays that are called, Steichen explained how his role as the playcaller expanded over the course of the season, and provided details of how it all comes together, both during the week and on gameday, with the entire offensive staff.
“I think last year we were a new staff, and we were evolving as an offense,” Steichen said. “So as the season got going on, I ended up taking over more of the play calling midseason. Then again, Nick has a stamp on every single thing we do. So, in the meeting rooms, he has a stamp on everything we do, every play that’s on that call sheet, he makes sure it’s justified, boom, and we’re good to go. So going forward, I’ll be calling the plays next year (2022), and we’ll go from there.”
Steichen also stressed that it’s not all about him. It is a collaborative effort to get the right game plan in place for quarterback Jalen Hurts, who has the same offensive coordinator in place for a consecutive season for the first time since his high school days.
“I’ll be calling the plays, but it is a complete group effort. It’s a complete group effort from the top down,” Steichen said. “It starts with Nick as the head coach. He does a hell of a job gameplanning. Then we go from there. On gameday, he’s the head coach, and if he wants something called, he’ll tell me, and I’ll get it called.
“We have a system. We have an opener. We go through the third downs. We go through everything we do, week in and week out, so we’re prepared for the game. So once the game starts, we’re kind of on the same page. Then in between series just like every team probably does around the league, you talk through…