Eagles Hire Sean Mannion as OC, Stoutland Demotion Revealed, Belichick HOF Snub Debated — NFS Recap

Breaking: Sean Mannion Named Eagles OC

Thursday's edition of The National Football Show with Dan Sileo was rocked by breaking news in its final hour: the Philadelphia Eagles officially hired Green Bay Packers quarterback coach Sean Mannion as their new offensive coordinator. The hire ended an 18-day, 18-candidate search that had consumed the Eagles' offseason.

The news broke live on the show, prompting co-host Xander Kraus to exclaim: "Sean Mannion — you are either about to be a head coach or you will never coach in the National Football League again."

Sileo, for his part, took a measured stance on the hire — at least initially.

"I'm Switzerland. How can I have an opinion on a guy who's never done it? But I'm not giving the benefit of the doubt to the franchise because the last two inexperienced hires have bombed."

The Stoutland Bombshell

Before the Mannion news broke, the show was dominated by a seismic report from Philadelphia Inquirer beat writer Jeff McLean: longtime offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland had been demoted from his role as run game coordinator, possibly as early as Week 6 of the 2025 season. The revelation sent the show into a frenzy of connect-the-dots analysis.

Sileo tied the report to the Eagles' dysfunctional run game and the season-long struggles that plagued the offense. He also noted that media members, including John McMullen, were reportedly blocked from speaking with Stoutland during the season — a highly unusual move for one of the league's most respected position coaches.

"You put the responsibilities of the run game on Kevin Patullo's plate. No wonder you were running the same zone reruns every single time. It was like a high school offense."

Cliff Kingsbury: The OC That Almost Was

A significant portion of the show was dedicated to exploring Cliff Kingsbury as the ideal OC candidate. Sileo detailed Kingsbury's $7.5 million annual contract with the Arizona Cardinals running through 2027, explaining why the coach has been largely absent from coordinator searches — he simply doesn't need the money.

Sileo pointed to Kingsbury's resume of developing elite quarterbacks — Patrick Mahomes, Kyler Murray, Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, and Baker Mayfield — as evidence that no available candidate could match his credentials for coaching Jalen Hurts.

Belichick HOF Snub: 'Jealous or an Asshole — Pick One'

The show opened with a fiery segment on Bill Belichick's failure to earn first-ballot Hall of Fame induction. Sileo zeroed in on what he called a clear conflict of interest: voters Tony Dungy and Bill Polian — both former Indianapolis Colts figures who were central to the Deflategate complaint against the Patriots — serving on the selection committee.

"You're either jealous or you're an asshole. Pick one. Or you're both."

Fox Sports broadcaster Mike Hill joined the show and called the snub 'an embarrassment to our profession,' adding it to his top three most shocking moments in 30 years of sportscasting.

Mike Hill on Jalen Hurts: 'Do You Want to Win?'

Hill also delivered a passionate defense of Jalen Hurts, asking critics what more they could want from a quarterback with two NFC Championship appearances and a Super Bowl MVP on his resume.

"Do you want perfection? Do you want beautiful numbers? Or do you want to win football games? Jalen Hurts is that guy."

Super Bowl Preview & Kobe Anniversary

Hill and Sileo briefly touched on Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, highlighting Sam Darnold's reclamation story as one of the NFL's best. On the fifth anniversary of Kobe Bryant's passing, Hill chose Kobe over LeBron for a final shot without hesitation.

The National Football Show airs daily on the Dan Sileo YouTube channel.