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Jason Kelce on Why The Eagles and Jalen Hurts Will Thrive in Sean Mannion’s Offense | Film Breakdown

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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Jason Kelce on Why The Eagles and Jalen Hurts Will Thrive in Sean Mannion’s Offense | Film Breakdown", an episode of New Heights published February 19, 2026 (18 min, about 3,606 words). It mentions 30 people, works and ideas, including Eagles, Shawn Manion, Jalen Hurts, Play-action, Motion.

What this episode is about

The summary highlights Jason Kelce discussing Sean Mannion’s offense and why it could elevate the Eagles, focusing on Mannion’s rapid rise, potential play-calling changes, and how his system may differ from previous schemes, with expectations of innovative concepts and a mobile quarterback. It also notes excitement about off-season adjustments, including potential shifts away from frequent hitch routes.

Key takeaways

  • New guardrails, old magic: a young coordinator like Shawn Manion signals fresh ideas, not revolution—yet.
  • Tiny details matter: eye discipline on the mesh can derail a defender's fit more than raw speed.
  • Humility in system switches: the offense may feel different, but core concepts and QB mobility remain.
  • Motion and communication unlock lookups: pre-snap shifts trick defenses into ill-fitting gaps and big plays.
  • Ground game still matters: explosive runs ride on intuition, timing, and disciplined OL play, not gimmicks alone.

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 3:00: Eagles, Quarterback, Shawn Manion, Offensive Coordinator
  2. – 6:00: Quarterback, Eagles, Motion, Run Game
  3. – 9:00: Motion, Play-action, Defense, Eagles
  4. – 12:00: Play-action, Eagles, Defense, Gap Integrity
  5. – 15:00: Play-action, AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith, Motion
  6. – 17:51: Eagles, Shawn Manion, Motion, Defense

Notable quotes from "Jason Kelce on Why The Eagles and Jalen Hurts Will Thrive in Sean Mannion’s Offense | Film Breakdown"

  • Wouldn't trade it for anything, but I have always wanted to know more about this offense. very excited for what Shawn Manion's going to bring. I like that he's a young coach…
    about Eagles · at
  • Hitches. I don't know how the [ __ ] that happens. but they still do things at a really high level and they still have a quarterback that is very good with his own legs and…
    about Quarterback · at
  • Right? That's something you'll see out of this formation. What they do here, they're just going to do a simple zone read, but watch 94's eyes. 94's eyes are on this tight end…
    about Zone Read · at
  • Down here and he's going to be responsible for that a gap on the weak side to even this back out. They'll bring a receiver in motion to the weak side. We like you're going to…
    about Motion · at
  • Run game, it has been the one positive thing in Philadelphia ever since Jeff Stalin's been there. And it's gotten even better when Jaylen Herz is the quarterback. And a big…
    about Jalen Hurts · at
  • Because he is all the way outside to start, they probably don't have time to communicate it. So, they motion him down, right? He stops real quick and then they're going to run this play action.
    about communication · at
  • Touchdown. They get it down to the one yard line. But regardless it's an explosive. This is what the whole offense was built around like we're going to run this boot concept…
    about Play-action · at
  • 3x3 almost like a bunch formation, but they're going to hit it on the fly, snap the ball, and the defense doesn't have time to communicate. So, they end up getting an easy…
    about Defense · at

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

  • Shawn Manion — Person · Core topic · 4 mentions · first at
    He is discussed as the Eagles' new offensive coordinator, with emphasis on his background in the Packers/McVay-style ecosystem and how that could reshape Philadelphia's offense.
    Wouldn't trade it for anything, but I have always wanted to know more about this offense. very excited for what Shawn Manion's going to bring. I like that he's a young coach…
  • Jalen Hurts — Person · Core topic · 2 mentions · first at
    Jaylen Hurts is repeatedly referenced as the key constraint and advantage for the Eagles offense—especially QB run, reads, and RPOs—when projecting how Manion's concepts translate to Philadelphia.
  • Malik Willis — Person · Referenced player example · 3 mentions · first at
    Willis is used as an example of how Green Bay leveraged QB athleticism and zone-read details, implying similar usage for Jaylen Hurts in the Eagles offense.
    The league. So listen, they've shown the ability to utilize that as well. We saw a lot of outstanding plays from Malik Willis down the stretch this year for Green Bay and I…
  • Jordan Love — Person · Referenced player example · 2 mentions · first at
    Jordan Love is referenced as the passer executing Packers play-action/boot concepts, illustrating how the scheme creates easy throws and explosives.
    Guys are going to be screaming across the field to flood the opposite side of the field in a layered concept. And Love ends up checking it down because he's got pressure in his…
  • Jeff Statlin — Person · Referenced coach · 1 mention · first at
    He is credited with the Eagles' run-game success over multiple years, serving as a baseline for what has worked in Philadelphia.
    And Jeff Statlin, hard to beat that.
  • Jason Singleton — Person · Referenced defender example · 2 mentions · first at
    Singleton is used in a specific film breakdown to illustrate how motion/rotation can confuse run fits and leave an A-gap open for an explosive duo run.
    Outside the box and these backers now have to push back over to make the gaps right. 49, Alex Singleton is on the other side of that nose guard. They're pushing that way…
  • AJ Brown — Person · Referenced Eagles receiver · 2 mentions · first at
    He is compared with DeVonta Smith as another option to run the featured route concept, emphasizing physicality and contested-catch ability in the offense.
    Catches. Devonte feels like this guy that could run the sale route extremely well. But he's [ __ ] AJ Brown.
  • DeVonta Smith — Person · Referenced Eagles receiver · 2 mentions · first at
    He is discussed as a stylistic fit for a specific route concept (sale/over conversion) within the Packers-style play-action/boot passing game.
    Physical fast. he is going to be making all of like the contested catches. Devonte feels like this guy that could run the sale route extremely well. But he's [ __ ] AJ Brown.
  • Matt LaFleur — Person · Referenced coach · 1 mention · first at
    He is cited as the head coach under whom Shawn Manion coached for two years, anchoring Manion's recent system background.
    Okonnell. He played in both of those places as a player and then obviously he's been with Matt Laflur as a coach for the last two years. That whole system I have always been…
  • Nick Sirianni — Person · Referenced coach · 1 mention · first at
    He is referenced as the coach who evolved the Eagles offense around Jaylen Hurts, setting context for why further evolution is needed now.
    Away from that completely. I still think that's incorporated within this Eagles offense. What Nick Serriiani evolved his offense to when he brought it to Philadelphia with…
  • Shane Steichen — Person · Referenced coach · 1 mention · first at
    He is mentioned as part of the period when the Sirianni/Hurts offense was highly successful, serving as a comparison point for future changes.
    Evolved his offense to when he brought it to Philadelphia with Jaylen Herz was very successful with Shane Stiken and for a long time. Now it needs to continue to evolve. I…

Companies & orgs

  • Eagles — Organization · Core topic · 12 mentions · first at
    The discussion centers on how the Philadelphia Eagles offense may change with a new offensive coordinator and how existing Eagles strengths (run game, QB run threat) can mesh with new concepts.
  • Green Bay Packers — Organization · Referenced organization · 2 mentions · first at
    The Packers are used as the primary film/strategy reference point for the offensive system (motion, play-action, duo) that Manion is implied to bring to the Eagles.
    Eagles fans, we have a new offensive coordinator, Shawn Manion from the Green Bay Packers. He is a seasoned coach of two years. He comes from this McVey Okonnell. He played in both of those places as a player and then obviously.
  • NFL — Organization · Referenced league · 1 mention · first at
    The league is referenced to validate that Manion is highly regarded and rising quickly 'in the league,' framing the hire's credibility.
    And now he's all of a sudden offensive coordinator. This is a guy that clearly people in the league think highly of.

Concepts & topics

  • Play-action — Concept · Core topic · 10 mentions · first at
    Play action is described as foundational to the Shanahan/McVay-style offense, especially married to run concepts (duo/outside zone) and boots to create layered explosives.
  • Motion — Concept · Core topic · 9 mentions · first at
    Motion is presented as a major differentiator between Packers and Eagles tendencies, used to stress defensive communication, alter rotations, and create easy/explosive completions.
  • Duo — Concept · Core topic · 3 mentions · first at
    Duo is repeatedly highlighted as a key run concept the Packers leaned on and as a platform for complementary play-action shots that could translate to the Eagles.
    Evolved. There's a lot more motion as we've talked about before. And now they've started to implement duo, right?
  • Explosive Play — Concept · Core topic · 3 mentions · first at
    Explosives are the stated payoff of marrying run and play-action with motion—turning routine downs (e.g., 4th-and-1, 3rd-and-3) into chunk gains or touchdowns.
    To a defense all of a sudden leaving an A gap open on a downhill duo run. And what results is a massively explosive play for a touchdown. If you look at the run game, it has…
  • Offensive Coordinator — Concept · Core topic · 2 mentions · first at
    The episode frames the offensive coordinator role as the driver of scheme evolution, play-calling style, and how new concepts (motion/play-action) will be integrated.
    Eagles fans, we have a new offensive coordinator, Shawn Manion from the Green Bay Packers. He is a seasoned coach of two years. He comes from this McVey Okonnell. He played in both of those.
  • Run Game — Concept · Core topic · 2 mentions · first at
    The run game is described as Philadelphia's consistent strength and the foundation that enables play-action, QB reads, and explosive plays.
    Run game, it has been the one positive thing in Philadelphia ever since Jeff Stalin's been there. And it's gotten even better when Jaylen Herz is the quarterback. And a big…
  • Quarterback — Concept · Supporting concept · 9 mentions · first at
    Quarterback mobility and the QB run/keep threat are framed as central to creating advantageous run looks and marrying reads with the run game.
  • Defense — Concept · Supporting concept · 7 mentions · first at
    Defensive structure and reactions (run fits, rotations, communication) are analyzed to explain why motion and play-action create explosive plays.
  • communication — Concept · Supporting concept · 3 mentions · first at
    Communication is emphasized as the defensive failure point exploited by motion/shifts, leading to busted assignments, open gaps, and uncovered crossers.
  • Zone Read — Concept · Supporting concept · 2 mentions · first at
    Zone read is used in a detailed example (DE eye discipline/mesh timing) and as a core mechanism for leveraging a mobile quarterback like Hurts.
  • 3x1 Formation — Concept · Supporting concept · 2 mentions · first at
    3x1 is used to explain typical defensive rotations and how motion can shift the defense from 2x2 to 3x1 to create confusion and explosives.
    Very conventional thing here. We used to call this like a find, right? So Green Bay's in a 3x1 formation. This is a very typical duo formation. Big edge, all these guys lined up tight to the right side of the line of scrimmage.
  • Gap Integrity — Concept · Supporting concept · 2 mentions · first at
    Gap integrity is discussed as the defensive requirement stressed by duo and boot action, especially for backside defenders forced to honor both run gaps and routes.
    Releases in a route. It's very hard for these guys on the backside to move and maintain gap integrity with the run concepts that are happening while also maintaining…
  • RPO — Concept · Supporting concept · 1 mention · first at
    RPOs are mentioned as part of Jaylen Hurts' arsenal that should remain in the offense even if more under-center play-action and motion are added.
    He's a mobile quarterback. He can make a lot of things happen with some of the reads and RPOS's. I don't think you get away from that completely. I still think that's…
  • Bunch Formation — Concept · Supporting concept · 2 mentions · first at
    Bunch is referenced in the context of motioning into clustered sets on the fly to prevent defensive checks and create easy completions.
    Bay comes out in a 2x two set. All right. They're going to motion into a 3x3 almost like a bunch formation, but they're going to hit it on the fly, snap the ball, and the…
  • Cover 3 — Concept · Referenced coverage · 1 mention
    Cover 3 with weak-side rotation is cited as a common defensive response to 3x1/duo looks, setting up how motion manipulates rotations and run fits.

Places & events

  • Wildcard Game — Event · Referenced event · 2 mentions · first at
    A wildcard playoff game is used as the setting for an 'opener' concept and explosive design examples, illustrating high-leverage play-calling.
    In the game and you know are going to be big explosives and it's dialed up perfectly by Green Bay to start a very important wildcard game that they end up losing. but we don't…

Full transcript with timestamps

They got one skinny receiver out here to the left and he's out there holding his He ain't DOING hungry dogs run fast. Eagles fans, we have a new offensive coordinator, Shawn Manion from the Green Bay Packers. He is a seasoned coach of two years. He comes from this McVey Okonnell. He played in both of those places as a player and then obviously he's been with Matt Laflur as a coach for the last two years. That whole system I have always been very interested in. I never had the privilege of playing in it. I was always kind of honestly I was kind of jealous I never got to play in it. For an offensive lineman, especially athletic offensive lineman, they do a lot of creative interesting things. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy with the career I had.

And Jeff Statlin, hard to beat that. Wouldn't trade it for anything, but I have always wanted to know more about this offense. very excited for what Shawn Manion's going to bring. I like that he's a young coach that has been climbing fast, right? He's within two years he's gone to the quarterback coach and now he's all of a sudden offensive coordinator. This is a guy that clearly people in the league think highly of. Very excited to see how this molds into the Eagles offense. Very excited to see how he does as a play caller. and we're going to dive into some of the things that he's going to do that are really going to, I think, potentially make the offense look way different in a way that you guys will all be really happy about.

So, let's watch this first play. Hitches. Look at that. Outstanding hitch route. Hitches across the board. Musgrave for a 5y. I'm [ __ ] with you guys. You guys have been complaining about hitches for the last 17, 18 weeks. We're not going to see as many hitches most likely, but I mean, who knows? Maybe Jaylen likes hitches. I don't know how the [ __ ] that happens. but they still do things at a really high level and they still have a quarterback that is very good with his own legs and things that he's done in the league. So listen, they've shown the ability to utilize that as well. We saw a lot of outstanding plays from Malik Willis down the stretch this year for Green Bay and I anticipate them to utilize a lot of these same concepts that we've done with the Eagles and Jaylen Herz and things that they did with Malik Willis. Let's take a look at this. We've had this play in our system for a long time. They put a little

wrinkle on it that I actually really like. This is like an alert for an end like, "Hey, we might get a toss crack here." Right? When that tight end is just next to it, you will see a play where the tight end will crack down on the end, the tackle will pull out, and they'll toss it to the running back, right? That's something you'll see out of this formation. What they do here, they're just going to do a simple zone read, but watch 94's eyes. 94's eyes are on this tight end first to see if he's going to get cracked. And it might look like something so small, but it causes him to be late into what we call his mesh, like getting into mesh with the run. Like the quarterback, running back mesh, the defensive end is late getting his eyes onto that and late getting into the proper position and fit and being able to react when Malik Willis pulls this ball. As a result of this very minor detail, he's looking at the tight

end. Now he gets his eyes back to the quarterback and running back mesh point. He is not in a good position to redirect with Malik Willis. Although I don't know that it would have mattered. Willis might just be a better athlete. That guy is a freak. But I do love just these little things. And you're going to see this all over here where Green Bay does a lot of the little tiny details that look like they don't make sense or make a big difference, but I think they actually make a ton of difference. Very small detail. Something the Eagles have done a lot before, but I like how they're utilizing now a different quarterback. I think something that Jaylen Herz will is also very good at.

Very very conventional thing here. We used to call this like a find, right? So Green Bay's in a 3x1 formation. This is a very typical duo formation. Big edge, all these guys lined up tight to the right side of the line of scrimmage. What a lot of teams like to run coverage-wise out of this formation is a cover three with a weak side rotation. You see the backers boss, right? the middle linebacker and uh the Sam are pushed towards the strength of the formation and the weak safety is coming down here and he's going to be responsible for that a gap on the weak side to even this back out. They'll bring a receiver in motion to the weak side. We like you're going to see Green Bay do that brings the safety back outside the box and these backers now have to push back over to make the gaps right. 49, Alex Singleton is on the other side of that nose guard. They're pushing that way because there's all

these receivers over there and the safety is rotating down weak. So that a gap to the left of the center is actually responsible for that safety. The linebackers now all of a sudden they get confused on their run fits, right? Alex Singleton now has moved back over, but if you press play, he very easily slips back over here. Nobody's in the A gap on that side, which with that formation, you would think that you would have 49 Alex Singleton inserted in that A gap. Very simple motion, very simple shift. That's something the Eagles did a ton when I was there, but you see why that communication can lead to a defense all of a sudden leaving an A gap open on a downhill duo run. And what results is a massively explosive play for a touchdown. If you look at the run game, it has been the one positive thing in Philadelphia ever since Jeff Stalin's been there. And it's gotten even better when Jaylen Herz is the

quarterback. And a big reason for that is like when the quarterback runs, you get a lot of advantageous looks. Not just when the quarterback keeps it, but you get great angles for when you're handing the ball off. In gun, the way you do that a lot of times is the quarterback reads. And that's what Jaylen Herz does really well. One moment he's handing the ball off, the next moment he's keeping in a running around the edge. One moment he's reading it, the next moment the running back is a lead blocker. They're not reading nothing. It's just a quarterback run, but they have good numbers. All of these things keep the defense guessing. Now, this is something the Eagles have seen a lot. We've seen Dallas GD do this exact motion, right? It's just going to be a simple slip motion with Watson on fourth and one. You're getting teams being very aggressive. You're getting man coverage when receivers and tight ends line up

attached to the formation. Go back, Aaron, real quick. And I think it's meaningful. Stop right there. Watson is detached from the formation, right? And it's fourth and one. They're very likely in man coverage. I don't know that to be true. I'm just guessing. But almost everybody is running man coverage in fourth and one. When the receiver is detached, he is being guarded by that corner. If this guy, if Watson lines up attached to the formation, meaning he's right by the tight end or right behind him, a lot of the times you'll see communication at the second level, like, hey, if he swaps, like if he goes behind the line of scrimmage to the other side of the formation, we will pass him to the guys on the back side of this. But because he is all the way outside to start, they probably don't have time to communicate it. So, they motion him down, right? He stops real quick and then they're going to run this play action

with him screaming out the backside. The corner is probably used to them passing this across in the backside because normally when it's attached you pass it across but it hasn't been communicated to the backside because nobody's taking Watson who is screaming across this formation. But because they do this little extra step of moving him down from outside and then snapping the ball, they don't even guard him. So what goes from maybe just a first down on fourth and one results in to what you know should have been a touchdown isn't a touchdown. They get it down to the one yard line. But regardless it's an explosive. This is what the whole offense was built around like we're going to run this boot concept and these guys are going to be screaming across the field to flood the opposite side of the field in a layered concept. And Love ends up checking it down because he's got pressure in his face right away. But

this is it. This is what it was of Mike Shanahan and Gary Kubak. Boot. And we're going to do that till the Cows come home on first and second down. It has since evolved. There's a lot more motion as we've talked about before. And now they've started to implement duo, right? Outside zone. This is the play that they're replicating. They ran this the second play of the game against Chicago the first time they played him. You got to move with the with the zone. You got to move and find out where that gap is going or move and stay lateral to redirect for the play action duo. If you're staying back there and hanging back, those linemen are coming downhill and they're smashing these D linemen and you got to try and come downhill and create one line of defense. So, it all mirries up and goes together pretty well. The thing that the boot does, like watch all of these linebackers, right?

35 is responsible for that cut back if that ball is handed off. He's also responsible for this tight end as he releases in a route. It's very hard for these guys on the backside to move and maintain gap integrity with the run concepts that are happening while also maintaining responsibility on these receivers and tight ends on the back side of these runs. This is what we're talking about where the run and play action get married up and how you're seeing them continually keep the defense on their heels guessing what's coming.

This is the duo formation. Big trips. This is like dude, you see this formation coming, you know, as a defense, hey, we got to be gap sound and we got to come downhill and create one line of defense, right? If we stay back, these D linemen are going to be hanging on to these double teams for their life. We got to get them off the double teams. We got to create one line of defense and force this thing to bounce to the unblocked player, the corner. This is what they do off of that. They present the big trips with big personnel. They have an extra lineman in DK Canard.

Eagles fans might remember him. He was in Philly for about a year and a half. Then they have two tight ends. They only have one skinny guy on the field. They got one skinny receiver out here to the left and he's out there holding his dick. He ain't doing [ __ ] We're going to do a playaction duo, right? We're going to present big bodies, big people, and we're going to run play action and throw the ball. This is something McVey does a lot with the Rams. They do a bunch of 13 personnel, and they still throw the ball out of it. Everything about this looks like it's a run play right now across the board. They're being physical. He goes at the safety like he's going to block him, and at the last second, he slips him. And it's the easiest catch and throw in the world for Jordan Love, but very effective. So that corner on Duo, he's got to come downhill and that ball is getting spilled to him a lot of the times, right? So he feels

the tight. Oh no, he knows he's been beat, but because of the way the tight end sells it, because of the way the whole line and even the play action of Jordan Love, his eyes are screaming at that play action point. Let's see what the ball fake looks like. I mean, it could have been better to be honest with you. But they get they get enough of itself by then. The tight end's already passed him. Just an example of what you're going to see, right? Like it's it's not a complicated play, but something that is very effective. Green Bay ran a lot of duo this season, so they also have the play actions off of that. Right. So here you're going to see the motion into a kind of like a set and they're going to run play action like it's duo to the right. Now what they do a lot off of this play action is they run all these over routes. Something that Eagles fans are really excited to see this year.

You're going to see them. You're going to be seeing receivers running fast across the ball on these boots and hard play actions. They've already played Green Bay twice at this point. They run a ton of these routes. You're going to see Dobs act like he's running this over route and then convert it into I don't even know if it's called a sale. We'll have to ask Travis. I'm not a terminology expert on [ __ ] routes, people. All I know is this is [ __ ] sweet. So, go to the end zone real quick. They ran this exact same run against Chicago in a previous game. They set up in this tight end wing. They motion him over and they run outside zone at the tight end. And this is what I like about them too, like they marry things up. So now they're in the play action off it. Go back to the start on boots and play actions. Again, this outside receiver here a lot of times is going to run this deep over as fast as

he can. HE'S GOING TO BE screaming and the DB is GOING TO BE HOLDING OFF FOR DEAR LIFE TO TRY AND KEEP UP WITH HIM. REALLY cool thing at the top of this Dobs does is again it's the detail. He just gives him his eyes. He's just going to look for a split second to the quarterback right before he breaks this thing out. and goes back towards the other side. THAT'S PRETTY FREAKING GOOD COVERAGE. I I DON'T KNOW. I NO, nobody else I don't know how the how the hell you're going to stay closer to the receiver than that. But I just love the way this marries up with something they have done against Chicago before. What they've been working for against the last couple games like, hey, get ready on these boots to run with this guy if it's play action. Really cool design right out the gate. This is an opener. Typically, you're opening the game up with plays that you've been setting up in previous weeks, plays that you are excited to run

in the game and you know are going to be big explosives and it's dialed up perfectly by Green Bay to start a very important wildcard game that they end up losing. Uh, but we don't need to talk about that. Anyways,

who would you see running that route? Would that be like Dvonte or is that I mean, you could do this with Devonte or AJ. I do feel like it feels like a Devonte route. I think Devonte has like this like fluidness when he's moving where it's very deceptive when he is getting in and out of his breaks. AJ physical fast. I mean, he is going to be making all of like like the contested catches. Devonte feels like this guy that could run the sale route extremely well. But I mean, he's [ __ ] AJ Brown. He could probably do it, too. You can do it either. Either Aaron, we got tons of hitches to set up from last season early on. Maybe we'll see some early birds.

Who knows? One of the things I love about these guys is like you're going to see creativity. You're gonna see them throwing teams off, right? We used to call this a whly bird, right? You're going to fake the hitch and then spin on out of that like a whly bird. Get it? You see Watson clear it out, right? He's going to run through. He's going to take that safety in that corner. Jayen Reed is going to go up, run a hitch route, going to get the linebacker to stop his feet, and then he's going to whly bird out of this thing. I mean, we're going to bet Jayen Reed can redirect and restart his feet faster than that linebacker can. So, this whole thing was set up to try and get this matchup right here. He fakes the hitch. Edmonds is about to break on the hitch and then he whor birds out of there for the throw to the pylon and a touchdown in a wild card playoff game. So, here we are. Third and three. Green Bay versus Denver. Green

Bay comes out in a 2x two set. All right. They're going to motion into a 3x3 almost like a bunch formation, but they're going to hit it on the fly, snap the ball, and the defense doesn't have time to communicate. So, they end up getting an easy completion in the flat for first down. Not just a first down, an explosive play. A lot of teams might just come out, line up, and trips bunch. Why is that not as good? Because obviously the defense has time to get lined up, get set, get their communication. Hey, are we passing this off? Are we going to lock our coverages?

Are we going to stay in zone? Teams determine a lot of times what they do based on the formation that the offense is in and the down and distance in which they are trying to defend. Right? A lot of teams in 2x two might like to run uh a shell. A lot of teams in 3x1 might like to run single high safety. When you're going constantly from 2x two to 3x one, you're getting two bunches. You're building bunches rather than just lining up because teams defend bunches differently. This creates confusion into what they game plan for, what they're trying to get to, and this is just an example of how they get an easy completion for a first down off of a very simple motion that creates confusion in the back end of Denver's defense. Eagles fans want to see more motions. I want to see more motions, right? 44% motion rate. One of the lower rates across the league, right? Packers 59%. All right. Shotgun rate Eagles very

high 76.3. Packers 61.8. Packers still, you know, especially with Malik Willis, that's something to keep an eye on. It'll be interesting to see how Shawn Manion incorporates all of these under play action run concepts, but still takes advantage of some of the things Jaylen has in his arsenal, right? He's he's a mobile quarterback. He can make a lot of things happen uh with some of the reads and RPOS's. I don't think you get away from that completely. I still think that that's incorporated within this Eagles offense. What Nick Serriiani evolved his offense to when he brought it to Philadelphia with Jaylen Herz was very successful with Shane Stiken and for a long time. Now it needs to continue to evolve. I think that hiring Shawn Manion is bringing apart that we're bringing now an outsider that is from one of these systems that incorporates all these motions and under center things while still doing a lot of

the other stuff that the Eagles like to do. I'm excited about it. Um, I'm excited to get in the building and just meet some of these guys and start talking ball because it's a system that I've always wanted to know more about. So, yeah, excited exciting times to be an Eagle fan. Aaron.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Jason Kelce on Why The Eagles and Jalen Hurts Will Thrive in Sean Mannion’s Offense | Film Breakdown"?

Jason Kelce (Host), Shawn Manion (Guest), Aaron (Guest), Jaylen Hurts (Guest), Jordan Love (Guest).

What is "Jason Kelce on Why The Eagles and Jalen Hurts Will Thrive in Sean Mannion’s Offense | Film Breakdown" about?

The summary highlights Jason Kelce discussing Sean Mannion’s offense and why it could elevate the Eagles, focusing on Mannion’s rapid rise, potential play-calling changes, and how his system may differ from previous schemes, with expectations of innovative concepts and a mobile quarterback. It also notes excitement about off-season adjustments, including potential shifts away from frequent hitch…

What is mentioned in this New Heights episode?

30 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Eagles, Shawn Manion, Jalen Hurts, Play-action, Motion, Duo. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Jason Kelce on Why The Eagles and Jalen Hurts Will Thrive in Sean Mannion’s Offense | Film Breakdown"?

The episode runs 18 min; the transcript is about 3,606 words in 24 timestamped sections.

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About this transcript: the episode's spoken words as captioned on YouTube, split into timestamped sections. Reclip.Me locates every person, work and idea in the text, keeps the time it is first named, and quotes the words around it verbatim. Last updated October 29, 2026.