As Howie Roseman and Nick Sirianni sat down in front of microphones on Thursday afternoon for their end-of-season press conference, the search for the Eagles’ next offensive coordinator was already well underway.

The Eagles’ next offensive coordinator will be their fifth in six years under Sirianni, following Shane Steichen, Brian Johnson, Kellen Moore and Patullo.

What do they want in their next OC this time around?

“You’re looking to continue to evolve as an offense and I’m looking to bring in the guy that’s going to best help us do that,” Sirianni said. “I think that there are many different ways to be successful on offense and everybody has different styles, everybody has different players, and there’s many different ways to be successful.”

Based on that answer, it doesn’t seem like the Eagles necessarily have a type as it pertains to scheme. And there are plenty of different flavors available among the top candidates for offensive coordinator positions this offseason.

Before the Eagles hired Moore before the 2024 season, they said they were looking for an OC with fresh ideas to be in charge of that side of the football. When they hired Moore, Sirianni took a backseat with the offense that season. But when Patullo was promoted and needed some help this past season, Sirianni began to be more involved again.

So the question of autonomy is a big one in this search. In order to land one of the top candidates available, the Eagles will probably need to be willing to turn over the reins of the offense (almost) completely to that person.

Because of that, it’s fair to wonder how much Sirianni will be involved with the offense in 2026. As of Thursday, Sirianni said he wasn’t sure. It will probably be dependent on which candidate they pick.

“That’s way (too) early,” Sirianni said. “Those decisions don’t have to be made for a long time and, as the head coach, you always have to be oversight of everything. Again, this year obviously I did, I got involved more on the offense as the end of the season came because that’s what I needed to do as the head football coach there. Many different ways to do it. I know that I want to be the head football coach and I think that that’s what the team needs. Everything I’m doing is not about what I want to do or anything like that.

“It’s what I think is best for the football team, and I think it’s best for the football team when I’m the head football coach and able to give my expertise on whatever it may be … You have to be so intertwined as the leader of an organization. You have to be so intertwined with every different thing. We will see where all that goes as far as that goes, but we’ve had a lot of success doing it differently. Again, it’s never like, ‘This is the certain thing you have to do.’ There’s a lot of different ways to do it in different times of the season and different times of the year call for different things. We’ll see how that plays out, but we’re not there yet as far as that goes.”

In addition to the offensive power structure, the Eagles also couldn’t answer questions about the offensive staff and whether or not the new OC will be able to pick his position coaches on that side of the ball. That is also likely going to depend on the individual hire.

One of the downsides to Sirianni’s transition into a CEO coach is the constant revolving door at the offensive coordinator spot over the last five years. The Eagles have had four OCs under Sirianni — the two outside hires (Steichen and Moore) have gotten head coaching jobs, while the two internal promotions (Johnson and Patullo) have been relieved of their duties.

It was clear after watching one season of Patullo, that he wasn’t the right guy for the job. It’s possible Patullo remains on staff but definitely not in that role.

It’s a shame that Patullo didn’t work out because quarterback Jalen Hurts has yearned for more stability at the OC/play-caller spot. But stability isn’t the priority as the Eagles try to fill that role again. Would they like continuity? Sure, but not if it comes at the detriment of the ultimate mission to find the best candidate for 2026.

“It’s a great compliment when guys get head coaching jobs from here because it means we’re having tremendous success,” Roseman said. “As much as you’d like to have continuity and would like to have guys here for a long period of time, we want to win. We have an urgency to win right now. If that comes with the ramifications that we lose good people because they’ve earned head coaching jobs, we’ll live with that.”

Many of the known candidates in this year’s pool are either former head coaches or appear on a head-coaching track. So even if the Eagles nail this hire and find success in 2026, there’s a chance they will have to do it all over again next year.