A lot has changed since the last time Lane Johnson spoke publicly after the Eagles-Giants game on Oct. 9.Jeff Stoutland is gone. Kevin Patullo is gone. Sean Mannion is in. And Johnson is coming back to the Eagles for a 14th season.On a recent podcast appearance on “Fitz Whit” with former NFL p layers Andrew Whitworth and Ryan Fitzpatrick, Johnson opened up the changes the Eagles have gone through this offseason.First, he spoke about the addition of Mannion who brings with him from Green Bay a version of the highly successful Kyle Shanahan/Sean McVay system. He compared Mannion to Shane Steichen, who was offensive coordinator during the 2022 Super Bowl run and is now head coach of the Colts. And he spoke about the loss of Stoutland, the only NFL position coach he’s ever had“I’m excited about Sean Manion joining our staff,” Johnson said. “I think he’ll kind of have a Shane Steichen type of trajectory. So I’m excited to get to work with those guys.”Asked what he liked about Steichen as play caller, Johnson said: “It was just I thought he had a good sense of we could go into a game and have a game plan. And when he saw the defense that was lining up and it wasn’t anything like we expected, he would have the ability to go off script and kind of implement things.“So yeah, it was just stuff off the cuff that you kind of saw in games and in practice. But his personality, man, he’s really upbeat, up tempo and it has a fire to him for sure.”What about Mannion?“I’m excited about this new system,” Johnson said. ‘I think it has some Shanahan implements in it. And I think it will be maybe easier on the edge for Jordan (Mailata) and I. So maybe not as much isolation. And you know, when you run some wide zone like the 49ers and the guy comes over you, you’re not worried about it. You just keep going.“I can get used to that. So yeah, I’m excited. I’ve watched these offenses from afar and been like, ‘Damn, that looks pretty fun.”Johnson also spoke about the loss of Stoutland, the legendary offensive line coach who stepped down after 13 years with the Eagles and spoke about his replacement, Chris Kuper.“Yeah, he’s meant everything to me in my career,” Johnson said of Stoutland. “You know, we came in together the same year together with Chip (Kelly). He was at Alabama for a few years. So our first meeting was on my high school field. He was there to work me out and kind of report back to see if I was worth the (fourth) pick. “So, man, yeah, just a great teacher, not only on the field but off the field. I have so many memories of being in meetings and practices with him. He was the guy that always got the best out of me. He knew how to motivate me. He knew what buttons to push, and I just felt lilke we were very similar in that we wanted to be the best that we could be while we’re in it. “So, yeah, it was very unexpected. But when we don’t perform to expectations things like this happen. So it’s unfortunate. The thing about him, though, I think he’ll be around  some in some capacity this year. So it’s not like he’s going a long ways away but yeah I was kind of taken aback. “But, you know, the conversations that I have with Coach Kuper, he seems like a really cool guy and spent a number of years in the league and played at a high level.” ...read more read less