Terminating Sirianni seems a bit soon. Last year, he guided the Eagles to the Super Bowl. But the Eagles have a reputation for loving their players and coaches under certain conditions. They have let go of Doug Pederson and Andy Reid in circumstances where other teams might have kept them on. The Eagles openly reject any notion that they would remove Sirianni the following week if Philadelphia falls to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night, according to NBC Sports’ Mike Florio, who wrote on Saturday. Florio did note that there is a “undercurrent” of belief that the Eagles would replace their current coach with Bill Belichick.
There is still a strong implication that, should things against the Bucs continue to go badly, a change isn’t out of the question. Bill Belichick’s availability might be crucial. Perhaps the Eagles don’t want Sirianni to get too worked up before Monday night’s game. It’s possible that they wouldn’t alter unless they were positive they would land Belichick.
The collegiate football world was taken aback on Wednesday when Nick Saban announced his resignation as Alabama’s head coach. There are rumors that Saban left Alabama to retire because he was unhappy with the way college football was evolving, particularly with relation to NIL making it more difficult to recruit and succeed at Alabama. In a Chris Low interview on ESPN, Nick Saban refuted claims that he had to retire due to changes in college football. Saban stated two reasons for his departure: his age and the time commitments of collegiate football.
Saban, 72, claimed that as he grew older, it became more challenging for him to complete the task as he believed it should be completed. He reaffirmed on Thursday what he had said to ESPN last month—that managing 14-hour days at 72 was far more difficult than it was at 62. Recruiting shifts didn’t make Saban’s long days at Alabama any easier. If he were back in the NFL, though, he wouldn’t have to travel as much for recruitment.
With one of the best rosters in the NFL, the Eagles would be the ideal franchise for the elderly coach. He would be reunited with DeVonta Smith, the wide receiver, and quarterback Jalen Hurts. The defense is replete with For a coach who values his legacy, the finest way for Nick Saban to mark his career would be to win an NFL Super Bowl.The rebuild he endured with the Dolphins would not be the same as what he would face in Philadelphia. Another distinction is that neither party would be concerned about a brief tenure as head coach.
