A NUMBER OF concerns swirl around coach Nick Sirianni as the -1Philadelphia Eagles open the postseason on a 1-5 skid. The third-year coach has tried to get the Eagles out of their rut after a 10 start and a Super Bowl candidacy, but they have only become more hopeless. With a wealth of Pro Bowl caliber players, the offense has struggled and shown their dissatisfaction. Tension in the locker room has resulted from sideline altercations, according to team insiders, when arguments have occasionally turned into finger-pointing. A unit that ultimately ended 30th in points allowed saw things worsen after Matt Patricia was promoted to defensive playcaller and defensive coordinator Sean Desai was demoted on December 17.
In addition to those difficulties, a person with inside knowledge of Hurts’ thoughts claims that the franchise quarterback has been disappointed that the offensive scheme he had envisioned for the team has not come to pass. The source claimed that the offense’s inability to establish an identity has been hampered by a misalignment between the ideas of Hurts, Sirianni, and offensive coordinator Brian Johnson.
Throughout the season, Philadelphia’s offensive produced above-average results in comparison to the other teams in the league, but it fell short of the high expectations established in 2022. The Eagles dropped from ninth place in passing (241.5 yards per game) to sixteenth place (225.5), from third place (28.1) to seventh place (25.5) in points per game, and from fifth place (147.6 yards per game) to eighth place (128.1). Even when they won, players still felt like they could do better. Indeed, we’ve won 11 games. After the Eagles’ Christmas Day triumph over the Giants, which was their lone win since November, receiver DeVonta Smith remarked, “I’m not happy.” “It must be better for my goals, the goals of everyone present, and our collective aspirations. No, I’m not happy, we’re nowhere near there.”
Hurts, on the other hand, threw fifteen interceptions during the regular season in his fourth season—more than he had in his previous two combined. Even yet, he started the Eagles’ first 11 games as the MVP favorite. Then Philly’s fortunes began to unravel, raising concerns about Sirianni’s job security. Before the Eagles lost to the Seattle Seahawks on a late score, they suffered blowout losses to the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers in back-to-back weeks. In Week 18, the free fall ended with a 27-10 loss to the 6-11 New York Giants. Injuries moved the center
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Why has Nick Sirianni found it difficult to inspire the Eagles?Tim McManus’s ESPN emblem January 15, 2024, Monday, 3:09 AM A NUMBER OF concerns swirl around coach Nick Sirianni as the Philadelphia Eagles open the postseason on a 1-5 skid. The third-year coach has tried to get the Eagles out of their rut after a 10-1 start and a Super Bowl candidacy, but they have only become more hopeless.
With a wealth of Pro Bowl caliber players, the offense has struggled and shown their dissatisfaction. Tension in the locker room has resulted from sideline altercations, according to team insiders, when arguments have occasionally turned into finger-pointing. On December 17, Matt Patricia was promoted to defensive playcaller and defensive coordinator Sean Desai was demoted, which made things worse for a team that finally
