Ralph Vacchiano
NFC East Reporter
When the Philadelphia Eagles returned to work after being pummeled by the San Francisco 49ers two weeks ago, two fans greeted them outside their practice facility with a sign that read “Run the ball.” This week, when they came back after being crushed by the Dallas Cowboys, one fan stood outside with a sign that read “Fire Sean Desai.”
It’s a small sample size, of course, but one spin through the Philadelphia talk radio dial confirmed those signs were symbolic of a city-wide frustration. The Eagles may be 10-3, but after losing by a combined score of 75-32 to their two biggest NFC rivals in back-to-back weeks, the frustrations have mounted and problems have been exposed.
It feels like Philly’s Super Bowl train is beginning to tilt off its tracks. And the Eagles’ two new coordinators are becoming very easy to blame.
“I get it,” said Eagles coach Nick Sirianni. “There’s going to be scrutiny when we’re not playing and coaching well enough. That’s the case right now.”
It was probably inevitable, given how much credit the coordinators got for the Super Bowl run last season — a run that helped former offensive coordinator Shane Steichen get a job as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts and former defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon get hired as the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. When quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson was promoted to offensive coordinator and Sean Desai was hired from Seattle to be the defensive coordinator, they knew they would always be under heavy scrutiny.
Over the past two weeks, it’s only gotten worse. And Sirianni is scrutinizing them, too. But unlike the protesters, he hasn’t lost faith in either man. He believes in the offense the 36-year-old Johnson is running and he’s convinced the 40-year-old Desai can fix their defensive problems, too.
And when he was asked if he had any intention of making any staff changes or taking away any of his coordinators’…
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Publish date : 2023-12-15 18:30:08
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