TAMPA, Fla. — Along the right wall of the locker room, four cubbies from the entrance, Jalen Hurts sat on a folding chair, his eyes red.
Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson sat on a folding chair to his quarterback’s left, comforting the fourth-year pro after his season ended three games earlier than last year’s — and amid a nose dive of six losses in the team’s last seven games.
In the wake of a 32-9 trouncing by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Eagles were, in some respects, shellshocked by their wild-card playoff exit on Monday.
In other respects, they seemed numb to their present, resigned to their future and acutely aware they are no longer living in their past. This team is no longer living in its Super Bowl era. It’s no longer the 10-1 darling atop the 2023 NFL standings. This Philadelphia team no longer even has the answers to win.
When trying to put a finger on what went wrong, they might as well have been using their quarterback’s dislocated one.
“It seemed like the f***ing wheel ran dry a little bit,” five-time Pro Bowl right tackle Lane Johnson said. “We had six weeks trying to offer you all explanations how we’re gonna fix it and we didn’t do s***.
“Sometimes you go out there and f*** around and find out. And we found out … [so] there’s gonna be lots of adjustments. There’s gonna be lots of changes. I don’t know what the future holds. We’ll see.
“But I guess, stay tuned.”
Could Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni really lose his job less than a year after leading his team to the Super Bowl? Anything is on the table after this season’s disastrous finish. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)
The Eagles’ locker room, it seems, is staying tuned to find out: Will head coach Nick Sirianni return after he proved unable to right their sinking ship?
Will their coordinators return after the offense struggled to find consistent rhythm in Johnson’s first year and defensive play-calling was stripped from first-year coordinator…
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Publish date : 2024-01-16 10:00:14
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