The final day of Super Wild Card Weekend didn’t live up to the hype as far as exciting games go, with the Buffalo Bills taking care of business against the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers blowing out the Philadelphia Eagles. Neither game was a sight to behold on a rare Monday doubleheader in the playoffs.
There are plenty of questions that linger with the losing teams, as well as some with the winning teams as they move onto the divisional round. The batch of overreactions from Monday’s games will certainly play a role in the direction both the Eagles and Steelers are heading.
Which takeaways are overreactions and which are reality? Let’s take a look.
Nick Sirianni coached his last game with the Eagles
Overreaction or Reality: Reality
From outside the NovaCare Complex, firing Sirianni makes no sense, right? Sirianni is 34-17 in his three seasons with the Eagles and has the highest win percentage in franchise history (.667), a year removed from taking the Eagles to the Super Bowl.
Why would the Eagles fire Sirianni? For starters, the head coach was responsible for the defensive play caller change that made the defense worse — removing his hand-picked selection for defensive coordinator in the process. On offense, Brian Johnson’s play calling was laughable compared to Shane Steichen’s over the last two years, and this hire was also Sirianni’s. There was dysfunction in the locker room amidst mounting frustration with how things were operating across the board.
Sirianni couldn’t get the Eagles out of their skid, an indictment of his coaching and his ability to lead. The message was getting stale over the last few weeks. Don’t be surprised if there is a change.
Steelers should draft a quarterback in the first round
Overreaction or Reality: Overreaction
Let’s call it like it is. Mason Rudolph replaced Kenny Pickett as the Steelers quarterback at the end of the…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-01-16 17:53:09
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