PHILADELPHIA — Fletcher Cox wouldn’t even entertain the thought of the Philadelphia Eagles not having Nick Sirianni next season. The 12-year veteran actually was furious when the subject was even brought up.
“Huh? Come on, man. He’s the head football coach of this team. Come on, man,” a frustrated Cox said when asked on speculation regarding Sirianni’s future. “There ain’t even no f—ing discussion about that, man.”
Cox was one of many Eagles veterans that vehemently went to bat for Sirianni on Wednesday, as the Eagles cleaned out their lockers much earlier than anticipated. This was supposed to be a team that was primed for a Super Bowl return, a team that started 10-1 and had the best record in the league by two games after 12 weeks this season.
Then the wheels fell off after the Eagles lost six of seven and the message from Sirianni appeared to get stale. It’s why Sirianni will be meeting with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie on Friday, per the Inquirer, and presenting a plan on coordinator changes going forward.
This is the head coach with the highest win percentage in franchise history.
“I don’t understand that,” Eagles offensive lineman Jordan Mailata stated on speculation regarding Sirianni’s future. “He’s taken us to the playoffs three consecutive years. He’s taken us to the Super Bowl last year. That’s gotta account for something. He’s a hell of a coach. Hell of a coach. I feel stupid saying that, how did we get there?”
Even though the results demonstrated Sirianni did little to prevent the end to the Eagles’ season, Mailata knew his head coach was trying everything to keep the team intact. Some players got the message. Some didn’t.
“It was a real feeling for me,” Mailata said. “I can’t speak for the locker room, but I can tell he was doing everything he can. At some point, players have to take accountability. Film don’t lie, you can see that.
“That’s one…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-01-18 22:30:34
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