In Roob’s 10 Observations: An Eagles criticism that doesn’t add up

In Roob’s 10 Observations: An Eagles criticism that doesn’t add up originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

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Here’s this week’s Roob’s 10 Random Eagles Offseason Observations. Is it too emotional? Not emotional enough?

1. Some of the biggest complaints we’ve heard about the Eagles since the season ended are that Nick Sirianni is too emotional, A.J. Brown is too emotional and Jalen Hurts isn’t emotional enough. You know what? The Eagles went to a Super Bowl a year ago with Sirianni just as emotional as this year, Brown just as emotional as this year and Hurts exactly the same as this year. Nobody was complaining about it then. In fact, we celebrated how colorful Sirianni was on the sideline, how Brown wore his heart on his sleeve, how calm Hurts was in the face of chaos on the field. Now the Eagles lose a bunch of games and all of a sudden the exact same qualities we praised them for during a Super Bowl run are suddenly problems? I’m not buying it. I get that everybody is searching for answers after a historic collapse, and I do believe there’s room for everybody to improve themselves in many ways. But the Eagles didn’t lose six of their last seven games because anybody was too emotional or not emotional enough. They lost because they didn’t have enough good players or coaches. We can’t keep moving the goalposts here. The last thing you want anybody to do is try and become something they’re not. Because the people around them will see right through it. What worked in 2022 will work in 2024 if the Eagles have the right people in the building.

2. With Britain Covey averaging 14.4 yards and Braden Mann 49.8 yards, the Eagles this year became the first team in 75 years with a punter averaging at least 49 yards per punt and a returner averaging at least 14 yards per return. In 1948, the Los Angeles Dons had…

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Publish date : 2024-02-25 18:37:25

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