Nick Sirianni deserves another shot because Eagles have bigger problems to fix

Ralph Vacchiano

NFC East Reporter

Nick Sirianni deserves plenty of blame for the collapse of the Philadelphia Eagles. They were 10-1 as they entered December, and a good leader would have found a way to stop a team that talented from losing six of its last seven games.

The fact that he couldn’t do it is damning. It ruined whatever cushion he earned by leading the Eagles to the Super Bowl last year. And it will rightfully hover over him in 2024, which undoubtedly becomes a make-or-break season.

But the reason Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is right in not firing him now — which appears to be the decision he’s made — is that Sirianni isn’t the only reason for the Eagles’ failures. In fact, he’s not even the biggest. The roster general manager Howie Roseman built was flawed. The coordinators misused the talent they had. And no one stepped in to fix things even though the issues were obvious as far back in September.

In other words, there’s plenty of blame to go around in the Eagles organization. And they’ll need a lot of changes this offseason to get their budding dynasty back on track.

Sirianni already began that process when he fired demoted defensive coordinator Sean Desai and told his ill-suited replacement, Matt Patricia, that he won’t be welcomed back. Multiple team sources said offensive coordinator Brian Johnson is expected to be out too, as soon as the head coaching jobs he’s interviewed for are filled.

But new coordinators are only a part of what this franchise needs to rediscover its identity and remain a contender. Here’s a look at what else they need to do to make sure their spiral doesn’t continue, so they can find a way back to the top:

Re-commit to the run: Whomever the Eagles hire as their new offensive coordinator needs to understand what Johnson didn’t: The Eagles are at their best on the ground. That’s how they were built, with a dominant offensive line and a dual-threat quarterback who is…

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Publish date : 2024-01-22 20:58:14

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