How Nick Sirianni’s country club training camps suddenly got tough originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
They practiced for over two hours on Thursday. Then they practiced four days in a row from Sunday through Wednesday, with two of those sessions in full pads. They’ve practiced for the last two weeks in brutal heat and humidity, and Nick Sirianni has yet to cut any of the sessions short.
Training camp this summer has actually felt like training camp.
And that’s a departure for Sirianni, whose first three training camps were marked by short practices, numerous days off or walkthroughs and a country club vibe.
Things have definitely changed.
“It’s something we needed, for sure,” said Kenny Gainwell, one of 16 position players who’s been here for all four of Sirianni’s training camps. “You know coming out of the season last year, it’s something we needed and something that’s going to (help us) be ready for this year.”
The Eagles have gotten off to very good starts the last two years despite light training camps. They were 8-0 and 13-1 on the way to the Super Bowl in 2022 and 5-0 and 10-1 before their late-season collapse last year.
They’re one of only five teams in NFL history to open consecutive seasons at 10-1 or better, joining the 1941 and 1942 Bears, 1947 and 1948 Browns, 2005 and 2006 Colts and 1972 and 1973 Dolphins.
But the way last year ended meant major changes were mandatory. You can’t put the team through an easy training camp when you finished the previous year 1-6 with the losses coming by an average of 15 points per game.
The theme of this preseason has been exorcising the demons of December and January.
The Eagles open their three-game preseason Friday against the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
“It’s been good, good work,” Darius Slay said. “We need it, getting in better shape. So it’s good for us. Yeah, weather with the practice, you know, because we already practice hard. So the weather has got a lot to do…
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Publish date : 2024-08-09 01:19:06
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