I may be one of 5 Eagles fans who didnt have an issue with Siriani’s 4th down decisions last weekend against the Falcons.

But my god, he was atrocious against the Saints. There is being “smart aggressive” and there is being stupid – and the decision to go for 4th and 1 at the end of the 1st was heinous. It’s the mindset of someone who is behind and decides to risk everything on a “double or nothing” type of play.

Also:

Zach, would it be possible for you to provide some details on Hurts’s time to throw? How many passes has he thrown under 2”, in 2-2.5”, 2.5-3”, and >3” (or whatever groupings of time make sense).

90% of the time, he plays really well. 29/38 for 311 yards is a very good stat line, especially against a legit-good D. It’s those bone-headed INTs that make him so maddeningly inconsistent and result in the offense playing with a handicap. The O has enough talent be successful despite that handicap, but those mistakes prevent the O from reaching its true potential.

Stupid mistakes aside, I am seeing progression from Hurts – even between Game 1 and now, he’s looking less likely to bail on the pocket and is sticking around trying to find open WRs. And he finally just threw a ball away instead of tucking and running for a 1 yard loss. He’s clearly going through his progressions as well.

The one area that i think is below average is time to release and i dont know if that is just my impression or something backed up by stat – and if so, is it because of the nature of the plays or some other reason. A deep dive into this would be super helpful.

The decision to try a 60 yarder up 1 was also a heinous decision. Nick was just stupid when you consider how the D was playing. Sometimes you just need to get points. I want my coach being aggressive, just not stupid.

Z Berm! Love the work and have been a fan for years, but this piece is *littered* with typos. Clean that up and make All PHLY the best it can be!!

Before the fake tush-push, the cameras showed Sirianni covering his mouth while giving extensive (and repeated) instructions to Hurts. These might have been about what to do after the play, but I guessed that the tush-push was going to be faked because it’s such a well-known, rehearsed, and executed play.
I think the Saints felt the same way.

Looks like Fangio and Moore are getting a feel for their players. Hopefully they keep getting better.

The fumble was reckless and inexcusable, but I don’t have a huge problem with the pick. Those types of throws are required to score in the red zone, Smitty needs to flatten and at least cause an incompletion.

Unreal not kicking field goal before halftime, made zero sense

To me the decisive thing about the hit on Devonte was that he was moving backwards at the time, losing yards. If the play was live the defense would want to accelerate his backward movement, not stop it. The only reason for the hit would be to hurt or injure the player