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4 Comments (3 conversations)
Michael Curran
I think Siranni is on medication this season. Label reads ” Suffering from Clear thought process? Take 1 tablet 60 minutes prior to game time. Muddled thinking will occur that will make you clueless on game strategy. If effects wear off take another before the game ends.”
Its almost as if Siranni says to himself “ya know things are going well right now let me see if I can eff this up”
I think when the Eagles get up by 2 scores Siranni should be banished to the locker room.
Guy gets me so confused with his decision making I am going to need hair plugs from all my head scratching.
Thank goodness Vic blows him off otherwise the D would be a hot mess. I can just hesar Fangio saying to him “what are you doing in my defensive meetings?” “Don’t you have an offense to screw up.”
Kevin
Totally agree. I have had similar concerns in the past as many others, but would previously point to his record and the fact that vibes mostly seem good in the locker room as evidence of value that Nick brings to the table.
I just…I can’t really keep doing this with him anymore. The CEO-style head coach of a team with this great of a roster should be elite at game management decisions and this season has made me realize that, of all of Nick’s faults, that may be his worst. He is abhorrent at decisions revolving around clock management at the end of halves. He constantly overthinks it and ends up making the worst of all possible choices. He is so obsessed with not letting teams double up possessions by scoring before half and then receiving the kickoff out of halftime that it clouds their entire strategy for the second quarter.
He has also arguably stunted the growth of the offensive unit through the use of his preferred strategy, which is to cut one of the other team’s legs off early in the game and lean on them until they fall over. His only real game management philosophy is to get out to a 10-ish point lead, then proceed to run the ball and complete zero-risk passes to the flat and hitch routes to kill clock and only occasionally add to their lead. It is pretty boring and uninspiring football, but it can be very effective when you have an elite defense and an elite run game like they did last year. But when the rushing attack is mediocre to poor as it has been this year, it is such a irrational way to play and a complete waste of the talent available in the passing game.
All of this is to say that Nick should be fired. I know that he won’t be, but I hope Lurie and Howie can see that it is the best move for the future of the team. If anyone deserves to be fired after winning the division a year after winning the Super Bowl, it is Nick. I know they value a guy like him because he is more malleable than other coaches with big egos and he is willing to acquiesce to them, but they need a strong leader who will always make sound game management decisions. Nick is not that.
Sorry for the rant!
Sam B
I don’t understand why there’s a debate or issue (other than sour grapes from the Commanders) with going for two following the Tank TD. Yes, it’s a big lead, but there were over 4 minutes left in the game at that point.
As for Elliott, a missed FG here and there is one thing, but yesterday’s performance was concerning heading into the playoffs where you’ll be playing better teams and can’t afford to miss opportunities to score points.
darrenoia
If any coach should understand the need to rack up as many points as you can even when you have the lead, it’s Dan Quinn.