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6 Comments (3 conversations)
Ben
One of my takeaways after 4ish years of the Sirianni experience is that he’s just not good enough to elevate a subpar/mediocre coordinator. We’ve seen it on both sides of the ball, now multiple times on offense. I guess you can debate whether that’s his responsibility (I would say it is), but if a poor scheme can derail things this much (again recognizing that there are multiple factors, as Sirianni loves to point out), then that seems like a major issue.
Dan Bernard
Begs the question, why hire a subpar/mediocre coordinator? I get the factor that when you’re in the super bowl and lose your coordinator, the pool has been picked over, but this is 2x now they’ve hired someone who was subpar …
Ben
Exactly. Twice they’ve promoted from within and gotten subpar results. And twice there’s been a strong reluctance to make any sort of adjustment. Now, I’m just some Internet Commenter(TM), so maybe the reality is that there aren’t any good adjustments. But that just emphasizes how little Sirianni adds to the actual design and implementation of the offense on a play-by-play basis. And that’s a real limiting factor when successful coordinators get hired away, as you mentioned.
Les Bowen
Fair point
Sharad Shah
The key point I pull from 2023 (which happened again this year), is that the 10-1 was misleading. It could have just as easily been 4-7. Jake Elliott saved that team where a predictable, unimaginative offense had trouble getting into the end zone. Sirianni was quick to focus on the winning aspect and not so much the good/bad luck. Other teams wised up and improved, and the Eagles didn’t. They made no aggressive adjustments–almost stubbornly so.
The above statements could be completely recycled for 2025.
Thing is, if you listen to the media, seasoned experts (coaches and players), and members of the current Eagles roster, the frustration and concerns were there only a month into the season. What’s happened is Sirianni has done a tremendous job of evading those concerns with cliches and that same stubbornness.
Results will be the same: Eagles barely squeak into the playoffs and have a first-round exit. At this point, they’ll be lucky to secure the division. I mean, right now Justin Herbert is doubtful for Monday, but even facing Trey Lance, one has to wonder if the Eagles have the ability to win.
Sam B
I agree with most of what you said, Les. I would say that the offensive line is pretty banged up aside from Lane Johnson, with both Dickerson and Jurgens not having been right all season. But even given that, there’s enough talent that a better playcaller would be able to get more out of this offense.