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Eagles coach Nick Sirianni at a loss to explain blowout loss to Bucs originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
He answered all the questions, he just didn’t have any answers.
Nick Sirianni had just watched his team get bludgeoned by the Buccaneers and he really had no explanation why the Eagles played so poorly on both sides of the ball in their 33-16 loss in Tampa.
But he did know he was a big reason for it.
“I felt like we didn’t coach well enough and we didn’t play well enough, and that’s always going to start with me,” Sirianni said. “If we go out there, lay an egg and we’re down 24-0 (in the second quarter), that’s going to start on me. I didn’t have the guys ready to start.”
Didn’t have the guys ready. That’s an understatement.
Midway through the second quarter, the Bucs led 24-0 and had outgained the Eagles 255-0.
0.
As in, none.
What’s worse: Giving up 255 points, three touchdowns and a field goal on your first four defensive drives, or gaining literally zero yards on your first three offensive drives?
Both are horrifying and both reflect poorly on the coach, who in his own words didn’t have his team ready.
“We obviously didn’t start well, down 24-0 to start things off,” Sirianni said. “Obviously, no excuse for that. We didn’t come out [well]. We didn’t coach well enough and we didn’t play well enough.”
“Our fundamentals weren’t what we needed it to be. We’ll make sure we’re working hard on that. Bye week is coming at a good time. We’ve got to get our bodies right and we’ve got to make some changes as far as what’s going on fundamentally.
“Early on in the game, I thought we had some missed tackles, thought we had a couple drops. Those are going to stop drives and those are going to extend drives, and that’s where it’s going to have to start with fundamentals. Then it’s going to be looking at what kind of positions we are putting the guys in.
“We didn’t play well enough and coach well enough…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-09-30 18:17:56
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