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Nick Sirianni did the easy part Monday.
He apologized for interacting, in a somewhat heated and confrontational way, with Philadelphia fans during Sunday’s 20-16 victory over Cleveland.
Cameras caught the fourth-year Eagles head coach shouting and gesturing to fans behind the Philly bench late in the fourth quarter. It included cupping a hand to his ear, as if he couldn’t hear their taunts. The fans had spent at least part of the game booing the Eagles’ offense and even occasionally chanting “Fire Nick.”
“I was trying to bring energy and enthusiasm yesterday, and I’m sorry and disappointed at how my energy was directed at the end of the game,” Sirianni explained Monday. “My energy should be all-in on coaching, motivating and celebrating with our guys. And I’ve got to have better wisdom and discernment of when to use that energy and that wasn’t the time.”
At least he recognized the error. Fighting with the fans never works. They’ll outlast you, especially when you’ve gone from reaching the Super Bowl in your second season to needing to outlast the hapless Browns (and then crowing about it).
Philly is 3-2, but it hasn’t scored a single point in the first quarter and is averaging just 18.0 points a game in their last four contests. This doesn’t look like a very good team.
And that’s where the hard part comes from Sirianni. The 43-year-old isn’t new to being called out for perceived lack of focus and maturity on the sideline. He’s gotten into it with the refs, opposing players and seemingly played up to television cameras.
There’s no need to blow this out of proportion. Bantering with the fans isn’t some sign of impending collapse — it can even be quirky and endearing.
It works when everything is working.
In the NFL, though, eventually everything isn’t working.
It’s Sirianni’s job to make the Eagles work again.
The offense is a particular issue. Yes they lost future Hall of Fame center Jason Kelce, but quarterback Jalen Hurts is still…
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Publish date : 2024-10-15 19:27:58
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