Nick Sirianni knows what he wants Eagles’ identity to be

Nick Sirianni knows what he wants Eagles’ identity to be originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The word “identity” has been tossed around a lot about the Eagles over the first eight weeks of the season. Are they a run-first team? Are they a star-driven offense? Are they a pass-to-set-up-the-run team?

Nick Sirianni had a completely different answer on Sunday night when asked if he’s trying to find the identity of the offense.

“I think the identity of this football team is physical, and that’s what we’re going to try and play by each week — being physical,” Sirianni said. “When you say physical, that doesn’t mean you have to run it every time. You run it, you pass it — you can be physical in both aspects.”

A lot goes into being a physical team on both sides of the ball.

When asked if it’s an emphasis on physicality or having players who are physical, he said it’s a combination of both. But that’s an element he and general manager Howie Roseman are looking for when they bring players into the building.

“I always feel that when we play our best here is when we’ve really set the tone physically,” Sirianni said.

On offense, running the football is one way to show off that physicality. As Landon Dickerson said a couple weeks ago, “Do you want to get punched or punch somebody?”

So, yeah, running the ball — and sometimes running it from under center — can be an effective way to physically punish the opponent but it’s not the only way.

Think back to some key plays on the sideline in the last two weeks. Against the Giants, Saquon Barkley lowered his shoulder to set the tempo and then DeVonta Smith did it against the Bengals.

“When you do put your head down and finish the run, it brings a lot of energy to the sideline, it brings a lot of energy to the game, just like a big-time catch would,” Sirianni said. “The energy that happens on the sideline, we show those. We actually show those and say, ‘Hey, there’s our standard…

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Publish date : 2024-10-31 11:00:00

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