What happened when Nick Sirianni listened to his own advice to his players

What happened when Nick Sirianni listened to his own advice to his players originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Nick Sirianni talks all the time about the importance of everybody on the roster understanding their role.

That’s so important for him.

Sirianni makes it a point before every season to spend time with everyone on the 53-man roster and practice squad to go over what’s expected of them, where they fit in, how they’ll be used, what their strengths and weaknesses are.

And then he tells them how to take that role – whether they’re a starter, backup or barely-used special teamer – and be great at it.

It’s smart. If a team is going to have success, it’s going to take more than 22 guys. It’s going to take everyone on the roster, and if Sirianni’s message gets through, then the last guy on the practice squad is going to be just as prepared as Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown or Brandon Graham.

Maybe not as talented, but just as ready.

And we’ve seen a bunch of backups come in over the last few weeks and help keep the thing rolling. Tyler Steen. Fred Johnson. Isaiah Rodgers. Grant Calcaterra. The Eagles wouldn’t be 5-2 with a three-game winning streak without them.

The irony of all this is that Sirianni is at his best when he follows his own advice about understanding your role and staying in that box.

One of the most important things Sirianni did in his four years as head coach here was hand over play calling duties to Shane Steichen a couple months into the 2021 season. That catapulted a 2-5 team into a 7-2 stretch and to the playoffs and then the Super Bowl a year later.

Sirianni is not a very good play caller, but he realized that and redefined his own role.

He made another significant decision about his role before this season. We all knew how important it was for the Eagles to put last year’s epic collapse behind them. Howie Roseman took care of that with the defense, getting rid of more than half the team’s defensive starters and replacing…

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Publish date : 2024-11-03 07:14:32

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