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Wulf: No one deserved a night like this more than Nick Sirianni and the man who joined him in the end - PHLY
No one had more reason to puff out their chest in the aftermath of Sunday’s 40-22 Super Bowl LIX dismantling than Sirianni. Thirteen months ago, he was left to twist in the wind as the organization weighed whether to retain the head coach who led it to the Super Bowl a season prior. Four months ago, his job status was again the most popular topic in town because of the way he reacted to … a win. Since then, his team won 16 of 17 games and won the Championship Game and Super Bowl by more combined points (50) than all but two teams in NFL history. So yeah, he deserved to peacock a little. Sequestered to the side of the stage with Eagles personnel, cigar glued to his lips, he posed for pictures and hugged acquaintances and strangers alike. He joined the show on stage, popping his wrists on time to T-Pain’s “Buy U a Drank” and proudly singing along to Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative.” He was a man finally unburdened. Only when he embraced pass game coordinator Kevin Patullo did Sirianni seemingly pause to appreciate the magnitude of his accomplishment. As Sirianni’s right-hand man since the moment the head coach landed in Philadelphia, Patullo has a better understanding than anyone of what the last year has been like for Sirianni, from the ego dents on a deeply prideful man to the unjust burden shouldered by his family when Dad is a talk radio lightning rod. Sirianni buried his head in Patullo’s shoulder and let go. It was the kind of hug you see in movies. Until Patullo, ever the Sirianni whisperer, broke the fever with two words that somehow encompass an entire journey.
Eagles vs. Chiefs Super Bowl: 40 winners, 6 losers, and 3 IDKs - BGN
I’m sorry I doubted you, Nick. I absolutely thought you should’ve been fired last year and I struggled to see how you gave the Eagles an edge. But the results speak loudest with you doing nothing but leading the team to wins. Sirianni going from entering this season with his back against the wall to winning the Super Bowl is a pretty wild turnaround. Has to feel really good for him. He’s earned it. The way Sirianni set the tone in this Super Bowl was really important. Going for it on 4th-and-2 at midfield ultimately didn’t work out with A.J. Brown getting called for a BS penalty. But the message was still sent that the Eagles weren’t playing scared. They were out to dominate from the jump.
In Roob’s Observations: How Eagles caught the Athletics after 94 years - NBCSP
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