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Nick Sirianni overcomes his own adversity for another Super Bowl trip - NBCSP
But he’s also a pretty good coach, especially for this team. And it’s time Sirianni gets his flowers. Next season, Sirianni is set to enter the final year of the five-year contract he signed when he was named the head coach in 2021. Jeffrey Lurie won’t let Sirianni enter a lame duck season after a Super Bowl appearance. So it’s also time to give the man his contract extension. Sirianni, 43, is just the third head coach ever to get his team to multiple Super Bowls in his first four years at the helm, joining Joe Gibbs and Mike Tomlin. He’s already the first Eagles coach to ever reach two Super Bowls and he’s the first coach to make the playoffs in each of his first four years and take his team to multiple Super Bowls. Sure, the Eagles have talent and you can’t ignore that. Lurie and Howie Roseman have set up a situation for Sirianni to thrive — but he is thriving. You can knock him for having a bunch of talent but there’s a skill in getting a team to play up to its potential and Sirianni is doing that right now. The Eagles had one of their most complete games of the season to punch their ticket to New Orleans. Another part of the criticism is that Sirianni’s role became more of a CEO-type coach this season. There are other CEO coaches in the NFL but they were hired with that responsibility in mind; Sirianni ended up here because the offense was too stagnant in 2023. Kellen Moore was brought in to take control of the offense. The big question entering the season about Sirianni revolved around what his actual role would be. Sirianni during the offseason was asked, if Moore is in charge of the offense and Vic Fangio is in charge of the defense, what’s your role? “The head coach,” Sirianni quipped back. And, to his credit, he’s been a darn good one in 2024.
Eagles-Commanders Film Review: Multiple defensive standouts from the NFC Championship Game - BGN
Nolan Smith has been lights out in the playoffs. He has progressed so much in his second season. I’m so happy for him. He’s become a good pass rusher and an outstanding run defender who plays nearly all of the snaps. This was a great rep where he takes on the pulling guard (who weighs about 82 lbs more than him) and still makes the tackle. Speaking of EDGE defenders, I didn’t clip up anything for Jalyx Hunt this week, but he had a good game. He showed some promise rushing the quarterback and was good against the run. Hunt played 42 snaps!
Saquon Barkley’s game-breaking ability is key to the Eagles’ Super Bowl Hopes - PFF
Barkley’s explosiveness on the ground has been unmatched this season. Through...
