Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni has not gotten off to the strongest of starts to his tenure in Philadelphia. His defense and defensive coordinator are hot messes; his offense is boring and unimpressive; his second-year quarterback is struggling and carrying the offense at the same time; his team is 2-4.
However, he is just six games into his first year in Philadelphia, and three of his team’s four losses are to the Cowboys, Chiefs, and Buccaneers. Fans are frustrated due to the slow start, and a certain Philadelphia radio station helped flame rumors that Sirianni could already be on the hot seat. Such a move would be unprecedented, and NFL insider Jay Glazer threw water on them on Monday:
“No. Not at all. Listen, he’s a first-year head coach there, and I know Philadelphia is tough, but he’s not on the hot seat this early on. But that’s what happens in Philly, right? Just want to say, ‘Oh my gosh, we’re losing,’ but no. They’re not going to fire him after year one.”
The Eagles do not have a very good roster and have seemed to be pretty self-aware about the team entering a “retool” year, stopping short of calling it a complete rebuild. So, it’s unlikely that the front office would be quick to pull the plug on a first-year head coach who inherited a flawed roster and lost to three playoff teams during the first six games of his coaching tenure.
Jeffrey Lurie, Howie Roseman, and the Eagles are going to be patient with Nick Sirianni. Unless the team goes 3-14 and Sirianni looks completely lost, he will be back for 2022.
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