16 minutes ago, time2rock said:

I actually thought he was better in many of those areas earlier in his coaching career. This year … not so much. Almost like he is losing his feel for the game or was clouded by frustration or the pressure from the expectations coming off a Super Bowl winning season and knowing we were heavy favorites to repeat was impacting his decision making.

I watched the last 2 episodes of Hard Knocks. Even Nick seemed like he lost enthusiasm and confidence in KP. On the sidelines he was giving him instructions to start passing, sounded deflated. I don't know why he didn't just make a change earlier in the season but one of his traits for better or worse is loyalty. Glad KP is gone.

So thinking positively, a new OC who can truly run the offense should free Nick up. Some have argued why Nick can't contribute to fix the offense but that's another issue.

I think there's a fundamental problem here. It's one thing if our head coach was a Harbaugh or a Bill Parcells etc. But Nick is a nobody. Howie and Lurie picked him cuz they had no better choice for a yes man type of coach.

Now, what kind of famous or well established OC would want to work under someone like that? Yes I know Nick has won a Superbowl but we all know that every time he reached the SB it was because of his coordinators. Take those away and he couldn't even win a playoff game. What does that say to any potential hires? Ie we won a SB because of me but this idiot gets all the credit? That's why they all leave a take another coaching job as soon as they can. Fangio is the exception because he's not interested to be a head coach.

30 minutes ago, NOTW said:

I watched the last 2 episodes of Hard Knocks. Even Nick seemed like he lost enthusiasm and confidence in KP. On the sidelines he was giving him instructions to start passing, sounded deflated. I don't know why he didn't just make a change earlier in the season but one of his traits for better or worse is loyalty. Glad KP is gone.

So thinking positively, a new OC who can truly run the offense should free Nick up. Some have argued why Nick can't contribute to fix the offense but that's another issue.

He, or should I say they (hoping Lurie and Howie are involved with this hire and potentially have final say), absolutely should hire someone who we can give full autonomy over the offense to. Let him run the offense as he sees fit and not be forced to try to recycle Sirianni's flawed scheme. That way Nick won't need to contribute.

22 hours ago, GoEagles614 said:

His roster is top 3 in the NFL the last 3 seasons.. he just lost to a literally mutilated SF team, at home, after blowing the chance at the 2nd seed with poor red zone decisions.

How many of those AFC teams have a bottom 10 offense with a top 5 defense and two pro bowl WRs, an All-Pro HB after winning a Super Bowl?

The obsession comes when the team is failing in the same ways every single week, and the HC isn’t competent enough to Call his Own Plays - or hire someone who’s competent at designing plays.

We wouldn’t care who called the plays if the offense could score touchdowns for more than 1/3 of the game or completed passes for 10+ yards routinely. This is the only team in the NFL I’ve seen be shaken and terrified of a 3rd and 8.

He’s a heck of a head coach because he has an amazing roster and elite talent - before Fangio his defense was in shambles - before Moore and after Steichen he’s offense was limited and predictable.

What’s he good at? Look at the 4th downs and crucial late-game strategy that shot ourselves in the foot over and over all season. Going for it on 4th in the red zone with your backups was a bonehead move.

Plenty of chances for him to show ANY ability to make significant strides in creative solutions and learning from mistakes and he didn’t. He just sat in the back seat while he watched his offense sputter into the gutter.

I think he's an awesome leader, a great teacher and he's very good handling people. Those are excellent traits to have as a HC IMO. He's not that good with X's and O's, but that's fine because he delegates, he doesn't have a huge ego, he's flexible and he trusts his coaches and players. And he has shown a tremendous ability to learn from his mistakes, you just need to take a look at how he has adapted to different situations over his 5-year tenure, making the playoffs every single season and winning one damn SB! Of course, it doesn't work all the time; we can all make mistakes from time to time. Players' talent by itself never gives you a Lombardi in this league. The coaches and the culture they install play a big big part.

In my mind, he's probably the best coach we've ever had. I don't need you to agree with me, it doesn't mean one of us is right and the other is wrong though, we only have different opinions and I respect yours.

He's an immature brat of a man who yells and screams at his own fans, and fans of other teams. And Refs.

He's a jerk boy.

But I'm glad he's our HC. ❤️😀

On 1/14/2026 at 1:59 PM, opa-opa said:

I think there's a fundamental problem here. It's one thing if our head coach was a Harbaugh or a Bill Parcells etc. But Nick is a nobody. Howie and Lurie picked him cuz they had no better choice for a yes man type of coach.

Now, what kind of famous or well established OC would want to work under someone like that? Yes I know Nick has won a Superbowl but we all know that every time he reached the SB it was because of his coordinators. Take those away and he couldn't even win a playoff game. What does that say to any potential hires? Ie we won a SB because of me but this idiot gets all the credit? That's why they all leave a take another coaching job as soon as they can. Fangio is the exception because he's not interested to be a head coach.

Can I ask a serious question? Like a serious, serious question?

Why is it that people bend reality to dunk on Sirianni? Of the defense and offense in 2023, the offense was the best unit by far. They had an achilles heel, but they were a top 6 unit. If we had the 2023 unit in 2025, we probably win a couple playoff games, and that's even with DeAndre Swift being pretty mid. With Barkley, we very likely win a couple playoff games.

However instead he had the 30th ranked defense, and Hurts couldn't stop throwing the ball to the other team. Can anyone explain to me, not just the person I'm quoting, but anyone, why people falsely remember 2023 for Brian Johnson's offense being awful (it wasn't, it was mid but had an Achilles heel), and not the defense being so bad that even Chip Kelly would be furious? Anybody have answers for me? Collapse is collapse is collapse, but I'm not sure why it seems like every time it comes up, Brian Johnson is the target, and not Sean Desai.

To clarify, this thing about 2023 is my only question, I'm otherwise trying to stay out of this thread and just read it. But I'm extremely curious about the 2023 thing and why it's viewed this way.

On 1/13/2026 at 7:06 PM, NOTW said:

It gets asked a lot, thought I'd see what thoughts everyone has. There are other coaches that don't call plays, some that come from defensive background. There's a lot to be done for a team from game prep, running meetings, strategy, game management and other things. Obviously Nick does something well or they wouldn't have success. Many are asking though, if he needs coordinators to run everything, why do we need him?

I asked ChatGPT to summarize the things a typical NFL Head Coach does that doesn't call plays. Take a look at the list, post other items that you think might be missing. What do you think? Does Nick do a good job as Head Coach given this list of responsibilities?

If an NFL head coach does not call plays, their job is still massive. Think of them as the CEO of the team on game day and during the week. Here’s a clear, practical breakdown of what they do handle.

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Game-Day Responsibilities

1. Overall Game Management

• Decide when to go for it on 4th down

• Call timeouts (clock control, momentum, defense)

• Make challenge decisions

• Manage end-of-half and end-of-game strategy

• Oversee two-minute drill philosophy (even if OC calls plays)

2. Situational Oversight

• Red zone strategy

• Goal-line decisions

• Backed-up situations

• Short-yardage philosophy

• Adjusting aggressiveness based on score, opponent, and momentum

3. Inter-Unit Adjustments

• Tell the OC to lean run/pass

• Tell the DC to blitz more/less

• Order tempo changes (hurry-up vs slow it down)

• Make macro adjustments when something isn’t working

4. Player Management on the Sideline

• Keep players calm and focused

• Resolve disputes or frustration

• Motivate during momentum swings

• Handle injuries and substitutions with trainers and coordinators

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Weekly / Preparation Responsibilities

5. Game Plan Approval

• Final say on:

  • Offensive approach

  • Defensive philosophy

  • Special teams priorities

• Decide how the team wants to win that week

6. Staff Coordination

• Run staff meetings

• Align OC, DC, and ST coordinator

• Prevent siloed thinking

• Ensure everyone teaches the same priorities

7. Practice Structure

• Design weekly practice schedules

• Decide emphasis periods (red zone, 2-minute, 3rd down)

• Set physical vs mental workload balance

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Team Leadership Responsibilities

8. Culture & Standards

• Set accountability rules

• Decide discipline and consequences

• Define team identity (physical, aggressive, disciplined, etc.)

• Maintain locker-room trust

9. Player Development Oversight

• Monitor young player growth

• Decide when rookies are ready

• Balance development vs winning now

10. Roster Input

• Work with GM on:

  • Active/inactive lists

  • Depth chart changes

  • Personnel usage

  • Free agent and practice squad decisions

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Communication & External Duties

11. Primary Spokesperson

• Press conferences

• Media messaging

• Shield players from unnecessary scrutiny

• Control narratives after wins and losses

12. Ownership & Front Office Liaison

• Report progress and concerns

• Align expectations

• Advocate for roster needs

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Why This Still Matters (Big Picture)

Many elite head coaches don’t call plays:

• Mike Tomlin

• John Harbaugh

• Dan Campbell

• Pete Carroll (late career)

• Bill Parcells (historically)

Their value comes from:

• Decision quality

• Preparation

• Leadership

• Adaptability

Play-calling is just one slice of coaching impact.

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And Siri sucks at everything mentioned here. 🤣

On 1/14/2026 at 4:59 PM, opa-opa said:

I think there's a fundamental problem here. It's one thing if our head coach was a Harbaugh or a Bill Parcells etc. But Nick is a nobody. Howie and Lurie picked him cuz they had no better choice for a yes man type of coach.

Now, what kind of famous or well established OC would want to work under someone like that? Yes I know Nick has won a Superbowl but we all know that every time he reached the SB it was because of his coordinators. Take those away and he couldn't even win a playoff game. What does that say to any potential hires? Ie we won a SB because of me but this idiot gets all the credit? That's why they all leave a take another coaching job as soon as they can. Fangio is the exception because he's not interested to be a head coach.

Its deeper than that. Even Parcells was a nobody CEO.

Look at his record with and without Belichick running his defense.

67-76-1 without Belichick running his defense (BB ran the Patriots D in 1996 but they did not want to strip the title from Al Groh)

105-54 with Belichick.

CEOs are only as good as their coordinators.

Parcells was hopeless against Montana (0-2) in 81 and 84 then BB gets promoted to DC and Montana is hopeless against him (3-0 Giants in 85, 86, and 90)

I wonder how BB and Parcells did when they went their separate ways after 2000?

On 1/16/2026 at 7:29 PM, AmericanEagle77 said:

Can I ask a serious question? Like a serious, serious question?

Why is it that people bend reality to dunk on Sirianni? Of the defense and offense in 2023, the offense was the best unit by far. They had an achilles heel, but they were a top 6 unit. If we had the 2023 unit in 2025, we probably win a couple playoff games, and that's even with DeAndre Swift being pretty mid. With Barkley, we very likely win a couple playoff games.

However instead he had the 30th ranked defense, and Hurts couldn't stop throwing the ball to the other team. Can anyone explain to me, not just the person I'm quoting, but anyone, why people falsely remember 2023 for Brian Johnson's offense being awful (it wasn't, it was mid but had an Achilles heel), and not the defense being so bad that even Chip Kelly would be furious? Anybody have answers for me? Collapse is collapse is collapse, but I'm not sure why it seems like every time it comes up, Brian Johnson is the target, and not Sean Desai.

To clarify, this thing about 2023 is my only question, I'm otherwise trying to stay out of this thread and just read it. But I'm extremely curious about the 2023 thing and why it's viewed this way.

I agree the offense wasn't the problem in 2023. If we had that offense this year we probably win the SB. You have a good point that horrid defense wasn't really Nick's fault, It was Howie who signed Nicholas Morrow to be our starting LB.

11 hours ago, SkippyX said:

Its deeper than that. Even Parcells was a nobody CEO.

Look at his record with and without Belichick running his defense.

67-76-1 without Belichick running his defense (BB ran the Patriots D in 1996 but they did not want to strip the title from Al Groh)

105-54 with Belichick.

CEOs are only as good as their coordinators.

Parcells was hopeless against Montana (0-2) in 81 and 84 then BB gets promoted to DC and Montana is hopeless against him (3-0 Giants in 85, 86, and 90)

I wonder how BB and Parcells did when they went their separate ways after 2000?

Maybe Parcells was a bad example dunno why I picked him, but nevertheless, the fact is nobody wants Nick and he has no gravitas despite being a SB winning coach. I mean it's probably unfair, but it is what it is.

1 hour ago, opa-opa said:

Maybe Parcells was a bad example dunno why I picked him, but nevertheless, the fact is nobody wants Nick and he has no gravitas despite being a SB winning coach. I mean it's probably unfair, but it is what it is.

I think it is 100% fair. He earned up good will from his previous years.

He made the decision to spend all of that good will on his friend as OC.

Then he went all in like a poker hand on him when a change was needed and obvious.

I think its ludicrous that Siri is still the HC after that.

Its terrible management to not fire him after that. It shows everyone that they can do whatever they want since their is no accountability.

At this point I don't think anyone else would hire him this cycle if he was fired.

Its a hard sell to your fans that you want to hire the incompetent a-hole that drove the Eagles offense into the ground.

Nick needs to get back to the basics on some stuff. Two minute offenses are constantly bogged down. Too many penalties especially pre snap penalties at home. It doesn’t help that he’s the one on the sidelines looking unhinged either.

On 1/15/2026 at 8:34 PM, NOTW said:

2023 he got more involved because he had to. We know how that worked out. 2025 he got more involved because he had to. We know how that worked out. He shouldn’t be too involved in the offense and when he is the results aren’t very positive.

He goes to Super Bowls

He should......just calm down, and coach. Run the team. Prepare for game day situations that may appear. Be a Leader.

Stop the immature jawing.

He's hirable, but, also very fireable. As are most all NFL HCs.

Sirianni is the first coach I have ever seen that brings in zero impact or value to a team, like other posters have mentioned the talent on the team is elite which masked a lot of his clownery. .

His dumb childish antics are pure cringe, its so sad to see such an elite team underachieve because of his no brain lack luster high school offense...

This falls more on Lurie/Roseman imo, if they were bullying Doug to run an offense to their satisfaction then why the heck didn't they force this bum sirianni to stop running the high school shi*...

I think Nick is strongest in points 8-12 on that list, especially points 8 and 9. Say what you want, but I think he's a player's coach and they fight for him. The real question is whether or not he listens to his players, because this is the 2nd time in 3 years that it's leaked out that strategy, meaning somewhere between a spoiled brat QB and an inept OC, has been a problem. Still, I think the team has done a great job of not crying in the media about it.

On 1/14/2026 at 10:37 PM, NOTW said:

I watched the last 2 episodes of Hard Knocks. Even Nick seemed like he lost enthusiasm and confidence in KP. On the sidelines he was giving him instructions to start passing, sounded deflated. I don't know why he didn't just make a change earlier in the season but one of his traits for better or worse is loyalty. Glad KP is gone.

So thinking positively, a new OC who can truly run the offense should free Nick up. Some have argued why Nick can't contribute to fix the offense but that's another issue.

I think he had to give Patullo a fair shot, and by the time it was clear that there wasn't a pick up coming changing coordinators would have at best made no difference (you're not going to install many new plays or wrinkles mid season) or made it worse (a la Patricia changing the terminology mid season)

We talk about Patullo as if he was a really out there left field choice, he wasn't he was involved in the passing game last year, theoretically he offered consistency with Moore, and chances are if the interior line had been as good as last year he could've settled in a year and then blossomed with experience, instead the interior line was garbage, our 2000 yard tailback was hobbled by an absence of blocking and Patullo didn't have enough experience or smarts to figure his way out of tough sledding, he just isn't built for the big jobs it happens, but it wasn't a case of Sirianni just giving his mate a job for the laughs.

As for Sirianni, his record is rare air all time for the first five years of his career, he's managed 10+ wins 4 years in a row with 4 different sets of coordinators, we can talk about the roster but he isn't the first Head Coach to have a stacked roster in the history of the NFL, his fired or promoted coordinators have done very little with their new teams, certainly not at the level that such 'genius' behind the throne' might be expected to produce. Sirianni took over a 4-11 team and got it to 9 wins first go and 10+ since, Steichen took over a 4-11 team got it to 9 wins first go and is below .500 the other 2 years, Moore took over a 5-12 team and took them to the dizzy heights of 6-11.

Also lets not forget that he's managed those wins and 2 visits to the Superbowl with a QB a portion of this board and Eagles fandom in general fervently believe is incapable of operating above a high school offense level.

I think Sirianni is a lot better than he'll ever get credit for and I fear the amount of smoke Howie gets blown up his ass for building the roster may lead him and Lurie to believe they can plug any coach in and get the same result and I don't think that's so.

2 hours ago, Cochis_Calhoun said:

I think he had to give Patullo a fair shot, and by the time it was clear that there wasn't a pick up coming changing coordinators would have at best made no difference (you're not going to install many new plays or wrinkles mid season) or made it worse (a la Patricia changing the terminology mid season)

We talk about Patullo as if he was a really out there left field choice, he wasn't he was involved in the passing game last year, theoretically he offered consistency with Moore, and chances are if the interior line had been as good as last year he could've settled in a year and then blossomed with experience, instead the interior line was garbage, our 2000 yard tailback was hobbled by an absence of blocking and Patullo didn't have enough experience or smarts to figure his way out of tough sledding, he just isn't built for the big jobs it happens, but it wasn't a case of Sirianni just giving his mate a job for the laughs.

As for Sirianni, his record is rare air all time for the first five years of his career, he's managed 10+ wins 4 years in a row with 4 different sets of coordinators, we can talk about the roster but he isn't the first Head Coach to have a stacked roster in the history of the NFL, his fired or promoted coordinators have done very little with their new teams, certainly not at the level that such 'genius' behind the throne' might be expected to produce. Sirianni took over a 4-11 team and got it to 9 wins first go and 10+ since, Steichen took over a 4-11 team got it to 9 wins first go and is below .500 the other 2 years, Moore took over a 5-12 team and took them to the dizzy heights of 6-11.

Also lets not forget that he's managed those wins and 2 visits to the Superbowl with a QB a portion of this board and Eagles fandom in general fervently believe is incapable of operating above a high school offense level.

I think Sirianni is a lot better than he'll ever get credit for and I fear the amount of smoke Howie gets blown up his ass for building the roster may lead him and Lurie to believe they can plug any coach in and get the same result and I don't think that's so.

They knew Moore was leaving for weeks and didn't interview the candidate pool. Nick probably thought Patullo would have the same dominant O line and run game and they'd manage turnovers, play it safe and lean on defense while KP learns to call plays on the job. Yes he was internal, but Nick has to evaluate whether and internal person is ready for the job when he's never called plays. A SB team running it back for a repeat isn't the time to experiment and learn on the job.

Now there's a report from Jeff McLane that Lurie was going to fire Siri at the end of 2023 and even in 2024 when they were 2-2 (some forget how bad Nick's game management was and the calls to fire him). If that's true, then Nick was on the hot seat and then used the SB win leverage to promote KP. Nick had all season to coach the offense to do something different, to demand more from KP, to get his staff together and come up with solutions. Nick does a lot of things well in being the head coach but the #1 problem was offense and he needed to invest in improving it.

On 1/14/2026 at 2:08 PM, GoEagles614 said:

His roster is top 3 in the NFL the last 3 seasons.. he just lost to a literally mutilated SF team, at home, after blowing the chance at the 2nd seed with poor red zone decisions.

How many of those AFC teams have a bottom 10 offense with a top 5 defense and two pro bowl WRs, an All-Pro HB after winning a Super Bowl?

The obsession comes when the team is failing in the same ways every single week, and the HC isn’t competent enough to Call his Own Plays - or hire someone who’s competent at designing plays.

We wouldn’t care who called the plays if the offense could score touchdowns for more than 1/3 of the game or completed passes for 10+ yards routinely. This is the only team in the NFL I’ve seen be shaken and terrified of a 3rd and 8.

He’s a heck of a head coach because he has an amazing roster and elite talent - before Fangio his defense was in shambles - before Moore and after Steichen he’s offense was limited and predictable.

What’s he good at? Look at the 4th downs and crucial late-game strategy that shot ourselves in the foot over and over all season. Going for it on 4th in the red zone with your backups was a bonehead move.

Plenty of chances for him to show ANY ability to make significant strides in creative solutions and learning from mistakes and he didn’t. He just sat in the back seat while he watched his offense sputter into the gutter.

I think last years roster was top 3, but 2025 roster was more like top 12. We lost a number of good players on defense that easily knocked us down a tier or 2. We also lost a couple of good offensive guys that were solid to great contributors.

I really have no input on this thread, as I don't care one way or another, but I read the title and felt it needed this.

On 1/14/2026 at 5:19 PM, time2rock said:

I actually thought he was better in many of those areas earlier in his coaching career. This year … not so much. Almost like he is losing his feel for the game or was clouded by frustration or the pressure from the expectations coming off a Super Bowl winning season and knowing we were heavy favorites to repeat was impacting his decision making.

This season kind of has tracked like their normal cycle. His first season they were bounced in the first round. Next season the go to the bowl. Next another first round bounce, and the following season another SB appearance and a win. This year another first round exit. Just when you think Nick is down and out he makes a comeback the following season. It’s not easy to win back to back. I believe the Eagles were one of the few teams this year to win back to back divisions. Yes everyone is in their feelings, but perhaps we all need a moment to breathe. This team still won eleven games despite all of the crazy stuff. I trust Howie is going to revamp and retool to get this done.

^^^^

We will get it done in 2026!

Win SB in even years!!