This is a good hire. Nick a is a QB whisperer. He may not be an established head coach..but he is exactly what the Eagles need right now.

5 hours ago, Vee said:

You do have to credit him for undoing the Chip Kelly team....what he did was remarkable.

I like Roseman for Free Agency.  He shouldn't be involved in drafting players.  That's clearly not his specialty, but damn if he doesn't know how to make trades.

Oh yeah it was remarkable giving the Titans a 1000yard rusher who had one bad year to trade 4th round picks, then giving the Dolphins a 3 year starter at LB plus our previous years best cornerback to trade first rounders and dump salary, truly the god of GM's is among us

He managed to flip a roster that had gone 7-9 into a team that went 9-7, remarkable.

Chip Kelly's 2015 roster is the most overstated problem in Eagles history.

3 hours ago, Traveler Vic said:

This is where Howie's strengths come in. Restructure a few contracts...and kick the can down the road.

Unfortunately....

35 minutes ago, Cochis_Calhoun said:

Oh yeah it was remarkable giving the Titans a 1000yard rusher who had one bad year to trade 4th round picks, then giving the Dolphins a 3 year starter at LB plus our previous years best cornerback to trade first rounders and dump salary, truly the god of GM's is among us

He managed to flip a roster that had gone 7-9 into a team that went 9-7, remarkable.

Chip Kelly's 2015 roster is the most overstated problem in Eagles history.

Howie's achievements were always overhyped. He is not that good at anything...just hype. It's that bashed and underrated Kelly who drafted and brought us Ertz, and Lane. But because he was an egomaniac and told Roseman to take a hike...he is vilified as the worst thing ever. Just a reminder While his system did not translate to NFL...He did leave the Eagles with a winning record. 

There was a time when I would have been obsessing over this coaching hire. I heard the news yesterday and was kind of apathetic. Is anyone else feeling the same? Maybe I’m just getting old.

9 hours ago, Mike030270 said:

Bieniemy or Daboll

I don't hate or dislike the hire though. A lot depends on staff though

It was reported they wanted to interview Bieniemy this coming Monday (he would have been available to even if KC wins this weekend since they would be on a bye week) and he turned down the offer.  It has already been reported that Daboll also refused an interview, wishing to remain in Buffalo another year.  

I do agree that the staff Sirianni intends to hire will be critical.  It was reported Duce had a strong staff lined up if he was named HC.  Let's hope the same for Sirianni.

I hadn't thought of Sirianni prior to the word of him being interviewed, but I like the hire.  

In all of the craziness of the HC search, Did anybody else catch this tidbit by Paul Domowitch? 

https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-head-coach-doug-pederson-duce-staley-carson-wentz-jeffrey-lurie-howie-roseman-20210120.html

"When Frank Reich left to take the Indianapolis Colts’ head-coaching job following the Eagles’ Super Bowl championship in 2017, Staley was offered the offensive coordinator’s job, but turned it down because it didn’t come with play-calling responsibilities."

Did anyone else ever hear that back then?  I cannot recall that news coming out at anytime.  So, Duce was offered the OC job and turned it down just because he couldn't call plays?  I almost find this hard to believe as I don't think Duce would think he had enough clout to say "nah, if I can't call plays I don't want it".  But if it's true, can't really blame the Eagles passing him over again.  Had he taken the job, that likely would have helped his candidacy this time around, not to mention his candidacy overall for anywhere else in the league.

2 hours ago, Traveler Vic said:

Howie's achievements were always overhyped. He is not that good at anything...just hype. It's that bashed and underrated Kelly who drafted and brought us Ertz, and Lane. But because he was an egomaniac and told Roseman to take a hike...he is vilified as the worst thing ever. Just a reminder While his system did not translate to NFL...He did leave the Eagles with a winning record. 

Kelly got rid of the players that made his system work (Traded Foles and McCoy, released Jackson, and couldn't keep Maclin from leaving when we all expected him to stay). 

The problem was that Kelly only was given one year of full control. So maybe we'll never know if his plan could have worked if given time. But based on the moves he made during that one year alone, he looks pretty bad and his record suffered and the team was dividing. 

12 hours ago, Procus said:

I guess they don't have Italians in Virginia, do they?  Why don't you make the trek up to South Philly and tell a few of the locals there that joke.

Actually it wasn't a joke at all, as one poster pointed it out it's a good support system, I'd like to pick the brains of any coach that has a .812 winning percentage.

10 hours ago, ShutDownDB said:

Sorry, did I stumble into a prove your heritage thread? You're being super weird my man. However I'll indulge you... I don't know what time she got up to make gravy, but my mother used to start cooking down Jersey tomatoes around 9-10ish.

So gravy is tomato sauce? 

19 hours ago, time2rock said:

Welcome to Philly Nick.  Good luck working with Howie!

in the past there was a guy named Nick that won a SB....maybe.......

9 hours ago, Vee said:

You do have to credit him for undoing the Chip Kelly team....what he did was remarkable.

Problem is, he undid his doings.

15 hours ago, Outlaw said:

Lol. I gotta party with you bro. Can only imagine the stuff you’ll say with a few drinks and maybe a toke or two in you. 

The scary part- I am like this totally sober- the party never stops. Gotta say I like joking a lot on here and don't take myself way too serious online. Have a great day.

33 minutes ago, brkmsn said:

Kelly got rid of the players that made his system work (Traded Foles and McCoy, released Jackson, and couldn't keep Maclin from leaving when we all expected him to stay). 

The problem was that Kelly only was given one year of full control. So maybe we'll never know if his plan could have worked if given time. But based on the moves he made during that one year alone, he looks pretty bad and his record suffered and the team was dividing. 

His only misstep was letting Mathis walk, I understand why he did it,  if you cave in to your first hold out then everyone will do it, but having traded McCoy as an east west runner to get a one cut downhill guy in Murray, but without the interior line to support running between the tackles he left himself having to use Murray running laterally, which he wasn't good at all, if you put Murray behind our 2014 line he'd have been top 3 rusher, and Kelly never got chance to draft or trade for a stud guard and see if he could turn it round.

Even his 2015 offense was more productive than all of Doug's outside 2017, for all people say the NFL had him all worked out he knew how to use wide receivers way better than Doug ever did with basically a revolving door at QB, and his offense was pretty good to watch.

Shame he saddled himself with Billy Davies as DC,  I hope Sirianni has a decent nose for defensive coaching staff, it'd be a tragedy to get the offense going again and turn the defense to crap.

6 hours ago, Traveler Vic said:

This is a good hire. Nick a is a QB whisperer. He may not be an established head coach..but he is exactly what the Eagles need right now.

WB whisperer? Please explain. I understand one year with luck and one year with rivers. But what is his success with QBs over multiple years. I’ll wait...

16 hours ago, E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles said:

And out pops McLane from his hole to feed the trolls (not @ShutDownDB) about the quality of the hire.....

 

...who will completely ignore this positive take, in favor of the negative.

Except the "but not super smart" comment. That was negative. Reich, the man who knows him best, called Siri "brilliant." So there's that.

15 minutes ago, EagleVA said:

So gravy is tomato sauce? 

Yea

It's weird cause when someone says gravy usually you think of brown gravy for turkey or chicken. We call tomato sauce gravy because more often than not it's made with meatballs or ribs while simmering in the pot, and it's a bit thicker than a marinara sauce.

16 hours ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

I mean look I am sure a lot of fans didn't even know who Sirianni was until a couple of days ago. I'll put my hands up and say I knew next to nothing. I like the reputation he comes with and I like the idea of him so lets see how this plays out.

Next stop... Assemble your staff Mr Sirianni, Lurie and Howie.

Just joking. I hope.

15 hours ago, NOTW said:

On Duce:

He doesn't have to have had prior experience as a coordinator, there are position coaches that become head coaches.  Reid was a QB coach, never a coordinator.  Doug was barely an OC in KC, really a QB coach as well.  Harbaugh was a special teams coach.  Head coach candidates don't have to have play calling experience as an OC or DC.  It's a good thing to have IMO, but coaches have succeeded without it.  In fact, we've wanted Doug here to not call plays and just be the game manager and let the OC call plays.  

Duce is "qualified" in title by being an Asst HC the last 3 seasons.  But no one has any clue what he did.  All we hear from players is that he's great, they love and respect him.  Ok, he's a former player and they get along with him that's great.

It also could be a problem when so many players are tweeting they want Duce and they pass him over, is that a potential locker room issue?  A new coach might want to clean house, or he might embrace him and utilize his knowledge of the team being here so long.  We'll see.

No other team has wanted to interview Duce, not even to easily satisfy the Rooney Rule.  I don't get the hype for him to be a HC.  It's also hard to know who does what on this coaching staff, they had 16 consultants and assistant offensive coaches and the offense stunk.

 

10 minutes ago, ShutDownDB said:

Yea

It's weird cause when someone says gravy usually you think of brown gravy for turkey or chicken. We call tomato sauce gravy because more often than not it's made with meatballs or ribs while simmering in the pot, and it's a bit thicker than a marinara sauce.

Got it, Thanks.

8 hours ago, EazyEaglez said:

I’m not getting any vibe other than wait and see. This guy has a lot of crap to deal with. A quarterback controversy, plus meddling owner, and a GM who thinks he’s better than he really is to go with a rabid fan base, with unforgiving media. This isn’t the Midwest, sunny San Diego or upstate New York. Buddy is in the hot seat now. 

I would like to think the QB issue is the first task at hand. Assuming Sirianni already knows taking the job meant trying to turn Wentz's career around, I would imagine 2021 is about bettering Wentz and bettering the talent on this team. If I am Sirianni I ain't trying to do too much and put out all the fires in just one year. 

13 hours ago, EazyEaglez said:

The best part of this hire might be that Howie didn’t get his way. The worst part might be Wentz and Lurie on the same page. First sign of some tough coaching I wonder what happens. 🤔 

 

I just want to know where this came from.  He was not a name mentioned previously.  This signing just came out of nowhere.  Hopefully he does well and gotta hold off on passing judgement until we actually see the staff and what he does on the field.  But my initial reaction is very blah.

At least this guy is a tried-and-true offensive mind. When Doug came out of KC, you knew that AR was the real brains behind that scheme. I don't even think Doug did a lot of playcalling when he was there. Really, more than anything, though, I'll be happy just to know that this guy is going to coach Wentz hard. Light a fire under his ass.

How can a guy whos team is 10th in the west, be considered an MVP?