Nick Sirianni is on a list of 26 people set to define the 2026 NFL season, and for Philadelphia Eagles fans, that news hits different than you might expect. Forget the Super Bowl ring or the two NFC titles, because the league is already asking, “what have you done for me lately?” There’s mounting pressure on Sirianni, and he’s quickly become the guy perceived as the weak link in the entire Eagles process.
The Pressure Cooker Is On
This isn’t some quiet preseason buzz, either. The Eagles are routinely seen as Super Bowl favorites, and that means they gotta perform every single season. Sirianni’s offense has been struggling for the last two years straight, with offensive coordinators taking the heat for it. But when your head coach has a public sideline run-in with your top receiver, A.J. Brown, which then leads to Brown being traded away, serious questions get raised. People are wondering if the coach is losing control of that locker room, you know? This isn’t just another year. This is a statement year for Sirianni and the Eagles. They need to assert themselves as the top of the NFC East once more, or things could get real ugly. And yeah, it’s worth noting, the Eagles player who also made that “define 2026” list? It wasn’t Jalen Hurts.
Quarterback Room Chaos
Speaking of things that raise eyebrows, let’s talk about the Eagles’ quarterback depth chart. The team decided to keep four quarterbacks on the initial 2026 roster. Four! Honestly, that just feels incredibly silly, but then again, it’s pretty on brand for how wild their QB2 situation has been all along. The Eagles are apparently holding onto both Dalton and McKee, probably hoping some team will swoop in with a trade offer in the coming days. If that happens, great, but don’t expect a huge return. What’s even crazier is how this whole setup messed with preparing for the season. Instead of actually focusing on getting QB2 ready, they ran a competition where the players split reps and clearly didn’t benefit from that whole mess. Plus, they barely gave Cole Payton any developmental snaps in the preseason, outside of the first game. You gotta wonder what the plan really is there.
This 2026 season kickoff for the Eagles isn’t just about winning games, it’s about re-establishing dominance. Sirianni has to show he still commands that locker room and that his offense can get it together. Every snap, every game, it’s all under the microscope now for the Eagles to prove they’re still the team everyone expects them to be at the top of the NFC East.
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Originally reported by Bleeding Green Nation.
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