Nick Sirianni is sitting at a brutal 5-7 record since the Eagles kicked off last season with an impressive 8-2 run, and honestly, if you’re an Eagles fan, you gotta be sweating. This ain’t just a tough stretch, it’s starting to look a whole lot like the beginning of the end for another Philly coach under Jeffery Lurie, just like we’ve seen before.
The Eagles’ Coaching Carousel Keeps Spinning
Let’s be real, this feels like déjà vu for Eagles faithful, right? When a head coach starts losing ground, it’s rarely just their fault, there’s blame to go around, but the owner and GM aren’t going anywhere. This pattern of a strong start turning into a tailspin is eerily familiar in Philly. We saw it with Andy Reid’s “Dream Team,” which went 7-1 over the end of 2011 and start of 2012, only to crash hard at 1-11 right after. Chip Kelly was sitting pretty at 19-9 heading into December 2014, then went a rough 7-12 and didn’t even finish the 2015 season. And who could forget Doug Pederson needing a four-game winning streak just to sneak into the playoffs at the end of 2019, only to win just four games *all season* in 2020? Sirianni’s current 5-7 slide after that hot 8-2 start? It’s fitting right into that unsettling Eagles coaching tenure mold.
Excuses? They Don’t Fly in Philly, Especially for Injuries and Drafts
Now, I know what some are saying: “But the injuries, man!” And yeah, the Eagles have had injuries pile up in just four games this 2026 season. That’s out of a coach’s direct control, no doubt. But here’s the kicker: injuries have never been a “get out of jail free card” for an Eagles head coach. Look at Doug Pederson’s last season, that offense was a total graveyard. Miles Sanders, every single offensive lineman except Jason Kelce, every receiver but Greg Ward, and every tight end except Richard Rodgers missed at least four games. The defense was decimated, too, with only five players starting 12 or more games, and eight starting eight or more. Even Andy Reid in 2012 couldn’t blame injuries away, with LeSean McCoy, DeSean Jackson, and three offensive line starters missing four-plus games, plus Michael Vick getting benched for a concussion and Nick Foles breaking his hand. It’s tough, but that’s the NFL.
And then there’s the draft cupboard. From 2016 to 2018, the Eagles hit some home runs with picks like Carson Wentz, Isaac Seumalo, Hal Vaitai, Derek Barnett, Rasul Douglas, Mack Hollins, and then Dallas Goedert, Avonte Maddux, Josh Sweat, Matt Pryor, and Jordan Mailata in 2018. Solid stuff. But then 2019 and 2020? Miles Sanders and Jalen Hurts were there, sure, but the other 13 picks in those two years were largely a bust. Guys like Andre Dillard, JJ Arcega-Whiteside, Jalen Reagor, and Davion Taylor, all high picks, just didn’t pan out. Even the later rounds provided little, with only Quez Watkins, K’Von Wallace, and Jack Driscoll hanging around for a few years. Other guys like John Hightower, Shaun Bradley, Prince Tega Wanogo, Casey Toohill, and Shareef Miller gave the team nothing. Clayton Thornton didn’t even make the roster as a rookie, and Gardner Minshew, drafted just 11 picks later in 2019, was still around. The 2014 and 2015 drafts were pretty empty, too. Jordan Matthews was fine, Jordan Hicks and Beau Allen were good value picks, and Nelson Agholor had a great 2017 season, but the rest of those picks were a huge question mark. When you don’t stock the talent, it makes a coach’s job that much harder.
This is early in the season, but for Sirianni and the Eagles, the pressure is absolutely on. That 5-7 record since their strong start last season is flashing all sorts of red lights. They gotta turn it around fast, or he might just be the next name on that list of “what ifs” in Philadelphia.
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Originally reported by Bleeding Green Nation.
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