The Philadelphia Eagles have lost six games in a row and are sitting at a dismal 30th in the entire NFL for points per game, but head coach Nick Sirianni just dropped a bomb: he’s not making any changes to his offensive staff or starting quarterback. Mannion will keep calling plays, and McKee is still the guy under center. This team is in a freefall right now, and the head coach is sticking to his guns.
Doubling Down When Things Are Down
Sirianni confirmed on Monday that Sean Mannion will continue as the playcaller and Tanner McKee will remain the starting quarterback. This decision comes despite the brutal six-game skid and an offense that can’t find the endzone, ranking near the very bottom of the league. “I’m not making any changes there,” Sirianni told Tim McManus of ESPN. He’s putting the responsibility on everyone to fix this mess. “It is on all of us to figure out how to get things going in the right direction. Obviously, right now they’re not. But again, this is the ultimate team game, and we’re in the problem-solving business. Right now, we have to find answers to help us get going offensively. Again, that brunt falls on myself; that falls on Sean; and we’re going to do everything we can to get ourselves out of this.” That’s a lot of talk about “problem-solving” when the solution offered is… more of the same.
The Injury Report That Hurts the Most
To be fair, the Eagles’ first-year playcaller, Sean Mannion, hasn’t exactly had a full deck to work with. The team has been absolutely hammered by injuries and departures at key offensive positions. Star quarterback Jalen Hurts only played five games before getting sidelined for the year with blood clots. Right tackle Lane Johnson retired after just three games, and center Cam Jurgens saw only four games of action. On top of that, running back Saquon Barkley and wide receivers DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks have all missed time at different points this season. It’s tough to get an offense rolling when your best players are watching from the sidelines. Still, the results speak for themselves, and it’s a tough sell for fans to hear that nothing is changing when the scoreboard is screaming for answers.
So, the Eagles are committed to figuring this out with the same personnel. It’s on Sirianni, Mannion, and McKee to turn this around, and they’ve got to find some answers fast to climb out of this deep hole.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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