Nick Sirianni has no answers, folks, and the Philadelphia Eagles are a sinking ship right now. You can’t even say his team still plays hard anymore, which used to be the only defense left for a coach who has none. That “they play hard” line is the bare minimum, something you expect from *any* coach. Honestly, what good is that when the game plan sucks, the play calling sucks, the in-game decisions suck, and even the post-game retrospect sucks? The effort argument just doesn’t hold up when it’s the only thing you’ve got.
“Want To” Is Gone, So Are Second Half Leads
It looks like the “playing hard” ship has already sailed, even if it ever existed. Jordan Mailata, a guy who lived through the 2020 team’s total lost cause, cast serious doubt on that last week when he said the team lacked “want to.” And watching them, you see it. Monday night’s game against the Cowboys was the exact same script we’ve seen all season: hang tough in the first half, then absolutely crumble after halftime. The numbers don’t lie. This team has the worst scoring offense in the second half, period. Not just bad, but *worst*. And to make it worse, they’ve got the 6th worst scoring defense. Even in their two wins, they got outscored by Washington in the second half and only managed a tie with the Titans after the break. That’s not a trend, that’s a pattern, and it’s a losing one.
The Brutal 0-8 Home Underdog Record That Tells Everything
And talk about a coach who struggles under pressure. Nick Sirianni is now a career 0-8 as a home underdog. Think about that: eight chances, eight losses. The Eagles are the *only* team since 2021 that hasn’t managed to pull off a single win as a home underdog. He doesn’t just lose those games, he rarely even comes close to covering the spread. They lost to the 49ers 11-17 when the spread was 3 points. They got torched by the Chiefs 30-42 when the spread was 7. The Chargers beat them 24-27 with a tiny 1.5-point spread. The Cowboys hammered them 26-51, way past the 4-point spread. Another 49ers loss, 19-42, with a 3-point spread. The Rams beat them 20-24 despite a 3.5-point spread. The Panthers took them down 14-25, and that was with a 3-point spread. Most recently, the Cowboys dropped them 21-38 when the spread was 4.5. It’s not just bad luck, it’s a systemic failure.
When you can’t even claim “they played hard” anymore, what is left? Absolutely nothing. The writing is on the wall. We’ve seen this kind of collapse before: the 2012 team went 3-1 then dropped eight straight. The 2015 team was 4-4 before their starting RB complained to the owner on the plane a month later. The 2020 team was 3-4-1 and finished the season a brutal 1-7. This season? It’s over. All that’s left is the shouting.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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