Fire Nick Sirianni? 'Not Rational!' Says ESPN's Adam Schefter of 'Spoiled' Eagles Coach Debate
The pitchforks are at the gates of the Novacare Complex in South Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Eagles, one of the best teams in the last two years, have lost five of their last six to end the regular season and travel to Tampa Bay for the Wild Card round of the playoffs.
Regardless of what happens in that game on Monday night, many fans and some in the media believe that head coach Nick Sirianni should be fired for the collapse at the end of the year and poor coaching choices made.
Those comments are over the top, according to one NFL insider.
“I don’t think it is very rational," ESPN's Adam Schefter said on 97.5 The Fanatic Wednesday. "I don’t think it is thinking very forward. I think it is very immediate, and that is the world we live in right now.”
Schefter went on to say that he doesn't believe Sirianni is coaching for his job on Monday night.
It's been quite the downward spiral in recent months for the Eagles. In 2022 they won the NFC and were minutes away from potentially winning Super Bowl LVII. They started 2023 10-1 despite having the hardest schedule in all of football.
During their recent stretch of poor play, though, Sirianni made a coaching change at defensive coordinator and has continuously defended offensive coordinator Brian Johnson despite frustrating play-calls throughout the year.
In the end, the reason why the situation seems volatile right now, at least to Schefter, is because of how good the Eagles have been.
"The problem is that the expectations were so high and everyone has been spoiled by the success of this team that even if it went through adversity this year, and didn’t play up to the level that they established last year, it never was going to be good enough," Schefter explained. “Last year they were unstoppable. How many teams have it two years in a row where everything goes their way? Not many. The best teams ever didn’t even have that.”
ESPN's lead NFL reporter poured plenty of water on the hot seat that many want Sirianni and his staff to be on. Whether fans listen to the plugged-in reporter, though, is another question entirely ... as Monday night looms.
