Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni was with Howie Roseman in Indy this week for the NFL Mix and spoke to reporters on Tuesday in regards to the roster. He talked about Jalen Hurts and his growth on and off the sphere, in addition to why he’s so enthusiastic about his new coordinators Kellen Moore and Vic Fangio.
He defined that after the season ends, they rent new coaches, get a bit time away, after which get began analyzing every thing from the previous 12 months — that’s the place they’re at now. Clearly there was a drop-off on the finish of the season, however the head coach stated they’re dedicated to getting issues mounted.
Upon some self-scouting, Sirianni stated that there have been instances he felt like he was leaning into one in all their core values and possibly not sufficient into others. These are issues that he evaluates on the finish of the 12 months, and it’s his job to speak to each participant and each coach, and discover methods to enhance.
Right here’s what the pinnacle coach needed to say:
On Jalen Hurts
Sirianni was requested if the QB must be a extra vocal chief within the coming season, however he famous that there isn’t only one option to lead and one factor he discovered early on, is that a very powerful a part of being a pacesetter is being your self.
“All people has to guide their means, and Jalen [Hurts] has particular qualities that individuals will observe, and that individuals will need to observe. And he must do what he must do to guide in that means.”
The top coach additionally famous that, that’s true of all of the leaders on the crew, and that A.J. Brown and Darius Slay want to guide their very own methods, too.
Nonetheless, Sirianni stated that Hurts has performed a very good job main to date in his profession, and like with every thing else, he’ll proceed to get higher at it, as properly.
He was later requested about Hurts’ growth as a quarterback, and Sirianni identified that the QB has had excessive moments of success in 2022 and in 2023. The Eagles had a drop off after the primary 11 video games, however that was as a crew, it wasn’t simply Hurts or any coach or participant.
“Right here’s what I learn about Jalen [Hurts] — no matter we see that he must work on, or no matter he sees that he must work on, he’s gonna get higher at that as a result of he places every thing he has into it. And that’s a type of management too.”
On Kellen Moore’s scheme
“I employed Kellen as a result of I believed he was the most effective man for the job, and Kellen’s been profitable in each place that he’s been. I do know it’s a comparatively younger profession, however he’s been profitable as a participant, he’s been profitable as a coach.
And so, I like the best way he thinks about soccer, and the best way he takes every thing in and is ready to make choices off of that. So, it’s been enjoyable attending to know him.
Clearly, I’ve at all times had respect for him from afar, and it’s been enjoyable attending to know him and work via this stuff collectively — to construct our offense for subsequent season.”
On taking part in younger guys
Eagles’ GM Howie Roseman spoke to reporters simply earlier than Sirianni, and admitted that in hindsight, there have been some younger guys who most likely may have performed extra through the 2023 season.
The top coach acknowledged that his philosophy has at all times been to play the fellows who give them the most effective likelihood to win every week. He defined that he doesn’t care if meaning taking part in youthful guys, saying that he owes it to the crew and followers to play whoever is greatest for the job.
Different notables
When requested about Kirby Sensible’s gamers out of Georgia, Sirianni talked about their toughness, physicality, and being extremely gifted.
Sirianni talked about A.J. Brown being top-of-the-line individuals and leaders he’s been round, other than being top-of-the-line gamers, and that he has quite a lot of respect for the WR and the way he sticks up for his teammates.
The top coach additionally admitted he doesn’t know the way the Haason Reddick commerce/contract scenario will play out this offseason, however clearly he’s been an enormous contributor to the Eagles success the previous two seasons and has performed excellent soccer.
“We’ll see how that performs out, and hopefully he’s an Eagle.”
Sirianni stated that he’s very excited to work with Vic Fangio and to study from him. Fangio is an incredible playcaller, and having a defensive employees that he’s aware of and know his system, was vital in deciding whether or not to retain former coaches or usher in contemporary faces. They didn’t make a few of the similar sweeping modifications on the offensive aspect, as a result of they’re working to mesh a few of the issues they’ve performed efficiently these previous few years with Kellen Moore’s spin on it.
Concerning the RB room and so many free brokers, Sirianni stated that they’ve performed properly within the run sport the previous three seasons, every year with completely different items. However, they nonetheless get connected to guys, and D’Andre Swift had an incredible 12 months in Philly, so that they’ll should see how issues play out.
