The Philadelphia Eagles ended their head coaching search on Thursday, hiring Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni.
Sirianni is of the Frank Reich coaching tree, making him an intriguing fit with Carson Wentz, who the Eagles are now fully committed to following the decision to fire former head coach Doug Pederson. If he’s anything like Reich, it should be an easy transition for Wentz and the Eagles, as the former Philly OC took his talents to Indy in February of 2018. Wentz hasn’t been the same since, but bringing in a protege suggests a move to revive his skill-set, assuming it still remains dormant.
While the decision to fire Pederson was a surprising one, it seemed like a mutual parting of ways more than the Super Bowl-winning coach getting axed. The sides had grown tired of one another, and as is the case so often in sports, a divorce was necessary for both parties.
The Eagles made the right hire after flirting with some truly terrible options
Eagles fans can thank their lucky stars the team opted against Josh McDaniels, who was universally deemed the worst option available for them. While we understand Philly’s need for a quarterback guru of sorts, McDaniels was a step in the wrong direction on many other fronts.
Because of this, the majority of the NFL is praising the Eagles for the Sirianni hire.
Nick Sirianni and I were both hired the same year in Kansas City when he was the offensive QC coach.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 21, 2021
That dude worked and worked and worked tirelessly, taking on any task asked. He earned the respect of everyone around him -- coaches and players alike.
Eagles got a good one.
https://twitter.com/PFF/status/1352333114073362435
This is your new Eagles head coach
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) January 21, 2021
Nick Sirianni
Here he is miked up with the Colts
pic.twitter.com/2aaxflfpMZ
I’m officially in on Nick Sirianni as the next Eagles head coach. He’s my guy.
— Joe Giglio (@JoeGiglioSports) January 21, 2021
Eagles hire Nick Sirianni as the new Head Coach!
— Thomas R. Petersen (@thomasrp93) January 21, 2021
- Young, bright offensive mind
- Over 10 years NFL coaching experience
- Former QB and WR coach
- Produced good offenses for very different type QBs in each of 3 years as OC
- High regarded among players
- Demands hard work#Eagles pic.twitter.com/RQAPFiF81B
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
— Eagles Nation (@PHLEaglesNation) January 21, 2021
The #Eagles have hired Colts’ OC Nick Sirianni as the next head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles!
Welcome to Philly! pic.twitter.com/cz7XGQjN44
all of my hopes and dreams rest upon Nick Sirianni, who I didn’t know existed this time last week. https://t.co/n2soytb7hf
— shamus (@shamus_clancy) January 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/EmmanuelAcho/status/1352332550811774981
My initial take on the Eagles' hiring of Nick Sirianni: He's not Josh McDaniels, which gives him a major advantage over Josh McDaniels.
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) January 21, 2021
The majority of takes avoid the doom and gloom of Emmanuel Acho, but it’s important to be a realist in terms of head coaching hires. Sirianni is young, and there are bound to be some bumps and bruises along the way. But for the first time in awhile, the Eagles have a reason to feel optimistic.