The likelihood that Nick Sirianni will continue to lead the Eagles as head coach is growing. What emotions do Birds fans have?The more time passes in the football world without official confirmation in either direction, the more likely it 
seems that Nick Sirianni will remain the Eagles’ head coach for the upcoming campaign. A replacement defensive play-caller is on the way, since Sean Desai and Matt Patricia are out. For the time being, Brian Johnson is the team’s offensive coordinator, but after a few interviews, he may find himself packing up his belongings at the NovaCare Complex as well if he doesn’t wind up as a head coach elsewhere. The longer the football world waits for formal word on the matter, the more probable it looks that Nick Sirianni will continue to lead the Eagles in the 2018 season. Due to the injuries to Sean Desai and Matt Patricia, a backup defensive play-caller is on the way. Brian Johnson is the team’s offensive coordinator for the time being, but if he doesn’t end up as a head coach somewhere else, he might find himself packing up his things at the NovaCare Complex as well after a few interviews.
This is not to argue that a coach in the “CEO-style” cannot succeed in the modern NFL. Schemes are not as vital as leadership. Sirianni seemed to be that guy during his first 2.5 years in Philadelphia, but given how quickly this Eagles team disintegrated at the end of the previous regular season and following their humiliation at the hands of the Bucs, it’s reasonable to wonder if he can accomplish that again with this particular roster. As the head coach, Sirianni is 34-17 with a 2-3 postseason record. But context is important!
This place has so many doors that might open. Both that Sirianni gets fired in the middle of the season and that the Eagles return to the Super Bowl in New Orleans in February seem equally likely.
I would think that if Sirianni left, he would succeed somewhere else. Nonetheless, that doesn’t mean a clean break is stupid just because he could do so. After leaving Philadelphia to join Kansas City, Andy Reid cemented his place among the league’s top five coaches in history. Reid had a terrible 2011 draft, went 12–20 in his final two seasons with the Eagles, and made coaching decisions that still puzzle Philadelphians today. Everyone has benefited from their separation, which was the right decision. The Super Bowl was ultimately won by the Eagles before Reid.
Doug Pederson feels the same way after winning the team’s first Super Bowl. Though Sirianni was the driving force behind the team’s rapid turnaround, it would have been interesting to watch Pederson groom Jalen Hurts as the team’s unquestioned QB1 for a whole offseason. Fresh blood was definitely needed. Coincidentally, he may also be the driving force for the Eagles’ historic collapse.
My instinct says that Sirianni will return in 2024, albeit with very short leashes since the team believes that new offensive and defensive coordinators will make the Eagles more like the 2022 team than the 2023 one. Running things back seems plausible given how long this process has taken and the lack of activity on possible new coaches, even if this class of free agents features such a strong head coach class. The Reid and Pederson eras were slain by stagnation, though, and Jeffrey Lurie and Howie Roseman are hoping that twelve months from now they are not in a similar situation.
