Why isn’t Saquon Barkley getting more carries in the first half? Is Nick Sirianni’s seat hotter than ever? The Inquirer’s David Murphy discusses this and more in our Q&A. Exclusive free access with registration for r/Eagles members.
October 2, 2024
Why isn’t Saquon Barkley getting more carries in the first half? Is Nick Sirianni’s seat hotter than ever? The Inquirer’s David Murphy discusses this and more in our Q&A. Exclusive free access with registration for r/Eagles members.
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There’s some serious shenanigans going on
“… Hurts is who he is.”
I’d say that was damning with faint praise, but there’s not even faint praise to be found in that statement.
People are starting to ask what the upside is to getting rid of Siriani; which has become the new spin. The upside is that you don’t lose a year trying to build a team to only have to rebuild the team in the offseason under a new coach. If this year is going to suck I’d rather it suck with a different head coach; give Moore a shot to limit impact.
Well Saquon not getting the ball more in the first half was probably due to being down 21 in the first quarter… But then Nick needs to step back and look at the situation (down our top 2 WRs) and realize that Saquon is the best player on the field and they need to use him. Running a little more of the clock and scoring is better than having a short drive that ends in a punt.
Sirianni stresses out with a short clock and can make a lot of mistakes (like calling a timeout with :08 on the clock, just to kneel it out). These are things he should have ironed out over the past few years, and showing that he isn’t committed to fixing it doesn’t bode well for fixing the other mistakes made by the team.
Yes, I do believe Sirianni’s seat is hot, but I’m not sure Lurie would oust him mid-season. That said, every week we wait, more bad habits get ingrained and a breakdown in the locker room becomes more likely. Luckily we have most of our big weapons locked up for a few more years, but some drastic changes need to be made if we want to sniff a Superbowl.
Man, I’m so burned out on all this drama-filled Eagles news. I think I’m going to TRY to ignore it until the game next Sunday.
Honest question. Why isn’t Saquon getting more carries? I get when they are down 28 points, but it’s like they paid him to not use him.
6 comments
There’s some serious shenanigans going on
“… Hurts is who he is.”
I’d say that was damning with faint praise, but there’s not even faint praise to be found in that statement.
People are starting to ask what the upside is to getting rid of Siriani; which has become the new spin. The upside is that you don’t lose a year trying to build a team to only have to rebuild the team in the offseason under a new coach. If this year is going to suck I’d rather it suck with a different head coach; give Moore a shot to limit impact.
Well Saquon not getting the ball more in the first half was probably due to being down 21 in the first quarter… But then Nick needs to step back and look at the situation (down our top 2 WRs) and realize that Saquon is the best player on the field and they need to use him. Running a little more of the clock and scoring is better than having a short drive that ends in a punt.
Sirianni stresses out with a short clock and can make a lot of mistakes (like calling a timeout with :08 on the clock, just to kneel it out). These are things he should have ironed out over the past few years, and showing that he isn’t committed to fixing it doesn’t bode well for fixing the other mistakes made by the team.
Yes, I do believe Sirianni’s seat is hot, but I’m not sure Lurie would oust him mid-season. That said, every week we wait, more bad habits get ingrained and a breakdown in the locker room becomes more likely. Luckily we have most of our big weapons locked up for a few more years, but some drastic changes need to be made if we want to sniff a Superbowl.
Man, I’m so burned out on all this drama-filled Eagles news. I think I’m going to TRY to ignore it until the game next Sunday.
Honest question. Why isn’t Saquon getting more carries? I get when they are down 28 points, but it’s like they paid him to not use him.