Nick Sirianni didn’t try to dodge anything after the Philadelphia Eagles’ latest collapse. He put it on himself.
After Sunday night’s 27-10 loss to the Washington Commanders, the Eagles are now 2-6 and sitting last in the NFC East, a stunning slide for a team that opened the season 2-0 with Super Bowl hopes. Philadelphia led 10-0 in the first quarter, then watched Washington rip off 27 straight points and leave the Eagles with their sixth consecutive defeat.
Sirianni said the buck stops with him.
“I take everything as my responsibility that happens out in that field, everything. And so obviously I’m not doing a good enough job right now in that case, and I got to be better,” Sirianni said, in his postgame press conference.
The Eagles’ season has gone from promising to unraveling in a hurry, and Sirianni acknowledged that the issues are bigger than one bad night. He said the details have to get cleaner, and he made it clear he sees that as his responsibility.
“That falls on me,” Sirianni said. “I feel like with all the detail that’s not happening right now, I got to try a different approach.”
He didn’t hide how frustrated he is, either.
“I’m pissed at myself, and I know I’ll fight like hell to do everything I can do to get it fixed,” Sirianni said.
Asked whether offensive coordinator Sean Mannion would keep his job and remain the team’s play caller, Sirianni didn’t give a direct answer.
“I’m not thinking about any of that stuff right now,” Sirianni said.
It’s a familiar kind of pressure for Sirianni. In 2023, the Eagles started 10-1 before falling apart down the stretch, sparking questions about his job security.
That season ended with a blowout loss to the Buccaneers in the Wild Card round, and plenty of fans wanted him gone. A year later, he was hoisting the Lombardi Trophy.
Now the Eagles need another turnaround, and fast.
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