Jeffrey Lurie’s backing of Nick Sirianni hasn’t wavered, even with the Eagles stuck in a six-game skid and the coach facing plenty of heat outside the building.
Sirianni said Wednesday that he still feels the same support from the owner that he has felt throughout his six years in Philadelphia.
“I've always felt I have nothing but complete support from Mr. Lurie, in everything, through good times, through bad times,” Sirianni said before the Eagles hit the practice field on Wednesday.
“That's huge, right? That's huge to be able to know that the owner has your back in all these situations.”
The outside noise is loud. Depending on the betting odds, Sirianni is being listed as the first head coach to get fired.
If anything changes, it would not happen until after the season. That kind of move also doesn’t fit Lurie’s usual approach, though he did part ways with Chip Kelly before the final game of the 2015 season once that situation had become untenable.
This one is different. The Eagles are 2-4 after six straight losses and are preparing to host the New York Giants on Sunday.
The comparison to 2023 is hard to miss. Philadelphia was 10-1 that season and looked like a team headed back to the Super Bowl after falling to the Chiefs in the final seconds the year before.
But the finish went sideways. The Eagles lost five of their last six games, slipped to second in the NFC East, and then were blown out 32-9 in the wild-card round in Tampa.
That collapse put Sirianni squarely on the hot seat. Lurie, though, decided to keep him. The owner took some time to step back after the disappointment, even going yacht shopping at the end of the season, and eventually brought Sirianni back.
The move paid off. Sirianni returned the next year and helped deliver another Super Bowl title.
“We've been through high highs, we've been low,” the Eagles' coach said, “and I've felt nothing but support, and my communication remains the same with him as it has, whether we're on a winning streak or whether we're on a losing streak.
“I love that. I love that steadiness, and I'm trying to give that same thing to the guys-the consistency, the steadiness-because I know I'm receiving it from the very top.”
Sirianni also said the team’s approach inside the building has stayed level despite the losing streak.
“I think the guys have been steady in how they come into work ready to go,” Sirianni said. “Obviously losing six in a row sucks, right?
There's no doubt about it. But what I believe is, every time they come in here, they're ready to work, they're ready to get better, and it shows you the guys that we have in this building, that they're coming back every single day hungry to do everything we can do to turn it around.”
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