Coaching Staff Update

Forget about free agency and the draft. You want to know more about the Eagles coaching staff, right? I’ve got great news. New coach Nick Sirianni is ready to walk you through the hires he made.

Joking aside, it is interesting to hear Sirianni talk about the hires. He’s offers some good insight on them and helps you to get a better feel for the group.

Sirianni isn’t boring. He’s energetic and passionate. Too passionate? It reminded me of a joke from the movie Back to School. Sam Kinison plays an overly passionate professor and in one scene he screams at his student Rodney Dangerfield. Rodney’s response:

The key for a coach is to be himself. Bill Walsh was more intellectual than emotional. Bill Parcells was a smartass who antagonized his players and coaches, but did so in a way that they accepted. John Madden was more emotional than anything else. Vince Lombardi was a tough taskmaster.

They all won championships, but did so in very different ways. Each man stayed true to who he was. If you fake it, as Marty Mornhinweg tried with the Lions, you will fail miserably. Be yourself.

Sirianni is a ball coach. He says the word “ball” way too much, but that’s part of who he is so it works. He’s not a smooth, polished speaker, but he’s genuine.

I liked the fact he talked about the staff as teachers and focused on fundamentals. The Eagles are going to have a lot of young players coming in over the next couple of years. They will need to be developed by a good group of coaches. There will be a lot of teaching and hopefully a lot of learning.

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Source confirms #Eagles LB Alex Singleton, WR Greg Ward and RB Boston Scott have been tendered as exclusive rights free agents. @Jason_OTC had it first. As ERFAs, Scott, Ward and Singleton can only negotiate with the Eagles.

— Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) March 1, 2021

No big news here. As Mike points out, they players couldn’t talk to other teams.

It isn’t a good sign when your best LB, most consistent WR and backup RB are EFRAs. That’s what happens when you miss on too many draft picks.

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“Jalen Hurts remains, and Mariota and Carson Wentz are repped by the same agency — one prominent league source said to keep an eye on the Eagles if Mariota is traded or released”

From @BenStandig
https://t.co/rPmavSEfTS

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) March 1, 2021

How funny would it be for Mariota to finally make his way to Philly?

Back in 2015, more than a few people thought Chip Kelly would move heaven and earth to get his former pupil from Oregon. Unfortunately, the Eagles were in the middle of the first round and Mariota went second overall. The price to go get him was going to be incredibly high.

Thankfully the Eagles didn’t sell out to get Mariota. Kelly was gone before the 2015 season was over and Mariota didn’t become the elite QB everyone expected. He’s been up and down in the NFL.

Mariota only started one game last year. You could hope he has a Ryan Tannehill type of renaissance with a new team, but there aren’t any guarantees. I’m not sure I buy the Eagles going after him, but it would make some sense. We’ll find out soon enough because we are getting closer to the beginning of free agency.

Will the Raiders trade Mariota, release him or keep him around for another year?

Will the Eagles be a suitor?

The Eagles aren’t going to be overly-aggressive this offseason, but they will make some bargain moves. If the price and age are right…let’s make a deal!

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