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SAN FRANCISCO – If the Philadelphia Eagles don’t play for a Super Bowl, Nick Sirianni is apparently in the hot seat.
The Eagles’ head coaching job seemed in jeopardy last year after a disappointing finish to the 2023 season, until he won the Super Bowl.
This season, however, the Eagles didn’t look like the same team, leading to the firing of offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo after one season.
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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni reacts during the second quarter of a game against the Chicago Bears at Lincoln Financial Field. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)
Sirianni remains safe despite the outcry, but two young Eagles stars don’t even bother paying attention to the noise.
“We’re playing in a city that gets a lot of media coverage. Some good, some bad. More bad than good, probably. I need to find something good to write about,” Cooper DeJean told PK Press Club Digital. “Just block out the outside noise and go to work.”
Even though Sirianni may seem uncompromising on everyone’s television screens, DeJean said he’s “one of the guys.”
Head coach Nick Sirianni of the Philadelphia Eagles before an NFC playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers at Lincoln Financial Field on January 11, 2026, in Philadelphia. (Elsa/Getty Images)
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“He’s one of the boys,” Reed Blankenship added. “He listens to us, he hangs out with us, he’s a really fun person. I don’t think people realize it, but he’s really cool.”
The Eagles offense ranked 23rd in yards and 19th in points per game this season after finishing eighth and seventh in those categories the previous year.
Once again, there was also talk of friction between AJ Brown and others, including Sirianni. Sirianni and Brown had a heated conversation after Brown dropped a pass during the team’s playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers last month.
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni speaks to the media during a press conference after a game against the Washington Commanders, December 20, 2025, in Landover, Maryland. (AP Photo/Stéphanie Scarbrough)
The Eagles’ pattern over the past four seasons has been Super Bowl appearance, wild-card exit, Super Bowl win, wild-card exit. Maybe history could repeat itself, but expect the Philadelphia media to be up in arms if it doesn’t.
