The Philadelphia Eagles are facing a challenging period after suffering back-to-back losses, a first for them this season. The latest defeat came at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys, but Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni remains resolute in his determination not to let these setbacks affect the team’s morale.
In his recent media address, Sirianni emphasized that the team is not succumbing to panic despite the consecutive losses. He candidly admitted that their performance in the past two weeks fell short of expectations, both on the field and in coaching, but he reassured everyone that they are committed to making improvements.
Sirianni stated, “We’re not hitting a panic button as far as, ‘we’ve got to do everything.’ We didn’t play well and we didn’t coach good the last two weeks. We didn’t play good enough and we didn’t coach good enough the last two weeks to win the games. It wasn’t up to our standard, so we’re pissed and we’re looking for ways to fix that. Like I said, we have our ideas of what we do, but then there are some times you look at different avenues of whether it’s the criticism from the outside or an analytical thing and you’re like, OK — I’m not saying you can do that all the time because there is an art to knowing what criticisms to listen to and what ones are jokes for that matter, right? But that’s our job as coaches, to go over everything we possibly can to make sure we’re playing our best.”
The Eagles have faced defensive struggles in recent games, and they’ve been unable to secure victories in contests where they failed to score at least 20 points, amassing a 0-3 record in such situations.
Nick Sirianni: We haven’t been up to our standard, but we’re not hitting panic button. https://t.co/xsBMmKKGbe
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To salvage their season and stay in the hunt for the division title and the No. 1 overall seed, the Eagles must address their issues on both sides of the ball and regain their winning form.
Crucially, they’ll need to keep pace with the Dallas Cowboys to maintain their aspirations of clinching the division title and securing the No. 1 seed.
The looming question is whether the Eagles can rebound and return to their winning ways when they face the Seattle Seahawks this weekend.