Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni has reportedly embraced what’s been referred to as “extra of a CEO-type/global position” as quarterback Jalen Hurts, new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and new quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier assume management of the membership’s offense.
Sirianni supplied fairly an announcement concerning the staff’s dynamics forward of Philadelphia’s regular-season opener versus the Inexperienced Bay Packers that can happen in Brazil on Friday night.
“Jalen is on the forefront, and that is his staff,” Sirianni just lately declared, as shared by Chris Franklin of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. “He’s a captain and the quarterback. He touches the ball each play.”
Criticisms of Hurts’ leadership style that first arose through the staff’s collapse late final season have since been overshadowed by a number of reports released this summer time that described how his relationship with Sirianni allegedly grew to become “‘fractured’ and unhealthy” because the 2023 Eagles misplaced six of their final seven video games (together with a wild-card playoff matchup). The perception exists that normal supervisor Howie Roseman primarily pressured Moore and Nussmeier on Sirianni solely after the organization reportedly expressed some curiosity in former New England Patriots head coach Invoice Belichick.
Belichick may or may not have turned the Eagles down however however continues to be linked with them as he prepares to make his hoped-for return to teaching subsequent yr.
Hurts is taking extra duty on the line of scrimmage this season following the retirement of future Corridor of Fame heart Jason Kelce. Kelce stated earlier this week that he thinks Hurts is “going to be extra of a pacesetter and must be extra of a pacesetter” shifting ahead.
“There have been loads of related teaching factors this yr that I made to him as in earlier years,” Sirianni added about Hurts. “Since he’s the one touching the ball each play, he has to be sure all people is on the identical web page. Whereas some guys do have the identical roles as final yr, it’s essential that everybody is aware of their position.”
As of Thursday afternoon, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Eagles as two-point favorites for Friday’s conflict with the Packers. One can solely guess how Hurts and Sirianni will react if Philadelphia suffers a brutal Week 1 defeat in Sao Paulo.
