Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni speaks during a news conference at the NFL team's facility, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Indianapolis. The Colts will play the Houston Texans in an NFL wildcard playoff game on Saturday. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
The Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Seattle Seahawks three weeks ago, and although head coach Nick Sirianni stated at the time, the ball that was picked off to close the game wasn’t intended to elicit a pass interference call.
It was a case of Brown and Hurts gone wild, as A.J. Brown was the intended recipient of Jalen Hurts’ pass in that Monday night’s terrible 20-17 loss.
And Sirianni is okay with that, okay with spinning things that way, taking full responsibility and clearing his guys of any wrongdoing. The coach of the Eagles embodies what it means to be a players’ coach.
“I believe that’s what many coaches do, and I’ve always done that and thought I was grateful when a coach did that for me,” Sirianni remarked. Additionally, I was aware that the coach would fix it after the event.
But it was incredibly essential to me to know that a coach had my back when I played, even if it was a long time ago. You are a result of the experiences you had. That seemed like it would be significant to them as well, and after that, the players and I go on and make the necessary corrections.
Additionally, Sirianni doesn’t mind straying from the plan when he sees something that could work instead of the
The ball that was picked off to finish the game wasn’t meant to result in a pass interference call, as head coach Nick Sirianni said when the Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Seattle Seahawks three weeks prior.
A.J. Brown was the intended target of Jalen Hurts’ pass in that awful Monday night’s 20-17 loss, so it was a case of Brown and Hurts gone wild.
Sirianni accepts full responsibility for his actions, framing the situation in that way, and absolving his men of any guilt. The Eagles’ coach personifies what it takes to be a coach of players.
The play obviously failed when Seahawks cornerback Julian Love intercepted Hurts’ pass to Brown in the closing seconds of Seattle’s fourth-round defeat.
Curiously, though, when questioned about the throw days later, Hurts got an opportunity to own up to his responsibility.
