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Is Nick Sirianni sabotaging the Eagles with his bizarre aversion to field goals?

Is Nick Sirianni alright? A lot of people don’t think he is. The Philadelphia Eagles struggled against the Jacksonville Jaguars but won 28-23 at the end. A lot of people think that the Eagles head coach hates Jake Elliott and would rather go for extra points than take easy field goals. Is Sirianni and Jake Elliott’s relationship fractured?

People were mad at Nick Sirianni in earlier games because of his questionable decisions, but this game was something else. Apparently, the head coach’s play calls were flawed, and the Eagles left 9 points on the field. Sirianni didn’t want his team to take two field goals for two points and left three more on the field.

How can the Philadelphia Eagles blow up a 22-point lead? Let’s ignore the fact that Jacksonville scored a fumble return touchdown. What transpired after that might entirely be on Sirianni. The Eagles still had a 6-point lead after Trevor Lawrence and Travon Walker’s touchdown. But Sirianni deciding to go for in on 4 and inches rather than kicking the field goal was what became a problem.

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Up six, the Philly team chose to go for it on a 4 and short and Jalen Hurts had to throw the ball away because he was pressured by the Jags defense. All in all, the Eagles missed three, two-point conversions, and passed on 32 and 49-yard FGs. It was their defense that held the Jaguars at bay in the last moments of the game.

Eagles’ fans are salty right now and at one point, the stadium was echoing with boos. That sentiment has found its way on social media.

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Is Nick Sirianni sabotaging the Eagles with his bizarre aversion to field goals?

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What the fans think about Nick Sirianni’s failed coaching

One of the fans posted a classic Bernie Sanders meme with the caption, “I’m once again asking Philadelphia to fire Nick Sirianni.” Another fan called out the Philadelphia coach for missing two field goals when he wrote, “Nick Sirianni coaches a fantastic roster like he’s playing Madden. Never seen anyone hate points so much.”

 

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Another fan thinks Nick Sirianni is about to be fired after this game and should start his job search. “Get ready to learn how to use LinkedIn and Indeed Nick Sirianni.” One person pointed out the obvious and criticized Sirianni for missed opportunities, saying, “Not even an Eagles fan, but Nick Sirianni is a f–king idiot for not getting field goal points today.”

An Eagles fan couldn’t believe what he was seeing and was sure that Sirianni wanted to get fired by all means necessary. “Nick Sirianni doing everything possible to get fired after this game.” The Eagles won, but we did not see an overenthusiastic Sirianni tonight. This could have been a blowout game but certain decisions deprived the Eagles of a dominating win.

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While you’re mulling the Eagles’ mistakes tonight, lighten yourself up and go watch the latest episode of our Think Tank Podcast.

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