While the name might not have been a predictable one, there was certainly something predictable about the type of coach the Eagles ultimately hired. After all, it s not all that different from Lurie s two most successful coaches to date including the one they just fired three years after winning the Super Bowl.
For whatever argument the Eagles made about prioritizing leadership and not having a predilection toward offense, the decision to hire Sirianni fits the model they’ve used in the past: An offensive-minded coach who has experience working with quarterbacks. This is not to suggest that Sirianni doesn’t possess the necessary leadership qualities he very well might check the boxes in that area but this is the type of hire a team makes when its priority appears to be fixing a struggling quarterback and igniting a stagnant offense. Even that criteria would lead to questions about Sirianni: He didn’t call plays in Indianapolis or other NFL career stops; the offenses he