The Eagles spiraled out on the finish of this previous season, and now one report has emerged that explains a part of the explanation why.
According to NFL reporter Derrick Gunn, Nick Sirianni acquired into a variety of arguments with members of his employees and gamers on the sidelines — after Eagles head of safety “Huge Dom” DiSandro was suspended from the sidelines after getting right into a bodily altercation with 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw on Dec. 3.
DiSandro, the group’s chief safety officer and senior advisor to the overall supervisor, was memorably ejected together with Greenlaw throughout San Francisco’s 42-19 win.
Whether or not it was coincidental or not, the Eagles struggled on the finish of the common season, going 1-5 with out DiSandro on the sideline, together with losses to the struggling Cardinals and Giants.
DiSandro was allowed to return to the sector for the Eagles’ wild-card spherical matchup towards the Buccaneers, however issues didn’t flip round as Philadelphia was blown out 32-9 on the street.
In January, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that DiSandro is a “fix-it” for the group, and gamers missed his presence throughout video games.
“Effectively, to be trustworthy, you don’t actually discover the importance that he performed on our group until he was gone,” left deal with Jordan Mailata informed the outlet. “And it’s like, [expletive]. We haven’t been executing since he was gone. We’re getting our [expletive] beat since he was gone. So possibly he was just a little little bit of that good juju.
“So I feel the optimistic vibes, man. Consider it or not, he’s truly a really optimistic particular person. Particularly on sport days. He’ll get you locked in. So it’s gonna be nice having him again, for positive. Simply the vitality. The vitality that we wanted.”
Even after beginning the season at 10-1, the Eagles have been, based on the Inquirer, “depressing.”
Switching defensive play-calling duties from Sean Desai to Matt Patricia did little to assist a struggling unit, and in a serious overhaul this offseason, the group employed former Dolphins coach Vic Fangio to take over the defensive coordinator job.
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The additionally added Kellen Moore as the brand new offensive coordinator.
However whether or not these coaches have as a lot affect as “Huge Dom” stays to be seen.
Gunn’s report comes after FS1’s Craig Carton claimed the Eagles have a “actual important downside that can not be mounted,” which ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter downplayed.