Before the Philadelphia Eagles opened their 2026 season, a report claimed that neither Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni nor quarterback Jalen Hurts was entering “a make-or-break” campaign regarding their futures with the organization.
However, the Eagles have since suffered back-to-back defeats, falling to 2-2 on the season. Following Philadelphia’s 24-20 home loss to the Los Angeles Rams (2-2) on Sunday, NFL insider Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports suggested that “Sirianni’s seat is officially hot” this fall.
Would Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie really fire Nick Sirianni this coming winter?
“Sirianni’s team has struggled offensively all season long,” Vacchiano wrote. “And that goes back to another Sirianni decision: turning his offense over to a 34-year-old first-time coordinator in Sean Mannion, who’s in just his third season as an NFL assistant. There’s still plenty of time for Mannion to piece this dysfunctional and battered Eagles offense together. But at the moment, he looks like Sirianni’s third swing and miss at the position in the past four years. And if you don’t think that puts Sirianni on the hot seat, you are underestimating the pressure of Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie. This is an organization that expects to be playing in the Super Bowl.”
As Vacchiano referenced, Hurts and the Eagles offense failed to thrive under Mannion throughout the season’s first four weeks. Per ESPN stats, Philadelphia began Monday ranked 29th in the league with an average of 269.8 total offensive yards per game and 25th with an average of 18.8 points scored per contest. Vacchiano’s update could lead one to believe that Lurie may view such production as unacceptable if the Eagles either fail to win a playoff game in January or shockingly miss out on qualifying for the postseason tournament.
Nick Sirianni blasted for two questionable decisions
“[Sirianni’s] decisions are certainly fodder for his critics — particularly choosing to go for it twice on fourth-and-2 in the second half against the Rams,” Vacchiano explained. “The first time was from the Eagles’ own 38, though the failed Tush Push didn’t ultimately hurt the Eagles. The second one was from the Rams’ 2-yard line when a field goal would’ve put Philly up by two touchdowns with less than eight minutes remaining. That was a killer. Sirianni inexplicably ignored that his team was already 0 for 10 on third downs Sunday and was missing receiver DeVonta Smith, running back Saquon Barkley, tight end Dallas Goedert and two offensive linemen. Simply put, he overplayed his analytical hand.”
Following his team’s loss, Sirianni accepted blame for the second decision mentioned by Vacchiano, which was followed by the Rams engineering a 98-yard touchdown drive. The Rams then produced a second fourth-quarter scoring drive that ended with a game-winning touchdown scored with 70 seconds remaining in regulation.
Things will get no easier for Sirianni and his banged-up offense, as the Eagles next face the 3-1 Jacksonville Jaguars in London this coming Sunday. As of Monday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had Philadelphia as a 4.5-point underdog for that contest.
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