One query NFL followers and pundits ask when every season begins is, “Which head coach will be the first to get fired?”
Late final season and into the offseason, there was loads of hypothesis that one coach specifically was on the new seat: Nick Sirianni of the Philadelphia Eagles.
His staff misplaced 5 of its final six common season video games and obtained routed within the wild-card spherical of the playoffs by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and there have been experiences that he had misplaced the locker room.
Commentator Nick Wright stated that if the Eagles don’t get off to an excellent begin this season, Sirianni may very well be fired sooner fairly than later.
“The Eagles have to start the season well, or I think Sirianni could be fired early,” he stated on “What’s Wright with Nick Wright.” “… Sirianni absolutely could be fired during the season if it starts going poorly.”
“The Eagles have to start the season well, or I think Sirianni could be fired early.” — @getnickwright
Coaches hotseat & far more on right this moment’s episode: https://t.co/xmqyi1GAEx pic.twitter.com/uWgXCmX5p5
— What’s Wright? with Nick Wright (@WhatsWrightShow) September 5, 2024
Wright additionally talked about Dennis Allen of the New Orleans Saints, Robert Saleh of the New York Jets and Mike McCarthy of the Dallas Cowboys as different head coaches who’re in peril of getting fired within the close to future.
The Saints have been being picked by some to win the NFC South presently final yr, however they narrowly missed out on doing so, and now the franchise has the look of 1 that’s in sluggish decline.
The Jets have very excessive expectations with quarterback Aaron Rodgers again from a torn Achilles, and the Cowboys, who’ve a behavior of all the time shedding early within the playoffs, have some actual roster holes.
However the Eagles have essentially the most proficient roster of the 4, and a few are selecting them to succeed in the Tremendous Bowl and even perhaps win it.
In the event that they wrestle out of the gate and due to this fact fall brief, there’s a probability Sirianni will change into a casualty of that failure.
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