It’s widely expected that the coaching staff will undergo significant changes, particularly on defense, where a new coordinator and, presumably, an altogether new scheme will be implemented. Offensively, I believe Brian Johnson will return for a second season calling plays, if only to give continuity, while bringing in outside voices to inject originality into Nick Sirianni’s stale, three-year-old concepts.
However, there are still a few games to be played in 2023. We already know the Eagles are in the playoffs. They will almost certainly be the No. 5 seed, traveling to the victor of the NFC South (likely the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) for a wild card matchup that no one is sure about
Sirianni acknowledged the prospect of sitting some/most of his starters against the Giants this Sunday, a move that sounds absurd given that the Cowboys still have a chance to win the division if they lose to the Commanders in Washington this week.Sirianni acknowledged the prospect of sitting some/most of his starters against the Giants this Sunday, a move that sounds absurd given that the Cowboys still have a chance to win the division if they lose to the Commanders in Washington this week.
Obviously, we always try to think through everything at all times and we are always thinking about those things,” Sirianni went on to say. “We’ll do whatever it takes to win this game.”
Yes, the Cowboys are 3-5 on the road, but who believes they’ll lose to the Commanders with a chance to clinch the division on the line? Despite their failures to maintain success over the last 25 years, the Cowboys and Dak Prescott will not be defeated on Sunday by Sam freaking Howell.
Both the Eagles and the Cowboys play at 4:25 p.m., so if the Eagles’ starters do open the game, scoreboard-watching will be in full swing. Last year, when the Cowboys saw that Philadelphia had a halftime lead against the Giants, they removed their starters at halftime and settled for the No. 5 seed.
The Eagles should at the very least follow suit if
