Nick Sirianni explains decision to go away from RB hot hand approach in Week 3 win
Philadelphia Eagles head coach went away from the hot hand with D'Andre Swift with Kenny Gainwell getting the fourth-quarter carries in beating Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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00:00 You had the hot end obviously through three quarters, you switch away and
00:02 go to Kenny in the fourth.
00:03 What led to that decision?
00:05 Why'd you do that?
00:05 >> Yeah, we felt like in that scenario right there,
00:09 we were trying to pound it a little bit.
00:11 We know Kenny's good at that, being able to do that, protecting the football.
00:16 And DeAndre's done a good job of that as well.
00:18 But in that particular case, we thought it was what was best for the team.
00:22 And that's why we went that direction.
00:24 >> Maybe preserving DeAndre, of course- >> Everything's in play.
00:28 Everything's in play.
00:30 And so again, he had played good up to that point.
00:33 And we thought right in that scenario, we wanted Kenny in for
00:37 that particular series.
00:39 It just went a really long time, right?
00:42 Nine minutes, we were able to bleed off the clock.
00:45 So great job by the entire group of offense, play calling by Brian.
00:52 The offensive line, what a tremendous,
00:54 to have nine minutes run off the clock in a four minute drill is pretty outstanding.
01:01 I believe how he made me very aware the last time that nine minutes was run off
01:05 a clock like that was when I was on the other sideline in 2017.
01:10 When it was the Chargers versus the Eagles at the,
01:14 I think it was a soccer stadium we were playing at.
01:18 But it was nice to be on the other side of that for sure.
01:22 So great job again by the whole line, by Kenny, by Jalen.
01:25 Big third down conversion by AJ and Jalen.
01:28 Dallas had a couple catches in that.
01:33 And so it was being able to run and pass in that scenario.
01:37 Leaning more on the run, but good job by everybody.