Exploring the Turbulent Hurts-Sirianni Relationship in Philly
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00:00All right, let's talk about the story that just keeps on giving, which is the Hertz and
00:10Sirianni relationship in Philly.
00:13This won't go away.
00:14It's like, it just is unbelievable.
00:17It's month to month to month, and just all I ever hear about is that these two don't
00:21like each other.
00:22All right.
00:23So, you and I talked about this issue a month ago, and I remember you saying to me, we need
00:26to keep an eye on this.
00:28Well, wouldn't you know it, my friend Tim McManus, who I used to work with, and Jeremy
00:32Fowler, who I ran into last week in LA, they put this piece out, really detailing the issues
00:37between Sirianni, the head coach, and the quarterback, Hertz, and my understanding is
00:42there was a major disconnect between the two.
00:43Jalen got paid.
00:44He got his contract.
00:45He wanted more responsibility.
00:46He wanted more on him after his MVP-like performance in 2022, and Sirianni had a scheme that worked
00:53really well in 22.
00:54Yes, he didn't call the plates, but it was his scheme.
00:58He wanted it to stay the same, and it was stale, and that was not going to work with
01:01owner Jeffrey Lurie, who's all about innovation on offense and offensive football, so there
01:07was a change there.
01:09They brought in Kellen Moore, who's running his scheme.
01:12Nick's not going to have much to do with it.
01:13It's Kellen Moore's scheme.
01:14It's completely different, by the way.
01:16It's more aggressive.
01:17There's downfield throwing.
01:18It's more 11 personnel, which is three receivers, one back, and one tight end.
01:22It's going to look different, but you're right.
01:23The big story here is the head coach and quarterback getting on the same page in Sirianni's
01:29interference last year, which did not go over well with anyone, and look, I know they made
01:33the playoffs for his first three seasons, Scott, but let's call it like it is.
01:38Not only do they have to make the playoffs, they're going to have to make a deep run because
01:40they had a very aggressive offseason last year.
01:43They did not.
01:44They had a very aggressive offense offseason with Taequann Barkley at a running back, which
01:50was a major move.
01:52Two new coordinators.
01:54There's a high expectation, Scott, within the Eagles building that they're going to
01:57take a big jump this season, and they need to with that roster.
02:00How in God's name did he keep his job if nobody likes him and they collapsed the way they
02:06did, and they brought him back for what, like they think they're going to like him now?
02:10Once they don't like somebody, they never change their mind.
02:12Yeah, I'm going to say this.
02:15I don't buy that he lost the team.
02:17I think what happened is he lost his way a little bit.
02:20He needed to get himself righted, and he did apologize to the team in the offseason, but
02:24this coach, though he made the playoffs for the first three years and made a Super Bowl
02:27two years ago, he's absolutely got the spotlight right on him.