Nick Sirianni will lead the Eagles to a second Super Bowl in just four years.
The head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles found himself in scolding hot water as his side were humiliated at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 4 of the current NFL season – losing the game 33-16.
Fans of the franchise called for his head on a platter as they continued to criticise his alleged interferences in play-calling on both sides of the ball and the fact he would never settle for a field-goal.
However, Sirianni stubbornly ignored the outside noise. He continued to lead the team, in the manner he believed would breed success.
Fast forward to January 26th, and the head coach is celebrating with his players as he wins his second NFC Championship in just four years.
The former Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator has a mouth-watering record with the Eagles that sits at 48-20 in the regular season – the fifth-highest percentage (.706) in NFL history having coached at least 50 games.
Opposing fans will argue that he has coached in a vastly lower volume of games than other historic NFL coaches, such as Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs, and they would be correct.
Nevertheless, achieving this winning percentage and taking your franchise to the postseason in four consecutive years is not a feat that should be scoffed at.
Especially when two of these postseason runs ends in a trip to the Super Bowl.
Playing devil’s advocate
Does a regular season record and two trips to the Super Bowl really count for anything if it does not end in lifting the Lombardi trophy? The simple answer is no.
Elite head coaches will only etch their name into the history books if they achieve eternal glory by winning the Super Bowl.
Sirianni will look to muzzle his critics with a historic win in New Orleans. Go Birds!
