Nick Sirianni: This Team Is Coming Together
Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni says their 2 – 5 start to last season was instrumental in forging this season’s team.
Nick Sirianni was speaking in the wake of Philly’s 26-17 win over divisional rival the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. The result means that at 6 – 0, the Eagles are the only undefeated team left in the NFL.
Jalen Hurts was also praised by Nick Sirianni after finishing the game with 15 of 25 for 155 yards with two touchdowns and no turnovers.
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“I think being 2-5 (to start last season) did a lot for this team,” Sirianni said.Â
“All we wanted to do was improve daily, and get better, and get better, and get better. You do that by practicing harder. The best teams that I’ve been on have the common denominator that they practice hard, they walk-through hard, they meet hard; then you get this trajectory of where you’re building and building and building.
“Teams are either coming together or they’re not, and this team is coming together, and they fight each week,” said Sirianni. “The motivation of not letting your teammate down — coach to player, player to coach, player to player, coach to coach — that’s just love, right? There is no greater motivation than that. This is a close team, and we’re going to keep working on getting closer and keep working on getting better.”
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“The guy’s not fazed by things,” Sirianni said of Hurts. “He’s got a great demeanor that you see in great quarterbacks. There are so many big games in the NFL. It’s a huge game, right? Sunday Night Football, division rival, both at the top of the division, and he’s unfazed by things. That’s what I love about him. He just goes and plays the next play — and he made a big play on third-and-4 when we didn’t have anybody open. He made a play with his legs, he controlled the clock, he was in complete control. It was Quarterback 101 by Jalen.”
