Superstar wide receiver A.J. Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles shared a powerful comment that might be the message that saves the season for the squad.
The Eagles, who had a devastating home loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, are 11-5 going into Week 18. After a 10-1 start, they have lost four of their previous five games and now need a victory over the New York Giants and a Dallas Cowboys defeat to the Washington Commanders in order to win the NFC East division.
The defending NFC champs are going through a difficult and unpleasant period, but in his Wednesday press conference, Brown gave his squad a much-needed, strong message. Brown said to save face of coach Nick,
“The Seattle game, that was on us, we messed that up,” “I have nothing but respect for him. We ride with Nick, we ride with (offensive coordinator) Brian (Johnson).”
AJ Brown goes into detail about the final play in Seattle
Says the players improvised that long pass that resulted in an INT. Then Sirianni took full blame to protect the players. Says he really respects that
“I have nothing but respect for him” #Eagles pic.twitter.com/MXvvL1Bc81
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) January 3, 2024
Last season, Shane Steichen, the offensive coordinator, and Jonathan Gannon, the defensive coordinator, left Sirianni to become head coaches of the Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals, respectively.
Sean Desai was given the DC responsibilities, and Brian Johnson assumed the role of OC. However, during their Week 15 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks, a 20-17 setback for the Philadelphia 76ers, Sirianni benched Desai in favor of Matt Patricia to call defensive plays.
The Eagles don’t appear to be the same formidable team from 2022 that might have won the Super Bowl with just one defensive holding call that raised no eyebrows. Even yet, very few clubs can match their amount of talent on the roster and overall star power.
The Eagles have everything they need to contend for a second Super Bowl. They just have to carry out the plays.