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All time manager wins3/25/2023 But that’s who I am as a coach, as a person. Do you always have this little chip on your shoulder? Sure. That’s who he is as a person and as a coach. “He knew I would be down, so he gave me strength when I was down and I appreciated that. “He was very complimentary,” Sirianni said. That said, you never forget being let go. You can safely assume Sirianni., 41, has put a little more into his Super Bowl game preparation because it’s not just the world title, but matching wits with the guy who fired him upon taking over in Kansas City in 2013.Īt his next NFL stop with the Chargers, Sirianni almost did a backflip in the press box celebrating a win over the streaking Reid and the Chiefs. It works because he know how to work with Roseman, which isn’t the easiest thing in the world, and because owner Jeffrey Lurie lets them do their jobs. Sirianni’s methods certainly work as the Eagles are one win from their second Super Bowl, the very clever Coach Reid and Patrick Mahomes standing in the way. To me it is blown up a little bit out of proportion, all those things, but I loved playing football, I love coaching football and I’m not going to hide my emotions at any time.” I’m not doing this for free or pro bono or whatever. “I don’t apologize for having fun,” Sirianni said. In the first half of what would be a 38-7 second-round playoff rout of the Giants at Lincoln Financial Field, Sirianni ripped into an official for questioning his right to burst up the sideline and scream for a timeout to halt a two-point conversion attempt. Instead of acclaim, Sirianni has been collecting notoriety for making faces into TV cameras during games and speaking irreverently. What’s laughable is Sirianni has guided the Eagles into the Super Bowl against Kansas City Chiefs and former Philly head coach Andy Reid, the future Hall of Famer, by defeating all three AP coach of the year finalists: Jacksonville’s Doug Pederson, the New York Giants’ Brian Daboll (PFWAA coach of the year) and San Francisco’s Kyle Shanahan. The Eagles own the best record in the NFL largely because of the work done by Roseman, the Pro Football Writers Association of America executive of the year, and Sirianni, who has been shut out of most honors except the local Maxwell Football Club’s Greasy Neale Award as professional coach of the year. And vice versa, the same thing with Howie. I’ve been in there connecting with Howie the same way I’m trying to connect with our players. And I don’t just go in there to talk about football or talk about the roster. So, I’ve really appreciated the working relationship with Howie. I wouldn’t say a lot, but you see that and it’s not healthy. There can be division with the head coach and the general manager, and I think you see that in a lot of different places. “I’ve had a great relationship with him as far as just helping and everything,” Sirianni said of Roseman. The relationship is unusual in a sports market thirsty for drama and known for creative tension between coaches and management. “So this has kind of been the story of my life where people tell me what you can’t do or even now, I won a bunch of games, my teams won a bunch of games, and all I hear about is what you don’t do, you don’t like this or you don’t like young players, you can’t handle pitchers, you can’t, and I’m like, well, damn, what did I do? After awhile I quit listening to folks telling me what I can’t do.Strange as it sounds, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni is a lot like general manager Howie Roseman.įrom the high-fiving at pressers to the salty language on game days, from the attention to detail to the bottom line, the only obvious difference is Sirianni checks in at around 6-foot-3, Roseman at about 5-8. “I’ve had some ups and downs, some disappointments, you know? But those disappointments make you stronger or they break you,” Baker said. Saturday night several fans proudly displayed signs that read “Do it 4 Dusty.” While beloved across the game, he quickly became a fan favorite in Houston. Baker helped clean up the team’s image after that and some begrudgingly began rooting for the Astros because they admired him. He helped the Astros to their second World Series title and first since the scandal-tainted one in 2017 that made Houston the most hated team in baseball. But I do think about being the third Black manager with Dave Roberts and my good friend Cito Gaston, who was responsible really for me as a kid when I first signed with the Braves.” “I don’t think about being the oldest,” he said.
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