There are players in the Eagles locker room questioning new head coach Nick Sirianni, according to former NFL fullback and current analyst Michael Robinson.
"I'm not going to say any names, but I know some guys in that locker room who they question this guy and they question he can truly lead this team," Robinson said via YahooSports. "And me personally, my personal thoughts on it is that, maybe Howie Roseman wanted to put somebody—a yes man—in the head coaching position because Doug Pederson didn't want to do things all the way his way. So he wanted to get a yes man in there, at least, that's what it looks like to me."
When speaking about the Eagles heading into 2021, Robinson immediately questioned Sirianni and how much credit, or lack thereof, he deserves for the offensive success in Indianapolis last year.
"Do we even really know the head coach Nick Sirianni?" Robinson said. "When you talk about quarterbacks wanting to go to Indy last year and the previous years, it wasn't like they were going there because of Nick Sirianni. They were going there because of Frank Reich.
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"I don't know if he's a quarterback whisperer or an offensive guru, or whatever the case may be, but it just doesn't seem like he is that guy. It seems like Frank Reich was calling plays and Frank Reich was the juice behind that offense. So, I think it is about this team getting to know Nick Sirianni."
Eagles offensive lineman and veteran leader Lane Johnson sounded much different when speaking recently about Sirianni.
“He’s taken great command of the team early on. I think what I appreciate about him the most is he holds everybody accountable,” Johnson said, via The Liberty Line. “When we go to practice, it doesn’t matter if you’re a veteran or a rookie on the first day. If you’re making mistakes, he’ll push you on the board. Not to call you out, but really to kinda get you better. What that shows, if he can do that with veterans, then the younger guys will come along as well. That’s been my impression early on. It’s been a lot of fun, really a lot of energy. Moving forward, we have a lot to prove.”
Johnson tweeted this today.