Few coaches have had a better start to their careers than Nick Sirianni. In 4 years, he has made 2 Super Bowls, made the playoffs all 4 times, and won 48 games. All of those put him in very rare territory, and as of now, he has one of the best-winning percentages ever for a Head Coach.

And yet, he has also been the subject of much doubt. After the collapse in his 3rd season, there were calls for his job. Even weeks into this season, he was still being dragged over coals for some of his on-field antics. Especially after an incident in the Browns game where he yelled at some fans, and then brought his kids to the press conference.

But you will notice while the media and fans turned on him at that moment, the team never did. They actually rallied behind him. The team took off after that moment. Was it all because of that? No, but you cannot deny his role in transforming the culture of the team.

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Nick Sirianni Took Accountability and Grew

Maturity was an issue for Nick Sirianni entering the season. That is not me saying that, he said it himself, and Jeffrey Lurie said it. A big talking point was about him finding ways to harness his natural passion but leaving the taunting, the heckling, and the regular screaming at refs behind him.

As Nick Sirianni loves to say, you cannot ask for accountability without taking it yourself. Credit to Nick, he has done just that. We have seen a different Nick since that moment. Still passionate, but without verging into immature territory. This is something Tim McManus discussed when he joined The Best Show Ever on Wednesday.

“I feel like Sirianni has done a nice job of channeling it better there and it’s obviously a work in progress. You know, he and he made the joke that it’s hard to undo like 40-plus years of habit. So it’s not like he’s perfect, nor is he expected to be. But I think even if we go from the Cleveland Browns game on, he got heated and went after a fan and it felt like a sort of unstable team at that time. And oftentimes teams will take their cues from the head coach.

Part of his growth has been learning just how to channel it and when to let it loose. And I think he still shows it and players appreciate that and they don’t want him to just do this 180 and be something that he’s not because then he goes into fraud territory. They like that he is authentic, even if it’s not understood necessarily from the outside. But he’s picking his spots. A lot of the emotion that you’re seeing now is behind the scenes. And he’s more calm-handed, I think, in a public setting and key moments in big games. And I would say that’s one area where he’s definitely grown since the last time these guys played in Super Bowl.”

Now here he is. 1 win away from being a Super Bowl coach. A man who has coached two different teams to 14 win seasons and a Super Bowl, with two different sets of coordinators. Not only that, but we have seen genuine growth. Since that Browns game, we have not seen those outbursts he had become known for. He tamped down the immature side of his personality but didn’t lose the passion. And if you had any doubts about what his team thinks, they have told you. He might be a bit of a goofball, but the team loves him.

Nick Sirianni is a big reason why the Eagles are here. The culture needed a reset. Some of that was his own fault. But after being knocked down, he got back up, and became the leader this team needs. And it might lead to Philadelphia getting a parade.