Nick Sirianni might need his alarm set for Monday morning already.
He can’t wait.
That’s when he’ll get to name in to the WIP Morning Show and hearth back at longtime host Angelo Cataldi and anybody who has been fast to criticize defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon this season.
“Man, what did they score? 7. Yeah, big time,” Sirianni mentioned after the Eagles’ 38-7 clobbering of the Giants within the divisional spherical. “Jonathan Gannon places these guys in nice positions. Obviously, we have now nice gamers. Sometimes I’ve to listen to some issues about Jonathan Gannon, and I do not know if it is you guys. Might be extra different individuals. I will not say names – Angelo — proper?
“But this guy is an unbelievable coordinator. The fact that he doesn’t get respect from our radio station blows my mind. It blows my mind.”
The Eagles’ protection on Saturday evening was nice.
After pitching a first-half shutout, the Giants lastly acquired on the scoreboard with a landing within the third quarter however drained 6:01 off the clock within the course of. With a cushty lead by that time, Gannon was in all probability fairly joyful to commerce the time for seven factors within the blowout.
While Gannon has obtained a ton of criticism throughout his two years right here as defensive coordinator — from extra than simply Cataldi — it’s onerous to argue with the outcomes or how they have been attained on Saturday evening.
The Eagles held the Giants to simply 227 whole yards. They made quarterback Daniel Jones’ evening a residing hell. And they by no means even allowed the Giants to assume that they had an opportunity of successful that recreation.
During the common season, the Eagles completed with the No. 2 protection within the league, giving up 301.5 yards per recreation.
Sirianni mentioned he doesn’t actually take heed to the criticism of Gannon till it’s introduced as much as him by the Eagles’ PR workers after they prep him for interviews.
“So, every time I hear an answer about Jonathan Gannon, I laugh to myself,” Sirianni mentioned. “As a matter of reality, coaches from different groups ask me, does Jonathan Gannon get crap right here? I’m like, someway, yeah. Like this man is unimaginable.
“He’s going to be a head football coach in the National Football League because of what he does. This guy is a stud. He’s a stud. I can’t wait to talk to Angelo on Monday.”
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