Eagles' Nick Sirianni vows to 'reprove' self after team's collapse - ESPN

PHILADELPHIA — Nick Sirianni suggested a shift is coming to the offensive coaching structure following a late-season collapse, and that he enters his fourth year as Eagles head coach with the mindset of having to «reprove» himself.

Sirianni and general manager Howie Roseman held their end-of-season news conference Wednesday — nine days after the Eagles' 32-9 wild card loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that marked their sixth loss in seven games following a 10-1 start.

Speculation about Sirianni's job security followed, as did a Friday meeting with CEO Jeffrey Lurie, which Sirianni described as «business as usual» even though the firing of offensive coordinator Brian Johnson and defensive coordinator Sean Desai followed in recent days.

«In my mind, you better believe I'm thinking, 'How do I reprove myself?' I was a young coach that Mr. Lurie and Howie and this organization trusted to give the job to. I had to prove myself that this guy can lead the organization like they asked me to, and I had to prove myself from then,» Sirianni said. «Did I have to sell my vision [to Lurie]? No, because it was business as usual, but you better believe I'm thinking after that 1-6 finish… that I'm going to prove them right again.»

The search for a new defensive coordinator might already be over. Vic Fangio, who mutually parted ways with the Miami Dolphins Wednesday, will now be the top target for the Eagles to hire and a deal is expected, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and Jeremy Fowler.

«We got a lot of good targets that we're working through. And a lot of guys who have done really well in their interview process and look forward to continuing that process and we'll see what happens,» Sirianni said when asked about Fangio.

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