Eagles Mailbag: What can Nick Sirianni do to finally receive credit in Philly?

I’m back at it with a new Eagles mailbag following my first in a little mini-series on Tuesday . I’m handling a stack of questions from our loyal BGN readers over on The Feed . I’ll tackle some more now and then make my way through them as this week goes on.

Let’s get after it… mpsufan3 : If the Eagles win the Super Bowl this upcoming season, will Nick Sirianni get any credit or does it all go to the new offensive staff and Uncle Vic? In your opinion, what does Nick have to do to get more respect or has that ship sailed? I’m one of the most pro-Nick Sirianni people you’ll find across the Delaware Valley.

The easy answer is that there’s nothing he can do at this point, inexplicably, to receive the credit he deserves for the Eagles being in the postseason annually and winning a championship. If the Eagles win this upcoming season’s Super Bowl, yes, Vic Fangio will receive his laurels for being one of the best defensive minds of the century while Sean Mannion will likely be out the door for a head coaching job elsewhere. The narrative will be about that duo thrived and how Sirianni got out of his own way.

If the Eagles bail out early in the postseason like they did this past winter, however, the blame will be laid at Sirianni’s feet. I remember that old adage that if you win in Philly, “You’ll never pay for a drink in this town again. ” I’ve seen two Eagles head coaches win Super Bowls within the last decade.