Three-time All-Pro Gerald McCoy and Two-time Super Bowl champ Kyle Van Noy discuss Eagles coach Nick Sirianni’s recent acts following Philadelphia’s win over the Browns and if coaches should be emotional with their team’s own fans. Hear the full conversation on “McCoy & Van Noy” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
Video Transcript
We got Ciani coach Ciani of the Philadelphia Eagles versus the Boo Birds.
How do we feel about that?
Him?
You know, at the end of the game winning 20 to 16 going up showing out on the fans.
How do you feel about that man?
Big Ciani gotta grow up, man.
You gotta grow up like fans, fans are gonna boo they paying all this money, they want to see you win.
You don’t ride the wave of emotions.
That’s why we’re the professionals.
We’re the professionals and you’re supposed to be our head coach, you’re supposed to be the leader.
Why are you even caring what the fans is doing right now?
You’re supposed to be the one sending the message of the fans are gonna be the fans, the media are gonna be the media, the reason that the the the Eagles have struggled the way they struggle or they’ve been up and down like this is you’re seeing it, the head coach, he’s riding the wave of emotions, that’s what’s happening.
Who cares what the fans are saying are doing right now and then these are the people you’re calling out.
You expect them when you come back in the state on the beach here, they’re yelling for you.
But I will say, I will say g to this, he’s always been like that, right?
Like that’s the one thing where to me, at least it’s consistent right now.
The only thing that I’ll say about it, that as a player standpoint, that confuses me a little bit is the Jalen Carter situation where in New Orleans, Jayen Carter’s kind of doing the same thing.
He’s barking at fans on the road.
Ciani is trying to control them and say, hey, it’s not how we do this and blah, blah, blah.
And then he does that.
But at the end of the day, he’s been doing that from day one of always knowing where the camera is always, you know, talking and great you can do that.
He’s been consistent that way.
I think the only difference is, is he’s doing that to his own fans.
That’s not something I would do.
You’ve been on championship teams, you’ve been on, uh AFC, you know, uh made it to AFC championship last year.
Baltimore.
You guys are rolling right now.
Would you agree that teams take on the identity of their head coach?
Yes, for sure.
So we shouldn’t be confused about why Philly’s all over the place.