If you want to know how mediocre coaches think, sometimes all you need to do is listen to the announcers. Take Nick Sirianni’s decision to go for it on fourth-and-goal from the 3-yard-line on Sunday. After falling behind 14-0 early in the second quarter, the Eagles drove 50 yards down the field to put themselves in position for their first points of the day. On the CBS broadcast, color commentator Jay Feely sounded genuinely torn about what Sirianni should do.
On the one hand, the Eagles were down two touchdowns and playing in sloppy conditions where points looked like they would be at a premium. They had a dominant offensive line and a dual-threat quarterback who has thrived near the goal line and they had a coach who’d faced a similar situation nine previous times in his career and had decided to kick a field goal only twice.
On the other hand, in Feely’s words, the Eagles had a chance to take the three points and “make sure you feel good about this drive.”
