The latter part of the Philadelphia Eagles‘ 2023 season deeply impacted the team.
After losing five of the final six regular season games and being defeated by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Wild Card round despite a 10-2 start, the Eagles dismissed offensive coordinator Brian Johnson, and considered potentially hiring Bill Belichick to replace head coach Nick Sirianni. Eagles running back and Sean Desai, before Kenneth Gainwell discussed Philadelphia’s decline last season in a recent appearance on the Javien University Podcast
. Gainwell stated, “I think it was a connection issue. Teams like KC are well-connected, upstairs and downstairs. When you have a connection, everything just clicks. But when you got guys that aren’t talking to each other, you never know what’s going on.”, opened up Gainwell’s revelation about locker room and culture problems aligns with what sources across the league noticed about the Eagles’ descent from NFC East leaders to postseason road competitors. NFL executives believed last season that the Eagles’ disconnect was related to
Sirianni’s choice to bench Desai and promote Patrica
as the defensive play-caller.
Gainwell suggests that breakdowns in communication ultimately led to the Eagles’ downfall. Gainwell mentioned, “If we all sit down and communicate and figure out what’s happening, or what we need to do on the field to turn things around, then we’ll be fine. Because if we played really hard at the start of the season, we need to continue that effort at the end because that's what really counts. “If we reach the playoffs and we’re not playing well, and we’re feeling down because we just lost five games, what do you think will happen in the playoffs? It’s scientific, bro. If you’re moody every day, you’ll be moody tomorrow and the next day. You have to work on it. You have to keep working on how to improve every single day.”
During this offseason, the Eagles
have been one of the more active teams in free agency
by adding talented playmakers and veteran leaders.
Philadelphia acquired running back Saquon Barkley , linebacker and former safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, among other notable additions, in hopes of strengthening a culture that can prevent a repeat of last season’s breakdown. Devin White, and reuniting Eagles’ Veteran Leadership Takes Charge In the lead-up to the 2024 NFL Draft, the Eagles signed thehighest-paid wide receiver in the NFL
, and Brown appears to be expanding his leadership role after extending his contract.
Brown showed support during the Eagles’ rookie minicamp. A.J. Brown the “What was particularly great to see was A.J. [Brown] and (offensive lineman) Jordan Mailata at today’s minicamp.Sirianni informed the press
. “A.J. providing coaching advice. Jordan Mailata, I came in this morning and found him at the team meeting and then at the O-line meeting, just to support those guys.
“That’s remarkable. It shows a strong bond that these guys are willing to invest their time to be with our rookies, understand their potential, and support them. I'm looking forward to all of them immersing into the culture. It was great to see our experienced players doing that today.” Reveal the troubles that troubled the Philadelphia Eagles in the latter part of their 2023 season. Learn what former player Kenneth Gainwell exposed about the team’s decline.. “A.J. giving out coaching points. Jordan Mailata, I got in here this morning, he was in here for the team meeting and went to the O-line meeting this morning, just to be there with those guys.
“That’s special. That’s a connection that these guys are willing to put that time in to be around our rookies, see what they’re made of, and just be there for them. So I’m excited for these guys to all get immersed into the culture. It was cool to see our veterans do that today.”
