The Philadelphia Eagles are not a complete football team. Not yet. After blowing a 10-point fourth-quarter lead in a loss to the Los Angeles Rams, that much is obvious. Eagles coach Nick Sirianni made the wrong call when it mattered most for the second straight week. The offense around quarterback Jalen Hurts keeps flipping on and off like a light switch. And the Birds still haven’t put four full quarters together.

Think about this. Philadelphia had a third-and-goal from the two-yard line, up 10 points, with eight minutes to go. And they lost. That should never happen to a team with this kind of talent. We’ll get to the coaching, because that’s where this game was really lost. First, the offense needs some answers.

Where does the Eagles offense go?

Every week it’s the same story. The offense finds a rhythm, looks unstoppable for a stretch, and then it vanishes. Where does the flow go? Where does the rhythm go?

Look at rookie wide receiver Makai Lemon. He had five catches in the first quarter alone. Then he barely saw the ball the rest of the game. How do you go away from a guy who’s cooking like that?

Same thing with wide receiver Darius Cooper. He caught two amazing touchdown passes and had the game of his life, and then he disappeared too. That’s not on the players. That’s on the plan.

Now, I understand injuries were restricting this team. I’m not going to pretend Philly was at full strength. But your offense can’t completely shut off, no matter who’s out there. Good teams find a way to keep the chains moving.

Hurts was running for his life all afternoon, and a lot of that comes back to the offensive line. Offensive lineman Markel Bell was special in training camp. A lot of the veterans had good things to say about him, including offensive tackle Lane Johnson. But Bell had a really rough debut. He’ll get better, I believe that, but this offensive line is weak right now. You have to coach around that, which brings me to the bigger problem.

Nick Sirianni lost this game for the Eagles

I’ll say it plainly. Sirianni lost this game for the Eagles. I think he overthought it. Last week he took a ton of harsh criticism for not going for it, and this week he swung way too far the other direction. He went for it in the wrong spots.

First, there was a fourth-and-1, from Philadelphia’s own 38. The Eagles ran the tush push and didn’t get it. Behind this offensive line? Right now, that play isn’t the automatic conversion it used to be, and the coaching staff should know that better than anybody.

Then came the one that really stings. Late in the fourth quarter, instead of taking the three points and going up by 13, Sirianni went for it again. They didn’t get it.

Look at what happened next. The Rams came down the field and scored a touchdown. Had the Eagles kicked that field goal, Los Angeles would still have trailed by six. Instead, the Rams only needed three points to tie, and all the pressure shifted onto Philly. Then Los Angeles punched it in for seven more.

So here you are. Instead of needing just a field goal to win it, now you need to go score a touchdown. One decision completely changed the math, and it changed the math against your own team.

That’s the part that drives me crazy. Taking the points there isn’t playing scared. It’s playing smart. You make the other team score twice and still leave yourself a chance to win with a kick. Simple as that.

This game was completely mismanaged by Sirianni, and it’s now back-to-back weeks in which he has made the wrong decision in the biggest moments. One week he’s too conservative, the next he’s too aggressive. Where’s the middle ground?

The Eagles have the talent to beat anybody in this league. The roster isn’t the issue. But until the offense stays turned on for 60 minutes and Sirianni stops coaching against last week’s headlines, this team is going to keep giving away games it should win.