Eagles HC Nick Sirianni addresses Jalen Carter's lack of snaps vs. Giants
Philadelphia Eagles rookie defensive tackle Jalen Carter played just 21 defensive snaps in the Birds' 33-25 win over the New York Giants on Monday, marking one of the lowest percentages (33%) of snaps he's played all year. Spectators thought Carter's lack of snaps may have had to do with his false start penalty or him […]
Philadelphia Eagles rookie defensive tackle Jalen Carter played just 21 defensive snaps in the Birds' 33-25 win over the New York Giants on Monday, marking one of the lowest percentages (33%) of snaps he's played all year.
Spectators thought Carter's lack of snaps may have had to do with his false start penalty or him not getting off the field fast enough during a Giants punt.
Head coach Nick Sirianni cleared the air by saying Carter's careless mistake had nothing to do with his playing time, even though he was visibly upset and screaming Carter's head off.
"No, no, no, not at all with that," Siranni said. "That was – BG [DE Brandon Graham] was playing a little bit inside there, right? Fletch [DT Fletcher Cox] was having a really good game. In some of their two-minute drives we weren’t in some of those five-down packages, so that was more a product of the style of game and who we were playing at that particular time with getting BG on the field with [LB] Haason [Reddick] and with [DE] Josh [Sweat].
"So that was what the product was of that, not a result of the penalty. We have total faith in Jalen [Carter]. He’s had a lot of great moments and great plays throughout this year and we’re going to continue to need him to do those things to be the type of defense we want to be."
Sirianni also addressed his hot-head moments that happened more than once during the game and were caught on camera by the FOX broadcast crew.
“I get animated a lot. There are things that when mistakes are happening or trying to get the communication going, just a little bit of that. That happens throughout a game,” Sirianni said. “It’s going to be between players and players, coaches and players, coaches and coaches. But when you have the relationships that we have and the connections that we have, we’re able to move on quickly.
After a split locker room of emotions following the win, perhaps it's time Sirianni takes a step back and looks at cooling down his coaching technique — which is exactly what he plans to do.
"There were moments in that game yesterday where I felt like I was too tense on the sideline and I need to be better about that," he said. "I have to do a better job. If I’m going to ask the players to do a better job themselves, then I have to do a better job myself."
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