Hot Take: Nick Sirianni Is a Puppet, and the OC Search Proves It Beyond Any Doubt

Here's what we know after 15 days of the Eagles' offensive coordinator search: Frank Reich doesn't want the job. Brian Dable chose Tennessee. Mike McDaniel chose the Chargers. Kevin Stefanski chose Atlanta. Charlie Weiss Jr. chose LSU. And multiple candidates have withdrawn their names from consideration.

Dan Sileo's conclusion is blunt: "Nobody wants the job because they're not empowered. The Eagles don't empower their coaches. Except for Vic."

The Sirianni System

Sileo laid out the case methodically on Tuesday's National Football Show. Nick Sirianni controls the game plan construction. The offensive coordinator title comes with responsibility but not authority. Every press conference, Sirianni praises Howie Roseman — behavior Sileo interprets as someone working for the GM, not alongside him.

"Boy, if Nick only answers to the owner, how come every press conference he's kissing Howie Roseman's ass?" Sileo asked. "When you work for someone, you kiss their ass. When you don't answer to somebody, you don't even acknowledge them."

The Damning Pattern

Consider the timeline: Shane Steichen thrived as the one coordinator who had enough talent and a novel enough scheme (RPO) to succeed within the constraints. He left for the Colts. Brian Johnson tried to expand Hurts' passing game, produced the 8th-ranked offense, but got scapegoated for turnovers. Kevin Patullo sat in the building for five years and lasted one season as OC before being fired.

Now the Eagles are interviewing candidates with no play-calling experience — because those are the only people willing to accept a job where Nick Sirianni maintains veto power over the offensive game plan.

The Bottom Line

"If you're going to settle on less, why didn't you just keep the guy you had?" Sileo asked. It's a question no one in the Eagles organization has answered.

The OC search hasn't just been embarrassing. It's been illuminating. It's shown the NFL exactly how the Eagles operate — and the NFL has collectively said: no thanks.