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Nick Sirianni’s flower continues to take root with this Eagles team.

Think about something for a second. The Philadelphia Eagles were picked by some of the ‘experts’ to finish dead last in the NFC East. Some were calling for a four-win season. Philly made the playoffs if you’ll remember, and they did so with one more game to play on the schedule.

Now, what if that hadn’t been the case? What if the Eagles had needed to win that final game versus Dallas? What might have happened?

Sure, Dallas has had Philly’s number as of late, but there’s no guarantee that the Birds wouldn’t have found a way. We’ve seen inferior Eagles teams surprise their rivals from Texas before.

Had the Birds put some effort into winning in Week 17, we might be talking about a ten-win season for Nick Sirianni in his rookie campaign as a head coach. Had he done it, he could have run for a city council seat and won. Instead, we’re left with the memory of two straight losses to close the campaign. That should diminish what this team accomplished though.

Jalen Hurts’ second season was labeled as a year-long audition. By season’s end, though no one ever took the statement seriously at a national level, people were actually calling him an MVP candidate. This team found an identity and got better all season.

Oh yeah, we had fun with that flower analogy, but Nick Sirianni planted some serious roots in year one. He was the only rookie head coach to lead his team to the postseason. He was supposed to be the worst hire. Think about that for a second. Is anyone else ready for an encore in year two?