Nick Sirianni offers apology for bizarre exchange with Eagles fans after win over Browns

After having some time to reflect on his actions, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni issued an apology for the exchange he had with Eagles fans following Philadelphia's 20-16 victory over the Cleveland Browns in Week 6.

"I would say this about that: What I was really doing, I was trying to bring energy yesterday," Sirianni said on Monday. "I'm sorry and disappointed in how my energy was directed at the end of the game. ... My energy should be all in on coaching, motivating, and celebrating with our guys and I need to have better wisdom and discernment on when to use that energy and that wasn’t the time.”

Sirianni tries to squash the beef with Eagles fans

How sincere was Sirianni? We'll never know. Perhaps he just threw the apology out there to minimize some of the vitriol that has been directed towards him since the exchange. There certainly has been no shortage of it. Just search "Sirianni" on X (formerly Twitter). Or watch ESPN.

Listen, yelling at your own fans is never a good idea, especially when your team has been underperforming for basically a year straight. At the same time, it's fair to point out that the Philadelphia faithful largely embraced Sirianni and his in-your-face approach when the team went all the way to the Super Bowl in his second season. Now that the on-field success isn't the same, attitudes have shifted, and that's understandable. But it's not like he necessarily acted out of character.

It's time for both sides to move on. The Eagles have bigger things to worry about, like trying to figure out how to score a single point in the first quarter of a game. Or, trying to figure out how to properly manage the clock at the end of the first half.

Plus, there's probably nothing that Sirianni could say or do to get the fans back on his side at this point, short of leading the team on another improbable run to the Super Bowl. A lot of fans wanted him gone after the way the Eagles collapsed down the stretch last season, and even more want him replaced following the team's sluggish start to the current campaign despite the presence of new coordinators on both sides of the football. A podium apology won't change that.

Sirianni can't worry about that though. At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter how the fans feel about him. It matters how the players inside the locker room feel about him, and he continues to have their support.

"He believes in us," Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson said of Sirianni. "This roster is put together on talent, but it's put together with guys who want to play with him. ... If he could play he'd go out there right now, but playing for a coach like that is something we harp on and get behind, because like I said if he could strap it up, he would, too."

Sirianni is coaching for his job this season. That isn't a secret to anyone. Many fans would have replaced him already. But it's not up to the fans, and Sirianni would be wise to worry less about what they're saying and more about important things, like winning football games.