4 Eagles assistant coaches who are influencing some early buyer's remorse

Poor Nick Sirianni... Now, don't read what hasn't been written. Don't hear what hasn't been said. We don't feel sorry for Nick, but he's the Philadelphia Eagles head coach. That means he's one of us. None of us want to see him fail, but we aren't going to tuck him in and read him a bedtime story when he does so.

Nick knew the deal when he accepted the job as Philly's head coach. There are only 32 NFL head-coaching jobs on Planet Earth. He chose to accept one in a sports-crazy town that loves all sports but probably loves football more than any other game.

Coaching is a nomadic profession, and the NFL is a results-driven business. That's long been the case and was true before we were born and became Birds fans.

It has never been easy to coach or play in Philly. The fans care more. Passion sometimes drifts over into lunacy. It's an intense media market. Nick's the top guy. He'll take the lion's share of the blame, but he is far from being the lone reason for Philly's roller-coaster we witnessed during the first month of the season.

His players certainly need to perform better, but his assistants can't escape accountability. Here are a handful who are pushing us toward buyer's remorse.

Aaron Moorehead, wide receivers

Aaron Moorehead has been on our grudge list for a long time. He arrived during Doug Pederson's final year. His players love him, and under his watch, A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith became the first wide receiver duo in franchise history to eclipse 1,000 yards receiving in the same season.

We're convinced that may be more of a result of A.J. and DeVonta's elite-level talent than anything Moorehead is doing. Why is it no other wide receivers seem to be improving or blossoming under his direction?

Rumor has it Coach Moorehead was also partially responsible for the decision to draft Jalen Reagor. Jalen's father Montae played with the Eagles for one season (2007) and was a teammate of Aaron's from 2003-2006 with the Indianapolis Colts.

Vic Fangio, defensive coordinator

We cheer for Vic Fangio because he's the Eagles' defensive coordinator, so he's one of us. We still, however, stand by the theory that his best days are behind him.

Hey Vic! Evolve! NFL offenses have caught up with you! Does anyone else remember that he was hired as a special consultant to help Philly stop Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl LVII. How did that work out?

Vic is the owner of one of the great defensive minds in NFL history, but aside from a nice showing in Week 3 vs. the New Orleans Saints, there has been nothing substantial about his scheme to be excited about.

Clint Hurtt, defensive line coach

Look at some of the names on the Eagles' roster who play along the defensive line: Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, Milton Williams, Josh Sweat, Brandon Graham, Moro Ojomo, Bryce Huff, Thomas Booker IV, and Byron Young. Can anyone give us any reason why this unit has been so inconsistent and oft-times ineffective?

We'd say these guys couldn't play if they couldn't, but that isn't true. Some say there's a lack of motivation, but that too is a knock on coaching, right?

We've noticed Clint maybe once, when he tried to restrain Jalen Carter when he attempted to fight the entire city of New Orleans.

Other than that, he's been pretty obscure and under-the-radar. He certainly has made these guys into better and more productive football players. Everyone in his unit seems to be underachieving.

Doug Nussmeier, quarterbacks coach

There's no nice way to say this. Jalen Hurts' upswing has hit the 'pause' button. He's turning the ball over constantly, every week to be exact.

This is officially one of his ugliest stretches of football. We've seen him excel under better coaches like Shane Steichen, so during this time of regression, we have to spotlight his position coach.

Definitely under a microscope: Roy Anderson (Cornerbacks)

Again, there's talent in this unit. It is one that is potentially as good as what we witnessed when Sheldon Brown and Lito Sheppard patrolled the secondary.

We won't say they're as good as Troy Vincent and Bobby Taylor yet. Roy Anderson will ultimately be judged by how his unit performs.

Quinyon Mitchell is coming along, but we knew he had talent. We aren't quite ready to pile tons of credit on Anderson's shoulders. Let's revisit this conversation at season's end.