The head coach is clear about what he expects and is transparent that players like A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, and Dallas Goedert might have quiet games because of the offensive flow. That happened in the season opener when Brown only saw one target, but Sirianni lauded Brown for staying locked in when the ball wasn't coming his way, something he harped on during the role meeting.
"This is something that we constantly talk about in the roles talk is, 'Yeah, A.J., DeVonta, Dallas, the pass game runs through you, but there are going to be games like this where you might not get the touches that we want you to get and we know that you want to get because it can help us win the football game. In those moments, what are you doing to change the football game without the ball in your hands?'" Sirianni said on Monday. "On the touchdown run by Saquon (Barkley), you get two great blocks by A.J. and DeVonta that allowed him to get to the third level of the defense."
Safety Reed Blankenship is someone who has seen his role change each season under Sirianni. He made the Eagles initial 53-man roster as an undrafted free agent in 2022 and has developed into a starter and team captain this season.
"It's very unique. I've never been around a coach that specifically gives people their roles," Blankenship said. "It's cool to see and it's cool to see how people react to it, whether it's negative, positive whatever, but I feel like we got the guys in the room to react as positive as possible, because they know that their opportunity is coming and they got to start somewhere. That's how it started with me. I got a start somewhere, just give me that one chance and then roles can change." — Written by Matt Ryan