'I Got To Lead By Example': Eagles' Nick Sirianni Does Some Self-Evaluating After 17-11 Loss To 49ers
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- It wasn't exactly a beauty pageant. The Eagles and 49ers played an ugly game and at the end of the day, the home team had more warts and blemishes.
The Birds are now 1-1 after losing 17-11 in the home opener.
A key moment happened in the first half when head coach Nick Sirianni called a version of the Philly Special that failed on 4th down. San Francisco answered with a 97-yard touchdown drive taking a 7-3 lead and never looking back.
Sirianni has done some self-evaluating and here's how it works.
"Just by watching the tape and putting yourself in all the scenarios again and saying, 'Did I really like what I did here?' Again, this accountability thing only works if you're holding yourself accountable first. If I want the players to do it, I got to lead by example and it goes through watching the tape, checking the call sheet again, looking back at the studies that we did and just evaluate every play, " Sirianni said.
The evaluating will continue for the next day or so before they turn their attention towards next Monday night's match-up in Dallas.