Miles Sanders Will Massively Benefit From The Hiring Of HC Nick Sirianni
In case you have been living under a rock, the Philadelphia Eagles have finalized their head coaching search after interviewing approximately ten candidates for the open vacancy. After Josh McDaniles’ name gained some steam throughout the course of last week, the Eagles organization ultimately (and fortunately) opted to go in another direction.
On January 21st, 2021, the news broke from ESPN’s Adam Shefter that the Eagles intended to sign Nick Sirianni, the former Offensive Coordinator of the Indianapolis Colts.
Many have argued that this hiring was heavily influenced by ownership and management’s commitment to Franchise QB Carson Wentz, who had his most successful season of his career in 2017 back when Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Frank Reich was the Eagles Offensive Coordinator. However, there have been rumors of a potential Wentz trade to the Colts. The Eagles essentially brought Indy to Philly instead to help get Wentz back on track.
Although many people are speculating that this hire specifically tailors to Wentz, there is another member of the Birds who will massively benefit from this hire…Miles Sanders
Throughout Siranni’s tenure as Offensive Coordinator for the Colts, Indy was ranked within the top ten in rushing attempts two of his three seasons. Eagles fans are well aware that Miles Sanders has never had topped over 20 carries in a football game under the Doug Pederson regime. In 2020, Sanders did not eclipse over 16 total touches during the season despite averaging 5.3 yards per carry, which ranked him within the Top-10 of respective Running Backs. Sanders also had three runs over 75 yards this past season (all of which accounted for touchdowns) and averaged 72.3 yards per game despite playing only 12 games.
Numerous fans lobbied for Pederson and company to feed Sanders more throughout the season. Last year alone, the Colts accumulated 403 total rushing attempts between their ball-carriers, opposed to the Eagles 270 rushing attempts. Coach Sirianni seems to be a lot more committed to running the football.
Sirianni also has been know to specialize in creating favorable matchups for his offensive skill players. With Sanders ability to catch the ball out of the back field and and in space, the dynamic duo can wreak havoc on the rest of the league if these concepts are properly executed.
Let’s take a look at Siranni breaking down some tape on Darren Sproles back in the day:
Versatility at the running position seems essential in Sirrani’s offense, so expect to see Sander flourish in a new offensive system that will allow him to be explosive.
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