Dumb Decisions: Nick Sirianni and The DUMBEST 1st Half Ending of Week 12 | Eagles @ Rams (2024)

[@storm7603]

I knew this was coming when I was in the live last night 😭

[@bannon1994]

So did I. The instant I saw it, I was like, “Yep, this is going to be on, ‘Dumb Decisions’”

[@MrDirigible]

As an eagles fan, while the play calling was better (more sequon runs thank god) it still wasn’t pretty at times but yeah the end of the second half I had to say wtf with Sirianni’s clock management

[@LegendaryDorkKnight]

When you started talking about not calling the timeout, I knew it was gonna be a double feature because that run on 4th & 7 was WAY too stupid to not be on here. When I saw it live, I literally cried out "My God! My God! Why have you forsaken me?!"

[@floydian022]

All of the previous episodes on Sirianni's dumb moves this season have been completely justified. This one, however, just feels like it's reaching a bit. Could that last min before halftime have been managed better? Sure. Was it handled nearly as egregiously as those other instances? Not even close.

[@thecrazynodak]

Reaching "a bit"? There were athletes at the Olympics this year that couldn't reach as far as JG9 did for this Dumb Decisions episode.

[@thomasgagliardi5931]

@@thecrazynodak haha I couldn't agree more. He knit picks everything the birds do, and granted they have made some dumb decisions, but then other games I watch that made awful decisions, he justifies and then sugar coats as if its ok. I went from loving this channel to cringing at some of his commentary. The reach has to chill. Either that or its the only games he watches. Like the Pats LA game. Um huh?

[@jefftezos]

I thought Nick coached a good game but was frustrated with how he managed the end of the half.

[@marcusmcgraw3519]

It’s so funny how Sirianni refused to go for 2 in every situation he had on Sunday. Let’s kick it to make it 13-7 and 20-7 and 27-14, after going for 2 up 16-0 and 22-0….

[@thomascrowley9122]

Most obvious DD ever

[@jayanthsambaraju6562]

Sirriani should be sending fruit baskets to Joe Schean and John Mara for getting the giants to choose Daniel Jones over Saquon. Literally saved his career, along with Howie Roseman devil magic to get Vic fangio to revive the defense.

[@timothymoroney9100]

Fangio is more of a curse…his defenses always give up a touchdown in the final 10 minutes…unless you are up 2 touchdowns, you will lose.

[@hatuletoh]

"We're going to take a look into the mind of Eagles head coach Nick Siriani." Well, this won't take long.

[@robertkrumm2470]

as I was watching this I was like what are they doing

[@nathanwalker-lawrence8406]

Idek why people saying this isnt dumb. Its simple math. Do i want 1:10 to get points or 30 seconds. Just call the timeout

[@kyperactive]

Sirianni try not to give heart attacks challenge: Impossible

[@marionluigi6517]

Truth! I just want to watch one game where it should safely be a win but this goof wants to give the other team as many chances at snatching the win away.

[@MrTim2031]

I think this was a well done video. I did like your analysis of what could have happened if the Rams got the first, that 3 points was likely with 1:15 or 33 seconds. I didn’t think of that in the moment. As an Eagles fan, I always think they are going to give up any 3rd down where the yards to go is 10 or more, as good as the D has gotten this year, it’s still a perceived Achilles heel for us. I will say that Sirianni’s word salad kinda tells me he that he didn’t call that and the execution he is talking about is the execution of either the play caller, Kellen Moore, or an audible by Hurts. If he had called that, he probably would have come out and say so as opposed to saying “players and coaches have to do better and that’s on me”

[@marcus813]

Sirianni should be thankful for the talent he has on hand because those players keep bailing him out of the dumb stuff he does.

[@toddbiesel4288]

Will there be a JG8 video about changing your mind about accepting or declining a penalty, depending on what the other team does, and whether it should be allowed?

[@toddbiesel4288]

Oops, meant JG9 News.

[@beast1160]

It’s been a Nick Sirianni vs Mike McCarthy for most dumb decisions of the year!!!

[@davec4274]

I wont deny Sirriani is ding bat, but can we talk about the refs last night. They wanted the Rams to win.

[@freeparking301]

My problem with this sequence is the lack of Saquon. They use Gainwell the whole time which the defense knows is going to be a pass play in most cases…the Eagles still had timeouts and could’ve ran the ball with Barkley a time or two and possibly got into field goal range. It doesn’t seem like much but in the grand scheme of things Barkley is on the bench most of the fourth quarter saving a little more in the tank for the bigger games come January. Though because of this we did get to see him get into the top ten all time for rushing yards in a game (9th) and offensive yards in the game (9th). Yea not calling timeout with with 1:19 left was very questionable but I can see the psychological game being played there…bait the Rams into running the ball and getting stopped and at least have a little time left to get three points. If the Eagles call timeout the Rams are more inclined to pass the ball and try to get the first down since there would be more time left for their offense to score and to eliminate the threat of the Eagles offense having that time to score another touchdown.

[@grinningchicken]

I’m with you. If this was Marcus Mariota back there instead of Stafford. Go ahead call the time out. But Stafford is the last QB from the 2000s still at the top of his game anything can happen when he has the ball.

[@guttmana9767]

As an eagles fan, I just rolled my eyes. I knew SIRIANNI would do something stupid and we’d get bailed out by high end talent

[@therealjaystone2344]

he will carry them to the SB

[@guttmana9767]

@ no, SIRIANNI will be carried to the Super Bowl by his high end talent. Unless he makes a historically bad dumb decision in the NFCCG and gets his kneecaps bitten by Detroit

[@gene108]

This was the dumbest decision. It cost the Eagles a chance to win a game by 20+ points, instead of only beating the Rams by 17. If the Eagles weren’t resting their starters in the 4th quarter, I think they could’ve won by 20+ even with this dumb decision.

[@SortaNonymous]

If this Eagles team was even just 20% less talented, this guy's career would have been dead in the water months ago.

[@Coyotek4]

The first DD in this video, I respectfully disagree. Bear in mind that the Eagles already completed the first half of the double-dip, scoring a TD to make it 13-7 right before the half. Any result that did not involve giving the Rams points was going to be a good result, and 3rd-and-13 situations, though perhaps not likely, can breed first downs. I've seen too many Eagles games where the coach called TO after 2nd down, only to watch the defense give up a first on third down so the other team keeps a TO in pocket and keeps a drive going. Now the second DD, I wholeheartedly agree! It drove me crazy to think that, after getting that stop and getting the ball back, they nearly gave the Rams a chance to score a go-ahead TD on the final play of the half. UGGH!!! And then there was a decision that I considered dumb which worked out for Sirianni: accepting a penalty and turning a 4th-and-3 into a 3rd-and-13, giving the Rams two cracks at getting a first down. Yes, the defense sacked Stafford on 3rd and then the FG try was missed, but I still think it made more sense to just let them try for the first with only one shot. (The officials allowing the late-acceptance is another story altogether.)

[@demofya]

My Eagles are NOT winning because of him. They are winning in spite of him.

[@Jokesville1]

I agree with not taking the timeout there, if the rams convert the 1st down there you give them enough time to match down the field and have enough time to score

[@sikwitit4life]

Ok, it's the cool thing to hate on Siriani these days, but this one is a stretch. It just seems odd to pick a game where he won by 3 scores.

[@FTGTrains]

Also the part where Sirianni took the penalty instead of making them go for it on 4th and 3. Probably would be here if the rams kicker hit the FG

[@msolec2000]

Where is JG10 for Sirianni's antics? As an Eagles fan, is it bad that I want a coach that is 9-2 fired?

[@animenopaawaa]

Is it just me, or are the Philadelphia Eagles becoming the new Dallas Cowboys of the early 2020's (and yes, since Mike McCarthy began leading that team)? Hence the awkward plays in question, in spite of the end result of coming on top most of these times.

[@MrDirigible]

Siriani’s time management is still aggravating as an Eagles fan and I knew this was going to be a video, I was yelling at how dumb not saving time was before the half. Siriani also needs to make sure the challenge flag is out in time as we got lucky the review took place for the first ram drive fumble. That said, thank god Barkley was given the ball so much last night, I hope the run play calling continues. Though the hurts designed run plays suck. Hurts still doesn’t look good as a passer. Eagles defense thank god continues to be an absolute beast outside of the first rams scoring drive. The first two Rams TDs were gifted by the Refs after two separate bs PI calls that again the announcers disagreed with. The Eagles defense is seriously scary when poor ref calls or miss calls are taken into account.

[@goodsport65]

Warm tea w/honey works wonders. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family in advance.

[@terririnella4032]

well, the show is called "Dumb Decisions"

[@bannon1994]

The only logical explanation that I can come up with is that he didn’t want to leave the Rams with to much time on the clock in case they got a first down. That’s the only thing that I can think of.😊

[@KevinT7274]

The 2nd and 4th down play calls were bad. But in the end it didn't matter. Against better opposition in the playoffs it might matter.

[@Jason_Maier]

So this makes it ..... a 6 pack of Dumb Decisions videos for Nick Sirianni?

[@CTubeMan]

Coach Sirianni has no regard for your condition. Has he no decency? At long last has he no decency?!

[@brothersbreakdownbroadcast1488]

This was maybe the worst call Nick made in an otherwise great game plan & great in game decision making as well. It doesn’t belong on the dumb decisions.Sirriani should be a COY candidate & he made several decisions last night to help his team seal the game. Initially declines a major penalty to put LA in a 4&3 when they showed they were going he then accepts the penalty putting them in a 3&13 which led to a sack and forced LA to attempt a FG which they missed. Then late in the game Eagles have a 4&IN from their own 21! He sends the O out to feign running their tush push, but he only intended to attempt to push LA offside on a hard count which worked and essentially sealed them a victory as Barkley took it 70 yards 2 plays later to put the Eagles up 37-14. Sirriani also listens to his players. The three eldest Offensive Linemen came to him in their bye week to remind Nick they need to go back to being the run first juggernaut they can be which instead of blowing his players coaching suggestions off he literally with Kellen Moore revamped his offensive scheme to allow his players to do what they do best. Sirriani is a winning football coach whom gets his players to play for him & not quit in the midst of adversity. He’s 44-19 in the regular season ! He’s on the verge of winning a 2nd NFC East Championship in 4 seasons & making the NFL playoffs 4 of 4 years with the Philadelphia Eagles. Not to mention he was a bad PI call away from probably winning the 2022-23 Super Bowl. Putting this particular decision on your video series of dumb decisions was absurd. And I feel you’re allowing your dislike of Sirriani to cloud your football Knowledge.

[@Crateron1]

"Putting this particular decision on your video series of dumb decisions was absurd." Why? A dumb decision is a dumb decision, even if it is made by the smartest coach. Just like a smart decision is a smart decision, even if it is made by the dumbest coach. It has nothing to do with records, playoff appearances, or whether or not the coach had a flawless (or horrible) game plan otherwise. This series analyzes each decision based on their specific situations and/or the flow of the games at that point, whether the decisions affect the outcome of the game or not (more often than not they do affect the outcome). And it is nothing personal against Sirianni either, JG9 also points out other coaches who have made the same dumb decisions in the past (not calling a timeout in a situation like the one the Eagles faced was even featured in this series earlier this week with Mike Tomlin, so Sirianni is not being exclusively targeted).

[@Official_Kings_Versus]

Philly won in the end...

[@OJ_Pimpson]

Usually happens when you have a superhero at RB. They won in spite of their coach

[@marionluigi6517]

This series has bad decisions that happened no matter win or loss. If it's stupid to do it, doesn't matter if you won it's still a stupid decision but you got bailed out. (Now this decision he made here wasn't actually that bad but others on this series by him definitely are)

[@Wolf10193]

Rams defense may have held if injuries didn't happened especially there vet

[@Domanese]

Dont get me wrong, Sirianni made some bad choices in past games, but this I feel wasn't one of them. Honestly, this one was a stretch since the idea of not calling a timeout means less time for the Rams in case they got a first down. He was preparing for the worst-case scenario. There was a legit chance that could have happened, even on a 3 and 13. If they get the first down, then we would've been talking about a dumb decision to call the timeout, giving the Rams more time instead of letting the clock run down.

[@jeffm9770]

Yeah, this one was a stretch. The Rams receivers were getting the better part of the Eagles DBs for a lot of the game.

[@thecrazynodak]

I love JG9 and the "Dumb Decisions" series, but this must have been a slow week for bad coaching decisions in the NFL because this is one is an Olympic-level stretch to call a dumb decision.

[@jeffm9770]

@thecrazynodak I've liked this series as well but at this point I feel like we're going out of the way to find something on Sirianni.

[@guttmana9767]

@@Domanese ok so you didn’t see the part about the 4th and 7 then…

[@Domanese]

​@guttmana9767 I did see that. I'm focused on that first call. Like I said, Sirianni made plenty of mistakes to be scorned for. That first one isn't one of them. The 4 and 7? Definitely.

[@ericmiller1497]

Man JG I been watching a while. Love your videos but you just love hating on Siriani this year. Just accept he’s a solid coach. He’s not the best coach but he is solid no matter what you say. Just cherry picking tiny moments and making them seem like a huge deal

[@rdougherty137]

It isn't that dumb. if you get the ball back and it doesn't go well then you give the ball back to the Rams with timeouts since most likely you are passing the ball. So what do you do...Trust that if you are going to be able to move the ball that you can do it in a short amount of time and you have 2 timeouts to use the middle of the field. As far as the play calling goes Nick doesn't call plays I don't care what he says about "Oh I called that one"...No he didn't he's protecting people. Also Jalen has the ability to check at the line. He most likely thought he could run for it but was wrong. You need to get out your singular vision and feelings. Let these go for a while because you look like a novice.

[@matthewrosenthal753]

The dumb decision in this belongs to the Rams in even attempting to run a play of any kind with 5 seconds left in the First half and no upside whatsoever in the attempt. The likelihood of success is nil. That being said I know your Jags suck and you’re frustrated but you know full well that this video is a steaming pile of bull💩

[@AcousticDuck9]

Spotted the eagles fan

[@matthewrosenthal753]

@ yeah so what. Running any play at that point of the First half is a dumb decision because it’s a meaningless, pointless risk to your players.

[@AcousticDuck9]

@matthewrosenthal753 eagles fans historically are known for not being able to take criticism. Just because you don't see the upside doesn't mean anyone else didn't see the upside. I'd rather take the risk and be able to say I went for it then just sit there and do nothing

[@matthewrosenthal753]

@ I would understand doing at the end of the game, not going into the half. It was meaningless, even if it had been successful it still would mean nothing. Because the Eagles were getting the ball first in the second half. The Rans literally gained nothing but a chance of injury. I also never said Sirianni didn’t make dumb decisions just that this one by the Rams coach is dumber.

[@nickbrennan8979]

Lots of salty Eagles fans who think their record means everything. Here's a tip: try winning a playoff game before you talk down to content creators for criticizing objectively dumb decisions by your moron of a head coach! Capiche?

[@thecrazynodak]

Oh come on, this was not "Dumb Decisions" worthy, you can dislike Sirianni all you want but this one is an Olympic-level stretch, boss.

[@jasonfischer8946]

It's not dumb to deny yourself more time? If he didn't want the ball, then why call the timeout when they did?

[@thecrazynodak]

@@jasonfischer8946​​⁠ You can't just assume that you're going to get a stop on third down, the Rams are too explosive to risk it. Even if you don't agree and think he should have called TO immediately, this is so far from what he describes as "something that looked awful almost immediately". 100% not bad enough to warrant a Dumb Decisions episode.

[@jasonfischer8946]

@thecrazynodak The Rams didn't seem to think they'd get it because they didn't call TO. It's not a guarantee, but it was so likely.

[@thecrazynodak]

@ the point is that this wasn't a catastrophic "mistake", if you can even call it that. I was watching the game with 6+ friends, a few of us thought it was a little odd but certainly nothing to justify making a "Dumb Decisions" episode. This was either a slow week for bad coaching decisions or JG9 just hates Sirianni, probably some of each.

[@TheDonkeyFuzz]

Poop

[@ropeblaster420]

Jag, thank you for showing me how to be supremely disrespectful.

[@jeffm9770]

Guess his own team is so awful that he has to nitpick Sirianni.

[@NFLsuperfan113]

how is it disrespectful to critique a coach for making a stupid decision?

[@ropeblaster420]

@@NFLsuperfan113 He provides plenty of reasoning to support his take but calls coaches idiots. I'm all for it but it's not respectful lol.

[@mikejones9906]

Delusional hate.

[@RicoCosta317]

By whom and for what???

[@mikejones9906]

@ self explanatory

[@kyperactive]

​@@mikejones9906Brother... Look past the record. For like 2 seconds and you'd recognize this team is getting way too close to fires every game. People will say "a wins a win", and while that is true, that doesnt excuse awful execution. This team is constantly making mistakes they shouldnt be even having. Id be worried. Very worried.

[@mikejones9906]

@@kyperactive nonsense

[@kyperactive]

@mikejones9906 Explain how its nonsense then. No really, I wanna know how.

[@bagelfrrr]

you did NOT need to make a 22 minute video on this

[@zaymclemore]

"Nick Siriani is awful" Been to a SuperBowl........ started last season 10-1.......... and this season is 9-2 which is the 3rd best record in the league, 2nd in the NFC and is 43-19 in his time with the eagles, never having a losing season. If thats "awful" then theres a lot of teams that want an "awful" coach like that. Going off from social media, people would assume the eagles have a losing record and is struggling, and literally not poised to go back to the NFC title game at least lmao

[@kyperactive]

? This doesnt mean he isnt awful. A common trend is every game last year being way closer than they should, which in part can be attributed to awful defense, but even if I were to be generous, they'd still keep it close nonetheless because the coaching just makes odd decisions that keep their opponents in the game. Same has been happening here. Id be worried if im actually looking past the record. By your logic, the Chiefs are SB bound despite being complete garbage this year, and only winning by the skin of their teeth because teams keep tripping over themselves.

[@Vecna6667]

The problem is that the Eagles have the talent to bail him out of his mistakes. If he had mediocre or worse, his record would show how much of a bad coach he is. He is not the only coach like this with bad decision if the Steelers losing to the Browns on Thursday is any indication.

[@zaymclemore]

@@kyperactive um, yes the chiefs could be sb bound considering they were worse than last year and won the super bowl. At the end of the day, a win is a win and the hate for siriani is overblown cause the guy is un-likeable thats it, he is a ahole sometimes.

[@joesmith1726]

more people need to learn the difference between association and causation

[@zaymclemore]

@@Vecna6667 all coaches make questionable decisions during games.... part of the league, it is what it is. But I also think the excuse of "talent bails him out" is just that, an excuse. We have an almost half decade amount of stats for siriani and the fact is the guy wins games, like or hate him. And if were being honest, Hurts looked awful under Doug Peterson and the eagles were spiring down during 2020, so the turn around has in part to do with siriani

[@floydian022]

Sounds like JG9 might be just a bit salty at this point because his Jags aren't nearly talented enough to overcome their own coach's dumb decisions. 😂

[@felixd.4150]

I still contend that the commanders not going for two at the end of the game was a very dumb decision. It has nothing to do with missing a kick it is everything to do with going for the win and not the tie after a huge momentum shift late in the game

[@KevinT7274]

I wouldn't put it in the DD category, but I would have went for 2. The Cowboys were reeling after that TD, try to finish them right there.

[@nintendopeachgaming1647]

First of all, the Eagles won the game single handily, the TO meant nothing in the end. It was a blowout man get over it.