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While the Philadelphia Eagles prepare to play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LXI on Sunday (6:30 p.m. ET, Fox), it’s a great time to give disrespected members of the organization the credit they deserve.
Ranked in inverse order, here are the five most disrespected Eagles:
5. WR A.J. Brown
Brown doesn’t catch much disrespect for his play on the field, but fans and media pundits relish criticizing him for his colorful personality off it. After reading a motivational book on the sidelines recently and pointing out flaws in the offense, Brown got unfairly portrayed.
The Philly media tried to exacerbate these minor instances, but Brown should be one of the more beloved members of this team.
4. Kicker Jake Elliott
If you asked 100 Eagles fans whether they trust Elliott with the game on the line, 99 would probably say no. But is that fair? Elliott went 28-for-36 (77.7 percent) on field-goal attempts and just 1-for-7 (14.3 percent) from 50-plus yards during the regular season, but he has been rock solid in the playoffs during his career.
Elliott is 22-for-23 (95.7 percent) on field-goal attempts in the postseason, including 7-for-7 as a rookie in 2017 en route to a Super Bowl ring. This is one of the more clutch playoff kickers of the past decade, and he might need to prove it again in Super Bowl LIX.
3. Defensive end Josh Sweat
Most of the talk about Philadelphia’s No. 1-ranked defense centers on DT Jalen Carter, CB Quinyon Mitchell and LB Zack Baun, but this unit wouldn’t be as effective without Sweat’s relentless pressure. Sweat led the Eagles this season in sacks (eight), quarterback hits (15) and total pressures (54). Per Pro Football Focus, he ranked 28th of 211 defensive ends who qualified and 18th in hurries (37).
Sweat is one of the more underrated pass-rushers in the NFL.
2. QB Jalen Hurts
All Hurts has done in four years as an NFL starter is go 50-19, make two Super Bowls, account for 147 touchdowns and finish second behind Kansas City QB Patrick Mahomes in an MVP race. Hurts is a winner, but he doesn’t get as much credit as he deserves for Philadelphia’s sustained success since he took over the starting job.
1. Head coach Nick Sirianni
Guy Chamberlin. John Madden. Vince Lombardi. George Allen. What do those all-time great NFL head coaches have in common? They are the only four coaches in league history with a higher regular-season winning percentage than Sirianni (.706). The Eagles are 39-12 in the regular season with two NFC titles over the past three years, but Sirianni endures criticism (with little supporting evidence) for supposedly being Philadelphia’s biggest liability.
His quirkiness may rub people wrong, but Sirianni is undeniably an elite coach and is seemingly beloved by most in the locker room. He has a golden opportunity to shut the haters up Sunday.
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