Tony Kornheiser has had enough of the former NFL players on Get Up. After the Philadelphia Eagles and head coach Nick Sirianni avenged their loss in Super Bowl LVII this weekend, beating the Kansas City Chiefs to cap off a magical season, Kornheiser is ready for the crew that surrounds Mike Greenberg each morning at the Seaport in New York City to shove it. “If I see these former NFL players go on the ‘Get Up’ show and they say, ‘Nick Sirianni, you gotta fire him. Nick Sirianni is the problem.’ No, no, no, no. You’re the problem,” said Kornheiser on Pardon the Interruption the day after Philly’s championship. “Nick Sirianni is 48-20, and he’s been to two Super Bowls in three years.”
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We know Dan Orlovsky, at the very least, is on Kornheiser’s blacklist. The former NFL QB offered a mea culpa last week on The Pat McAfee Show for doubting Sirianni after a loss in the Super Bowl, followed by a beatdown in the Wild Card game in 2024. There was also an incident last October in which Orlovsky, Damien Woody, and Rex Ryan ripped Sirianni for what they called “clown behavior” after Sirianni got into it with opposing fans in the stands from the sideline.
Players are going to defend players, even when it means pointing a finger at a capable coach. Given the criticisms directed at Jalen Hurts, questions surrounding Saquon Barkley’s value on the open market, and the underrating of Philadelphia’s elite offensive line, retired athletes tend to heap praise on the players they once resembled rather than defend an eccentric coach. However, to Kornheiser’s point, this often places them on the wrong side of obvious trends; many coaches, including Sirianni, have messed up good situations. All he has done is win games.
Whichever side you land on, the debate will be over soon. Sirianni is due for a new contract and can now wield a shiny new Super Bowl ring as leverage against the Eagles in negotiations.
