Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley loves playing for Nick Sirianni.
Philadelphia Eagles star RB Saquon Barkley thinks Nick Sirianni is the best head coach in the NFL.
According to Elias Sports, Sirianni is the only head coach in the Super Bowl Era to produce five playoff appearances with at least four 10+ win seasons, three division crowns, two conference titles and a Super Bowl title during their first five career seasons.
"When people compare who's the best and who's not, and for coaches, it's about winning," Barkley said. "He would say himself what makes a great coach is having great players. Obviously, the Philadelphia Eagles have been a great team since I've been in the league, going against them and now playing with them. But there's something to his standard that he sets, there's something to the way he comes to work, just how detailed and how obsessed he is with all the little things.
"There's a reason why we do a really good job of protecting the ball. There's a reason why we do a really good job of tackling. That all stems from him. It starts with him, and then he trickles it down to the offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator, and then all the assistant coaches, and the leaders on team, we gotta all take that message and make it work. But he's been doing a great job for the last five years, and it's weird that you wouldn't hear his name brought up. But I mean, he probably doesn't care about that either."
The Eagles clinched the NFC East after beating the Washington Commanders last week.
Now, Philadelphia will look to repeat as Super Bowl champions with the playoffs almost here.
In his second season with the Eagles, Barkley has noticed how "obsessed" Sirianni is with details and winning.
"Being here and seeing how obsessed he is, Hard Knocks and the behind scenes [stuff] that we have, that you guys are able to see with him coaching, it doesn't really do it enough justice," Barkley said. "He's so obsessed with the little things. And there's a reason why this team has been super successful.
"It's been pretty cool to be able to go from going against him and not being a fan of him, and then seeing what he's all about. I think he does a really good job. He's the perfect coach for Philadelphia, what he stands for and how he operates. I think, literally, when you think of someone in Philly and a Philly fan. If I can picture a coach, and I had to picture a coach, it would be Coach Sirianni."
The Eagles face the Buffalo Bills and Commanders to finish the regular season.