Report: Eagles' Nick Sirianni to Meet with Owner Jeffrey Lurie amid Hot-Seat Rumors

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni is reportedly scheduled to have his exit interview with team owner Jeffrey Lurie on Wednesday.

According to Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sirianni will address his players Wednesday before speaking with Lurie and general manager Howie Roseman.

McLane added that if Lurie and Roseman decide to stick with Sirianni as head coach next season, it is "no secret" that they will require him to make "significant changes" to his staff.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported Sirianni was expected to "present his plan for the future" during the meeting. Per Rapoport, that plan could include changes at defensive coordinator and potentially offensive coordinator as well.

After losing five of their final six regular-season games to finish 11-6, the Eagles were blown out by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Wild Card Round of the playoffs by a 32-9 score.

Philly ended up finishing second in the NFC East due to its late-season meltdown, which forced the Eagles to play a road playoff game in the first round rather than hosting an opponent.

Still, the Eagles were favored to beat the Bucs after going all the way to the Super Bowl last season, however, they were essentially outclassed.

The offense, which was without star wide receiver A.J. Brown due to a knee injury, could only muster nine points and wasn't able to get anything going on the ground.

Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay offense moved the ball on Philadelphia like a hot knife through butter, as quarterback Baker Mayfield finished with 337 passing yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.

The Eagles lost both of their coordinators last offseason with offensive coordinator Shane Steichen becoming Indianapolis Colts head coach and defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon being named head coach of the Arizona Cardinals.

It is fair to wonder if Sirianni made the right decision regarding their replacements in the form of OC Brian Johnson and DC Sean Desai, who was replaced by Matt Patricia as the defensive play-caller last month.

The Eagles ranked a solid seventh in the NFL with 25.5 points scored per game, but from their Week 13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers through the playoff loss to Tampa, the Eagles averaged just 18.8 points per contest.

Philly was a sieve defensively all year, allowing the third-most points in the league at 25.2 points per game.

The secondary was easily thrown on even when the Eagles were off to a 10-1 start, and things only got worse as the season went on with Philadelphia allowing an average of 30.5 points per game over its final seven games, including the playoffs.

Despite Sirianni leading the Eagles to the Super Bowl just last season and taking them to the playoffs in each of his three campaigns as the team's head coach, there has been speculation that he could be on the hot seat.

Per McLane, the exit interviews could essentially decide Sirianni's fate, as Lurie initially intended to keep Doug Pederson as head coach after going 4-11-1 in 2020, but reversed course after the exit interviews since he wasn't satisfied with Pederson's coordinator candidates.

It is fair to wonder if Sirianni could face a similar fate, especially with some big-name head coaching candidates available this hiring cycle, such as longtime New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and University of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh.