Eagles Press Conference: Nick Sirianni | September 5, 2024

how youall doing hi everybody we're g to get started hi um we have a translator here as well she's right there actually just in case you need anything translated she'll be able to translate for you she's going to make her way up to the stage and we can get started fabulous um if you like to ask a question can you just sh put your hand up please and we'll call on you Philly media is not used to raising their hand and get hand handed a uh mik go ahead how are you doing hi Nick uh Anthony has been Brazil I'd like to know with uh a change in offensive coordin coordinator this season um the Eagles offense were more static last season regarding motions and so on and um thinking about Devon Smith back in Alabama using him in motions and jet whps and so on could we expect by uh this season with Ken Moore you know calling the shots more like uh um using Dev VA motions and and so on I think one thing that we H we you know that is an advantage is that not not no one really knows what we're going to do um so to answer that question would be a little bit of a um you know competitive advantage that we have and and they have some too because you know they don't have uh you know their defensive coordinator is new as well um but I'm really looking forward to the things that Kellen brings to this offense and to this this football team um Kell's a great coordinator he's a great football mind um just so excited to have him on this staff um you know got to watch Kellen from afar uh as as far as in division with the Dallas Cowboys and he's his advertised you know it's it's been it's been awesome to to kind of to get with him and uh you know all the things that bring into this football team hey Andre from wall I tried to talk in English so in previously of the game some Eagles and Packers players have said some things about the lack of security in Brazil I don't know about misinformation of they don't have the knowledge of playing here in Brazil I want to know if there was a briefing or reunion with the Eagles to the players talking about Protocols of security here in Brazil and if is really a concern about the franchise Eagles about playing here thank you I think ever since we've gotten here um and it's just everything's been world class uh the welcoming um the people at the hotel have been awesome um you know the the locker rooms uh we know how passionate this this country is on on their Sports and we're so excited to be here and playing in front of uh you know we we like to think that Philadelphia is the best sports town in America um and you know we know that Brazil is a great uh Sports Country uh and we're and we're just getting to know more and more I think I think what we we try to do is try to keep everything as as the same as possible whether we're playing I think that's been the most to kind of clear that up I guess a little bit is like how do we how we go about our business when we play in Philadelphia should be the same same way we go about our business here and so I think it's more about there are unknowns as far as um you know there's unknowns when any City you go to and so it's just really we're here to do it to to do our job at our best of our abilities and and play a football game and win a football game and that's our only Mission that's our only goal excuse me I'm a little uh I got a little cough so um but that's our only goal and that's what we're here for is to keep things as normal as possible um but like I said everything since we've gotten here and uh has been has just been first class and we're so appreciative to the to to this country um and look forward to playing in front of the fans uh tomorrow uh coach right here um also you have a difference of weather in Brazil compared to Philadelphia considerably warmer hotter in here and uh even at night and also here in in southeast in s Paulo we've had uh really dry weather the past couple of weeks uh is there concern about that as well how are you preparing your team to perform in their best of their abilities given the conditions yeah good question um you know it gets hot it gets hot in the Northeast uh of the United States in the summer so we've been dealing with uh you know the heat um that we've that we've had now you know through training camp we've had some good hot days um and so we we believe we're ready for that as far as you know this the dryness you know again uh we're doing everything that we possibly can do to adapt our bodies in the short time that we're here um but the way we went about training camp the way we went about practice day in and day out has us prepared uh because in the in September in the United States you're going to get some you're going to get some really hot games there as well whether you're playing sometimes that's in Philadelphia but sometimes that's in California sometimes that's in Florida um which will prepare us I think we have a game um maybe week three or week four in Florida which will prepare us for that as well so we're really excited like again can't be more excited to be here um we're bummed obviously that we don't get to play this our opener get in front of our fans in Philadelphia but we're so excited this is my first international trip as far as as a coach and so so excited to uh you know to go out there into the stadium see the stadium um and then play here in front of the great fans tomorrow Nick you said about the training camp what were the difference in the focus on the work that you did with the players to ensure that uh everything went fine in this travel and begin Brazil and beginning the season and what were the difference between the last training camp when you guys uh played the first game in United States now we're playing in Brazil and what would the difference between these two training camps uh the training camps were were similar um you know every year you go about and you and you kind of you go through a process hey how did this go in this first um in the training camp and what can we do better um and so that's always part of the process of things that you do um and so you know to perfect your process you have to know exactly what the process is so we kind of have our process and then what again what can we do better off of that so those are we made some slight changes to the training camp this year as far as things that we were that we were doing um as far as you know this has a little bit of a feel as far as the travel to the Super Bowl we played in um in 2022 again the way the travel's a little different um now the the flight was longer I mean it was it was a 10-hour flight as opposed to the the 5our flight to to Arizona um but there's some similar similarities here right I this kind of reminds me of the Super Bowl uh as far as the um press conferences that kind of were going on beforehand um and being able to interact with different reporters and stuff like that um but at the end of the day our training camp is there for us to really establish excuse me our habits um you know of what we want to be as a football team and what we want to be as a football team is a fundamentally sound team that plays with a lot of detail so that's perfecting your tackling and that's perfecting your um catching and your ball security and how you take away the football and then um you know also getting in great shape and trading camps meant to do this right to bring your guys closer together the things that they go through the the the tough practices that they go through in the heat the tough practices and the long days and the monotony of the days that you know that tends to bring a team together and so that was our that was our goal through any training camp specifically this one um is just how do we come because you know football in my opin opion all right this is my opinion um is the greatest team sport there is um and so it it it does require guys loving each other guys getting closer to each other and I think that's what we've had and and that has a lot to do with the people that we have on this team that these guys we got good good guys on this football team that really um enjoy being part of a team and growing their comaraderie of the team hi HAF bachini you said about the Super Bowl and similarities but uh about the crowd because it's a home game but you don't have the home field advantage okay I'm going to give wait what before I'm going to say that to the Brazilian crowd we're we're so excited to be here make sure you're as loud as possible when Green Bay has the ball and then when the Eagles have the ball make sure like this is a sign to be like this is Fly Eagles Fly and quiet down a little bit go ahead keep going he like the Super Bowl you have to to prepare the team for maintain the concentration even when you are in the attack the crowd is yeah good question we got to be ready for it to be loud in in times where you know um so we're prepared to play as if we're playing a true home game we're prepared to play if we're playing a true away game um you know and so that that's part of our process is just you know again you try to do everything you possibly can do to prepare your team to play uh in any condition whether that's raining whether that's weather whether that's crowd noise um so we've prepared for that we've prepared for that through training camp we prepared for that especially this week both offensively and defensively um and so but again looking forward to the excitement of it and uh we'll have to be ready for you know probably to be crowd noise at unexpected moments and and um yeah so we're excited about it though hi Nick Luis from Theos Brazil you are a very passionate guy we all saw that in the Super Bowl and my question is uh what's the emotional impact on you on starting the season outside your country in on our lands that the NFL are setting food for the very first time I think it's so like this this game is is awesome and so the the fact that we can spread uh this game to the rest of the world I really you know I take a lot of pride in that excuse me um but when the lights come on and like what one thing about uh American football is this is that when we all grew up playing football we all grew up playing on Friday nights under the Friday Night Lights and uh we get to do that as Friday night we might not be in in Jamestown New York or you know Houston Texas or you know Cleveland Ohio but we're we're in Brazil but it's still going to be Friday night uh just like we all grew up playing this game I got Gru pumps really thinking about like tomorrow night with the lights coming on um my nephew uh Joey he's he's uh he's a sophomore in high school he's going to be making his first varsity starting game at at varsity at wide receiver in Jamestown New York so I'm like so excited about just Football starting everywhere and we get to play the second game of the NFL season Under The Lights um on a Friday night that that's awesome to me um and I it just the emotion of football um it's one of the reasons I love this game so much I have so many good memories of this game um so many good relationships that are that have happened because of this game and um look forward to the people of Brazil and the the world to um be able to experience what we we got to experience growing up under their first game being under Friday Night Lights nick uh what happened with Devin white how big of a loss is that and what do you think of the younger linebackers that you have behind him like ncoe Dean yeah Devon uh you know Devon had tweaked his ankle uh the other day in practice and uh you know the guys are ready uh the guys be behind him are ready and uh they're ready to go and uh excited about the opportunity for for for them um and you know again be a first opportunity for all of us playing in this game uh first first chance we get to go in 2024 Nick hi gy from o globo Nick in the past days three players of your team Wen worried about playing Brazil they quoted uh criminal criminality as one of the reasons to be worried about in Brazil what is your opinion about this topics was that a topic before coming I'm sorry I missed that first part what um can you repeat that please yeah sure uh I said that in the past three days uh in the past days three players of your team quoted crimin criminality as one of the reasons to be worried about playing Brazil what's your opinion about that was that a topic before coming uh like I said if ever since we got here uh it's just been a first class um everything from the people at the hotel the airport uh to the people at the stadium beginning to see the stadium I think really at the end of the day we're just we came here to do a job right and so um our job is you know is not to come and and sightsee or anything like that our job is to come here and to play a football game and against the very good opponent in the in the Green Bay Packers to to be able and and try to win this football game and so our job is to focus on just that and not anything outside and so um but again I think you ask any of our players and and what I and what I'm saying right now is just everything's been just so first class since the moment we've stepped uh foot in this country and uh words just very appreciative and look forward to to playing in front of your fans uh Nick are you ill I'm not but I lost my voice I don't know so okay maybe that's a good thing um I know you probably won't say niobe starting but what if he is the guy what has he done in training camp to put him himself in position to be to be again be the Mike linebacker yeah uh I think he's had a good camp um you know he's been consistent throughout Camp again you're right Jeff I'm not going to say who's going to play here who's going to play there but like um noobe has has definitely shined throughout Camp of you know his leadership his playmaking ability uh his tackling um and um you know I'm really excited for uh noob's opportunity tomorrow he's a really good good player and uh you know has battled some injuries throughout um but we've sure as heck been excited about him from the moment he's he stepped foot into this building and um and look forward to the opportunity that he gets tomorrow to to play in the the season opener hey coach over here Brian T from channel six back home wonder if you can reflect you reflected on the Friday Night Lights mentality wonder if you can offer any Reflections that you may have personally or the players may have individually on the opportunity to represent the brand to represent the NFL the Eagles in the city of Philadelphia in front of this audience that's never seen an NFL game before first I I'd like to ask uh who's the big game in uh Philadelphia this weekend Friday night do we know who's the big who's the big high school game in Philadelphia this weekend do we have do we have any idea you guys just cover Eagles all right um but anyway the uh yeah just excited about the opportunity to play like I said I've never been a part of it like my 13 14 whatever many years I've been in the NFL I've never been to an international game so uh this is this is a first for me so but again no we're here to do a job and and try to keep everything as normal as possible um but excited to to play in front of these fans and uh yeah to again like I I answered a question earlier just to be able to the game that I love so much that that that gives me goosebumps to think about the the Friday night lights to be able to experience that uh and and for and for people all over the world to be able to experience that not just in in the United States but in Brazil and all over the world of people that'll be watching this game uh because to me it's it's the best game it's the best team sport there is you learn so much about uh life uh you have so many great relationships because of it and hopefully you know um we get they get to see a great game tomorrow and uh and and they fall in love with the sport the way a lot of us have a lot probably all of us that are covering it or playing in it or coaching in it um has fallen in love with the sport we got time for two more EJ Nick we uh you you just mentioned the trying to preserve as much normaly as possible we don't usually hear from you the day before a game we don't usually hear from players the day before a game I guess how does that type of stuff you know the process of today change and I guess how are you trying to keep it normal for them sure you keep everything the same but also you try to plan everything out in football too but you know things change and so like again it goes back to like controlling what you can control do I I'm taking pride in be able to talk to everybody here today uh is it different than my normal routine shirt but that's that's not something that you can control and you again it's the way life plays it's the way football plays out it's the way life plays out what can then that's our message to the guys and to myself even reminding myself is you know when you go through adversity when you go through good times it doesn't matter this or that like you got to focus on the next you what whatever the next is and the things that you can control you can't worry about the past you can't worry about in the present things that you know may or may not be that are not in your control and that's that's true mental toughness being having the same attitude effort and energy no matter what the circumstances are um and that's in Good Times that's in bad times that's when your process is right on that's when your process is right off that's when the defense or the offense is doing exactly what you think they're going to do that's when they're doing the opposite of what you thought they were going to do and just Ling all the all those things and handling them with you know um with Grace and just ability to say hey we're going to we're going to do our best and control things we can last one da and then I always override Bob so I'll get one more person I look like the good guy when I do that yeah we'll get somebody out there Nick with the long flight and the trip in general are you trying to turn this into a team bonding experience for your team how do you do that yeah every opportunity you get to hang with the guys you try to you try to turn into that um yeah you try as much as possibly can to to turn that into um you know the the lunches together the dinners together the you know we have a pingpong table there um to turn you know those guys are going to be playing ping pong together all night or whatever it PlayStation whatever they're going to do play cards together um so this is a great opportunity for that like you know I heard some some guys had some great conversations on the plane yesterday and so um you know I got to sit next to Kell we had some good convers ations on the plane yesterday our sons play on the same uh peeee football team and they had a they had a scrimmage uh yesterday so we were able to get some updates from our wives and and and talk back and forth about that um and so um we got to let Jacob throw the ball a little bit more uh when he when he drops back to pass but um no but anyway it's it's a great opportunity for that for that bonding time and and sometimes you get that on the ra Road in New England sometimes you get that on the road wherever sometimes you get that the road in Brazil and so we're looking forward to the the time we get to spend together um here because again it's not you've heard me say this a million times it's not the best it's not the best um groups of individuals that win football games and win championships it's the best teams um and part of being a team is that Brotherhood and that's one of the special things about football last one Jane hi hey Jane Slater NFL network uh I'll ask you a fun one after this but I wanted to you know you talk about some of the expectations that you have for the guys here the Friday Night Lights a lot of expectations come with being a first round pick how is quinan Mitchell handling some of the expectations set forth by you guys and what is typically a complicated defense with Vic vanio yeah it goes back to just controlling the things that you can control right um when your first round picks the the expectations are high shoot when you went to the Super Bowl the year before the expectations are high how are you handling those how are you handling those things and it's it's like you can get lost in the expectations sometimes but what's so important is that you just try to control what you controled so you can get better each day and truly enjoy the journey right um this is again this this is one of the reasons you get into this the camaraderie the Friday Night Lights all these different things um and truly enjoying the journey and that's what I've seen you know I've seen you've heard the older guys talk about Q they they they really are have taken a liking to him um you know I see slay joking around with him quite often and and uh you know I think he's enjoying just being an eagle you can ask him all those things but um Q's got a calm confident demeanor about himself that um because he's he knows he's prepared and he knows he's put the work in uh and he knows he's a heck of a talent um and excited about him to get his first opportunity tomorrow you seem like you're really excited about this how's your Portuguese do you have any words that you've Le so far that you put me on the spot there I don't know I don't know any Spanish I don't any Portuguese I don't know any french I'm Italian and I know Zero Italian words still so thank you coach