One NFL reporter chalked up the Philadelphia Eagles’ end-of-season collapse to the lack of an enormous sideline presence.
According to Derrick Gunn, one of many causes Philly collapsed down the stretch was the dearth of presence from Dominic “Big Dom” DiSandro on the sidelines. DiSandro, the Eagles head of safety, was suspended from the sideline after a bodily altercation with San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw. The following 42-19 loss to the 49ers kicked off the Eagles’ end-of-season woes.
Gunn reported that DiSandro’s massive accountability concerned controlling Sirianni’s feelings whereas on the sidelines. The absence of the pinnacle of safety led to “numerous arguments with players/coaches during games.”
The Eagles’ collapse by way of the ultimate six weeks of the season was the biggest end-of-season decline by DVOA because the 2011 Chicago Bears (though it doesn’t fall into the highest 20 declines since 1981). Philadelphia dropped 5 of their ultimate six video games after a 10-1 begin, falling out of their lead spot within the NFC East. DiSandro was allowed again on the sideline for the Eagles’ wild card sport towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, however Philadelphia went on to drop the highway matchup 32-9.
Gamers additionally observed the absence of DiSandro. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Huge Dom was a “fix-it” man who brings “good juju” to the sidelines again in January.
“Well, to be honest, you don’t really notice the significance that he played on our team till he was gone,” left deal with Jordan Mailata advised the Inquirer. “And it’s like, [expletive]. We haven’t been executing since he was gone. We’re getting our [expletive] beat since he was gone. So maybe he was a little bit of that good juju.
“So I think the positive vibes, man. Believe it or not, he’s actually a very positive person. Especially on game days. He’ll get you locked in. So it’s gonna be great having him back, for sure. Just the energy. The energy that we needed.”
