Eagles

Nick Sirianni Delivers a Quote so Comically Fake that You Actually Have to Applaud Him for it

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Mar 29th, 2022 · 10:49 AM EDT

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I saw this on Twitter and laughed out loud. Nick Sirianni was lying through his teeth when he said this to reporters Tuesday morning at the NFL’s annual league meetings in Florida:

Sirianni on Barnett: "Derek Barnett is everything that embodies what we want in the characteristics of a player. He’s tough, he’s competitive, he’s got high football IQ, he’s got high character, he loves football. Man, I love Derek Barnett."

— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) March 29, 2022

 

This is funny, because it wasn’t long ago that I remember Derek Barnett committing a dumbass penalty and then the cameras panned to a pissed-off Sirianni on the sideline, who muttered “it’s always him.”

Does this look like the face of a man who thinks Derek Barnett has “high football IQ” ??? –

Nick Sirianni is now the master bullshitter. He receives an honorary bullshitting degree from PR university. He has reached the summit of bullshit mountain and is a blackbelt in bullshitting, able to take on apprentices (and teach them the bullshitting arts).

Also, we’ve got reported salary figures for Barnett:

https://twitter.com/DZangaroNBCS/status/1508806786010296339?s=20&t=h_zyd1oIpWg08ipS_S5ivw

It we break it down, that’s what, $800,000 per penalty? What’s the over/under on dirty and late hits in 2022? Will Derek Barnett log more sacks or flags this season?

Tune in to find out!

EDIT –

Another breakdown:

2024 bs: $1.21M (basically dummy year)
2025-26: void years

— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) March 29, 2022