Nick Sirianni he loves football. He loves to tell you how much he loves football, almost rising to abnormal levels of ridiculousness along the way. He loves coaching football and teaching football and talking about football.

Consider this week a pseudo sleepaway camp for a football nerd. The Eaglesafter arriving home from Dallas in the early hours of Monday morning, take on the Washington Commanders Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field for NFC East supremacy. And because change is so fast, work in Washington began late Sunday night on the team plane. Jalen Hurts said after 34-6 Eagles win that he planned to spend some time on the plane talking to the coaches.

The Eagles try to cram every component of game week preparation into just three days.

“He never stops walking,” Sirianni said Monday afternoon. “It’s just that everything is crammed into a shorter time. So that’s what we’re working on now, I think a lot of guys are going to have big bags under their eyes at the end of the week, but we’ve got to do what we’ve got to do as coaches to bring the guys on. ready.”

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Sirianni joked that he will likely see offensive coordinator and offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo Kellen Mooreand defensive coordinator Vic Fangio more than he will see his wife and children this week. He said it with a smile, but it’s probably true.

“I always think it’s a great bonding thing for the coaches,” Sirianni said of Thursday’s games. “There are always interesting stories that come out of it. That’s the cool part of travel, that you come together for a common purpose and you’ll remember those things. That’s the great thing about being on a football team. So we’re going to make some memories this week, but ultimately we have to go out there and play a good game against a good opponent.”

Sleep? Who needs sleep? Players, yes. Coaches, no.

“What is important is that the players are ready to go, that they are rested as much as possible,” Sirianni said. “It doesn’t matter how our coaches feel. We just have to get the job done and prepare these guys as much as we can and think sharp. We can sleep in a little later in the week.”

Eagles injury report

The Eagles on Monday opened the 21-day training window for the injured left tackle Jordan Mailatawho is on injured reserve recovering from a hamstring injury and has missed at least four required games.

Given the short week and since the Eagles won’t have traditional practices, Sirianni said Monday that the Eagles “have to be creative” to get Mailata ready to return.

“If Jordan’s not ready, he’s not going,” Sirianni said. “If he’s ready, he’ll go.”

The Eagles did not practice Monday but were required to release an estimated injury report. A first clue might be where Mailata was listed as a full participant.

The Eagles estimated four players were out on Monday: Nakobe Dean (groin); Dallas Goedert (ankle); Darius Slay (ankle); and DeVonta Smith (hamstrings).

Bryce Huff (wrist) was also listed alongside Mailata as a full participant.

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It could have been Kliff

The Eagles interviewed current Chiefs offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury for their open OC position this offseason before ultimately hiring Moore.

Both coordinators had immediate success with their teams. Kingsbury, along with rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, had Washington fourth in the NFL in yards per game entering Monday night. The Eagles were sixth. Both teams deal ground damage. The Eagles ranked second in rushing yards per game (176.1), while Washington was fourth (153.5).

“Yeah, a lot of respect for him,” Sirianni said of Kingsbury. “He was a very good coach at different levels for a long time, and then I respect him being the former player, the defender. I always have a lot of respect for former quarterbacks who become coaches. You know, with how they saw the game and how they can relate to the game. I thought he was outstanding in the interview. Obviously he chose Kellen in our case, but both guys were great possibilities. So a lot of respect for Kliff and the work he’s done so far in Washington and his career as a whole.”