Eagles’ Brandon Graham: ‘We didn’t have all the right coaches in the right position’ in 2023

It comes as little surprise that, entering his 15th season in Philadelphia, Graham is comfortable enough to point out the defense’s inconsistencies, particularly after Patricia took over in a desperate move by Sirianni that didn’t work out.

When asked to elaborate on when he felt last year’s staff didn’t communicate as well, Graham said it trickled through the season and really stood out in the blowout playoff loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“You just noticed little stuff last year, certain stuff you weren’t on the same page about,” he said. “Just here and there, it would pop up, but it popped up in a big way in that last game. It’s just, like, if (there’s) anything I learned, you always want to make sure that we just have the proper communication. So it’s real big communication going on right now within the locker room, on the field, in the classrooms. I know (GM) Howie (Roseman) was going to get it fixed because once you notice, you’ve just got to deal with it during the year. That’s how it is. But I don’t see none of that at all. I’m more excited just because we do got Fangio, somebody experienced, real, real good. I’m not saying anything about the past, but it was just more you can just tell that everybody’s on the same page about stuff.”

The praise for Fangio in Philly continues to trickle out this spring, standing in stark contrast to how Miami players feel about their former defensive coordinator.