🏈 Sinking ship | Sports Daily Newsletter

It’s not over yet, but Sunday’s loss suggested that the Eagles are heading in the direction of rock bottom.

And it could become more clear next week ahead of the Nov. 10 trade deadline. Howie Roseman won’t deal away every candidate, but one or two significant moves will likely help the general manager in his quest to stockpile draft picks for the future.

But where does that leave Nick Sirianni? He’ll have nine games left to try to salvage this season, and is still sticking by Sean Mannion and his assistants.

There’s a question on whether Jeffrey Lurie and Roseman even want Sirianni to sneak the 2-6 Eagles into the playoffs or reach some level of respectability.

Soon enough the focus will be on how high the team may be selecting in the first round of the 2027 NFL draft, and let’s just say it’s shaping up to be a strong class for two of the Eagles’ biggest positional needs.

— Isabella DiAmore, @phillysport, sports.daily@inquirer.com.

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The Sixers kept rolling on Monday night by shooting 53% from the floor in a 126-107 win against the Chicago Bulls to improve their record to 7-1. All five starters finished with at least 15 points, led by Tyrese Maxey’s 26 points to go along with 11 assists.

📖 Reading: Philly’s Shayla Smith is back home playing basketball at Temple after a difficult season with Penn State.

💡 Learning: Happy Election Day! We explored what political candidates the Philly sports team owners are donating to.

👕 Seeing: The Flyers unveiled Liberty Bell-themed ‘Independence Edition’ uniforms, which they’ll debut on Tuesday.

👂 Hearing: Following the Eagles loss to Washington, most of the talk surrounds the Birds’ future and a possible rebuild.

Monday marked the first official deadline of the offseason with the World Series now in the rearview mirror. Ahead of the 5 p.m. cutoff to set their 40-man roster, the Phillies made several moves, which included Garrett Stubbs electing free agency and being removed from the roster.

Monday also marked the deadline for teams to extend qualifying offers to eligible free agents, and the Phillies opted not to extend one to Alec Bohm.

In other news, Cristopher Sánchez was named a National League Cy Young finalist and closer Jhoan Duran was named a finalist for NL Reliever of the Year Award. Plus, Don Mattingly was named a finalist for NL Manager of the Year.

Travis Konecny was happy to be back on Sunday. The winger missed 10 games with a lower-body injury and watched his teammates lose seven. In their greatest time of need, the Flyers got a huge lift from one of their emotional leaders. He was a sparkplug in a 6-3 win over the Mammoth.

And right now, the Flyers’ goaltending situation is a true rotation between Dan Vladař and Joseph Woll, who have played eight games apiece and have almost identical numbers. But could one guy separate himself and grab the No. 1 job?

Alejandro Bedoya has decided it’s time to step away from the pitch after over a decade with the Union and 17 years in professional soccer.

The 39-year-old announced Monday that he will retire from playing at the end of the season. The news didn’t come as a surprise as the captain has spoken about hanging up the cleats for a few years. But the time has arrived, and Bedoya got to do it on his terms.

The NFL trade deadline is Nov. 10. Why wait? Sell high. Sell healthy. Sell Saquon Barkley, Landon Dickerson, Zack Baun, Dallas Goedert, Jake Elliott, even Jalen Carter. The Eagles have lost six straight for the first time since Andy Reid’s 2012 Season From Hell. It’s time to cut losses and stockpile assets, writes columnist Marcus Hayes.

We asked: Do you see Tanner McKee improving at all? Among your responses:

No. He is not an NFL starting quarterback. — Richard V.

Tanner is never going to be Joe Montana, but I think he will get better if the team gets better. There is no running game and the offensive line is hurting, his best receiver is out, and is Mannion calling the right plays for the situation? Unless Howie wants to give up something significant before the deadline for another team’s backup QB the Eagles will have to work harder to help McKee improve. It was very sad watching them go down 10-27 to a team that was 1-4-1. — Everett S.

How bout no. Where is Gardner Minshew when the Eagles desperately need him?? — Bill M.

Yeah. With an offensive line like the Eagles last night, Joe Montana or Tom Brady would have looked “stiff.” Don’t blame McKee. The kid had more courage than Hurts who bails and runs to side lines to save his life. McKee stood in what was supposed to be a “pocket” it was nothing but a hell hole. The offensive line coach stinks; offensive coordinator clueless; special teams coach terrible; Fangio should have retired; defensive line coach a disaster; and Sirianni is ultimately responsible for all of this. Who hires a rookie OC with so much on the line? Watching Mailata’s postgame interview showed me the offensive line misses Stoutland. Mailata talked in code, but it was clear what he was saying. Lurie has to clean house. Hire an NFL coach with prior success who can bring in other coaches he was successful with. Anything less is wishful thinking and a waste of time. — Rich C.

I don’t see McKee as the problem. Can he block for himself? He’s a pocket QB. He needs a pocket. He also needs a running game and receivers that can get open and catch - except Goedert. So much weakness. McKee’s not the problem. — Jim S.

With Tanner, what you see is what you get. I’d give the kid we just got from Dallas an opportunity to show what he has. Maybe next year the new coach will have his players get involved in the preseason games. They are playing exactly the way the 2nd & 3rd stringers played the preseason games. Lost all 3 games. Interesting because a bunch of them are the starters now. Lost em’ all! — Ronald R.

We compiled today’s newsletter using reporting from Jeff McLane, Jackie Spiegel, Marcus Hayes, Jonathan Tannenwald, Ariel Simpson, Ryan Novozinsky, Lochlahn March, Gina Mizell, Devin Jackson, Fallon Roth, Joe Yerardi, and Mike Livingston.

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That’s it for me this week. As always, thanks for getting your morning started with me. Kerith will be in your inbox tomorrow. — Bella