Philadelphia Eagles’ struggles have NFL execs ready to tear up broadcast schedule

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The Philadelphia Eagles are no longer a primetime team and the NFL may be about to take note.Head coach Nick Sirianni won the Super Bowl two years ago, but the wheels have come off with three straight losses and a tepid offense.The Eagles are not reaching their usual heightsGettyA Week 8 showdown with the 1-3-1 Washington Commanders — another team failing to match the hype — is currently slotted for Sunday Night Football.According to Rob Tornoe at the Philadelphia Inquirer, however, the league is looking to shift another game into NBC’s primetime slot.It has until October 20 to make a call, meaning the weekend results could come into play.The Commanders face a tough test at the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football, while the Eagles host the Carolina Panthers.Nobody wants to watch Washington get blown out every week, so a heavy defeat could prove to be the final straw.Unfortunately, there are not many options with the Los Angeles Rams‘ clash against the winless Los Angeles Chargers potentially the best.The Eagles currently have seven more standalone games, including Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve slots.If Philly can get healthy and find the best version of Jalen Hurts, it could solve a lot of problems.Not least for Hurts and Sirianni, with talkSPORT’s Brian T. Smith arguing that one — or both — should walk the plank after a dismal showing in London.A longer-term solution could be to take a look across the pond.Mike Tirico wants NFL to flexWashington is not doing much commandingGettyMike Tirico has a potential solutionGettyNBC Sports’ Mike Tirico thinks the NFL should wield its flexing sword far more often and at shorter notice.“I would lay it out like the Premier League,” Tirico said at the FOS Tuned In summit Tuesday in New York. “Like, hey, ‘Here is match window 14 and here are the fixtures for that matchweek.’“And six weeks or so out, you start slotting them in. I think that would help leave good inventory for an early Sunday, have your best games late Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, and there is some flexibility with Monday, right?“You can move somebody a day later on in the season. Thursdays are hard because you’ve got to do that puzzle very intricately and fairly for teams.”Join talkSPORT’s dedicated US Sports YouTube channel The S* Word every Tuesday and Thursday for our brand new NFL shows.On Tuesdays, Will Gavin and US senior reporter Brian T. Smith will debate the biggest talking points from the NFL weekend, while on Thursdays Efe Obada joins the crew to talk to players past and present and break down what to look for across the league.