Offensive analyst/coordinator: Doug Pederson
January 13th, 2021 at 10:29 AM ^
as a Philly fan I would caution you that his strength is seemingly in being a HC and not an OC... lot of consensus in Philly that Frank Reich was a driving force behind the 2017 Eagles offense.
Eagles since 2017 have a losing record and have been bottom half of league in scoring, point differential and turnovers.
January 13th, 2021 at 10:40 AM ^
Eh, that might be the case, but as I'm sure you know, injuries have taken a terrible toll on Philly. Their wide receivers can't stay healthy, Wentz has had injury issues, the offensive line has had injury issues, the secondary, etc.
It's hard to judge his offense when he's running the receivers out there that he has been.
Every team suffers SOME injuries, but the Eagles have maybe been the most injury-prone team in the NFL over the past couple seasons. Maybe that's partially on the head coach for how he runs practices, how injuries are treated, who works with the team for S&C, etc., but sometimes I think it's just bad luck.
January 13th, 2021 at 11:20 AM ^
A very good point. They initially had a bad injury season (happens) and fired their medical staff. I know and tangentially work with the doc they sacked so call me biased if you like. But their injury problems have been progressively worse since changing their med staff. Regardless of cause, they have really been decimated by injuries lately.
January 13th, 2021 at 11:56 AM ^
This is absolutely true. Philly was missing literally 4/5 O-Line starters for all 16 games this season. There isn't a single NFL coach who would do well in that situation.
Pederson is going to have several offers. He might be an OC somewhere for a while, but the NFL loves re-treads and that SB win is going to give Pederson a lot of milage.
January 13th, 2021 at 1:16 PM ^
49ers would like a word
January 13th, 2021 at 10:46 AM ^
As a fellow Eagles fan I tend to agree here. Doug Pederson was a great leader of men but his ability to call plays was certainly not a strength.
However, Magnus also raises a valid point that this Eagles team was crushed by injuries and also poor personnel decisions.
January 13th, 2021 at 10:31 AM ^
Knowing how this works, he'll probably go to Alabama as an offensive analyst while him and Bill O'Brien work to rehab their resumes.
Alabama is becoming a rehab center for top flight football minds who fail at their big time jobs.
January 13th, 2021 at 10:49 AM ^
Should we send Harbaugh there for a year?
January 13th, 2021 at 5:28 PM ^
Makes total sense.
January 13th, 2021 at 11:20 AM ^
I've been referring to it as the "Nick Saban Academy of Coach Remediation and Rehabilitation", with success stories like Lane Kiffin, Steve Sarkisian, and Butch Jones.
January 13th, 2021 at 10:32 AM ^
What about Pederson to Lions? If they get Pederson and then Watson they immediately jump to the top of the Contenders list.
January 13th, 2021 at 10:36 AM ^
Pederson and Watson don't paper over that defense. Watson could survive better behind the OL than Stafford can, but he's not multiple levels above Stafford.
January 13th, 2021 at 11:11 AM ^
Haha! Get some Powerball tix tonight. Odds about the same.
January 13th, 2021 at 4:19 PM ^
Contenders of what? They had a historically bad defense this year. As great as Watson is, he couldn't overcome a slightly better defense in Houston.
If we're dreaming, throw DeVonta Smith or Ja'Marr Chase in the mix and maybe we can win some of those 41-38 shootouts we're destined for.
January 13th, 2021 at 10:35 AM ^
I say Bill Belichick for Co-DC while we're at it.
January 13th, 2021 at 10:36 AM ^
Meh, do we really know how good of a play caller he is? I'm thinking he'd be better as the LB coach. Or maybe special teams.
January 13th, 2021 at 10:54 AM ^
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January 13th, 2021 at 8:32 PM ^
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January 13th, 2021 at 11:09 AM ^
So it's my understanding Urban hasn't signed with the NFL yet, I'd be open to seeing him come in as a passing coordinator!!!!!!!!!
January 13th, 2021 at 11:29 AM ^
You should try it on your NCAA 14 dynasty and let us know how it works out.
January 13th, 2021 at 12:15 PM ^
If Michigan hired him, does that risk Philly fans coming along? They're almost as bad as some on MGoBlog.
This isn't an anti-Philly take. I love the city, lived there a few of times. I was a beer vendor in Vet Stadium.
January 13th, 2021 at 12:20 PM ^
"I was a beer vendor in Vet Stadium."
I hope you threw a beer at Santa.
January 13th, 2021 at 3:23 PM ^
And a battery too
January 13th, 2021 at 3:37 PM ^
Other than the recent possible news of Mile Hart to RB coach. We the users of mgoblog appear to be conducting more of a coordinator search than anyone associated with the university.
January 13th, 2021 at 5:30 PM ^
How about Brian Schottenheimer, any chance we can go after him?