Inside the Iggles » 2011 » January

Eagles Hire Washburn to Coach Defensive Line

Ryan Messick — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:26:04 +0000

The Eagles are rebuilding their defensive coaching staff from the ground up. Today the Birds announced that Jim Washburn will be their new defensive line coach, but Philadelphia has yet to name a new defensive coordinator. Washburn replaces Rory Segrest, who was fired earlier this week. Philadelphia is still searching for a replacement for Sean McDermott, who was fired as defensive coordinator and quickly landed in the same role in Carolina.

Washburn spent the last 12 years with the Tennessee Titans, where he most recently presided over the turnaround of Jason Babin, who had just 2.5 sacks in Philadelphia last year and hadn’t topped five sacks in a year in his seven-year career before posting 12.5 last year.

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Eagles Fire Sean McDermott, ESPN Reports

Ryan Messick — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:54:45 +0000

Sean McDermott was fired by the Eagles today, according to ESPN.

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Eagles Reid Not Satisfied, But Optimistic

Ryan Messick — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:42:42 +0000

by Ryan Messick
Lead Writer

Andy Reid's Eagles went 10-6 this year, but lost in the Wild Card round of the playoffs for the second straight season.

Andy Reid offered up a few nuggets of information in his post-mortem press conference today at the Nova Care Complex. The Eagles head coach is proud of his sixth NFC East title, especially in a year in which Philadelphia was retooling. Still, Reid craves a Super Bowl – and some beef.

“Well to tell you I don’t want to win a Super Bowl,” Reid said trailing off. “I like prime rib and I’d love to win a Super Bowl. So I’m hungry for both, if you understand where I’m coming from.”

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