Doug Pederson gets the last laugh in Super Bowl LII
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson gets revenge on his doubters with a Super Bowl victory.
The two-year turnaround for the Philadelphia Eagles has been nothing short of incredible. After the disaster that was the Chip Kelly era, the Eagles are crowned world champions in a short two years. Although the national media may have made you doubt this team. The fact is that the Eagles have overcome every obstacle and are officially the 2018 Super Bowl Champions.
All offseason long we’ve heard negativity toward specific Eagles players and coaches. Statements like Carson Wentz would be a bust. Re-hiring Howie Roseman was pointless, and most of all, Doug Pederson is one of the worst head coach hirings in a long time.
Yes, that was seriously a statement made and defended all throughout the offseason. All throughout the regular season, people were eating their words. It wasn’t until Pederson and the Eagles locked in the number one seed with a laundry list of injuries until people started giving him the credit he deserves. And even with the number one seed in the NFC, the Eagles were still written off.
Doug gets the last laugh…
Sure, Doug Pederson had his ups and downs as a coach in year two. He made some questionable decisions and was sometimes too aggressive for his own good. But would Doug be Doug if he wasn’t one of the most aggressive play-callers in the league? Probably not. The fact is the guys play calls was borderline genius throughout the regular season.
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To add salt to the wounds of his haters, Pederson was even better in the postseason. Some would go as far as saying that his play calls in the playoffs and Super Bowl were almost perfect games. Well, guess what? That couldn’t be more accurate.
On the Saturday before Super Bowl LII, the NFL held its annual honors award ceremony. While the MVP winner is normally the category that everyone is anticipating, the coach of the year award picked up a ton of buzz this season. With a few new names on the ballot, everybody ultimately thought Pederson would win.
Unfortunately, things did not end in favor of the Eagles (surprise, surprise). In fact, Pederson had just one vote for coach of the year. Yes, you’ve read that right. Despite losing an MVP favored quarterback in Carson Wentz, starting middle linebacker Jordan Hicks, starting left tackle Jason Peters, and a dual-threat weapon like Darren Sproles, Pederson still managed to lead the Eagles to the first seed.
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At this point, the coach of the year winner is obvious. Sure, Sean McVay has the hardware for it, but Doug Pederson has something better. The Vince Lombardi Trophy. The win on Sunday night should absolutely erase any doubt in our minds about Pederson. With a backup quarterback under center, he becomes the first head coach in Philadelphia Eagles history to bring home a Super Bowl. So much for Doug being unqualified.