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Philadelphia Eagles: Recent coaching losses shouldn’t affect the offense

By Justin Grasso

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: Head coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on from the sideline against the New England Patriots during the third quarter in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: Head coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on from the sideline against the New England Patriots during the third quarter in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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The Philadelphia Eagles may have lost some key coaches. But it shouldn’t do any damage to the offense.

Bringing a Vince Lombardi trophy to Philadelphia came with a price to pay. Just this past Thursday, the Philadelphia Eagles have lost their quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo to the Minnesota Vikings. On Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts pulled the trigger on a deal to bring Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Reich to be their new head coach after their previous candidate flaked on the last minute.

So the Eagles fan base can absolutely be upset with the New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels for pulling away last minute. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that anyone should be in panic mode for the 2019 season. Sure, it’s going to be tough to fill the shoes of some solid coaches. But with Doug Pederson still in the driver’s seat, everything is going to be just fine.

All in on Doug…

Pederson may have been criticized over time for his choice of play calls. But when it really mattered in the postseason, we could go as far as to say he was almost perfect. Every aspect of the offense in 2017-2018 was highly successful. The backfield featured multiple running backs who totaled for 2,115 yards, which ranked third in the entire NFL. Four of their receivers managed to find the end zone over five times throughout the season and were unstoppable in red zone situations.

Let’s not issue all the credit to Pederson though when it came down to making decisions. We could go as far as to saying quarterback Carson Wentz is almost like a coach on the field. In fact, there were times throughout the season where it seemed like Wentz’s decisions to change plays at the line almost made it seem like he carried Pederson throughout the season.

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Obviously, the loss of Reich and DeFilippo seem tough to deal with at the moment. But at the end of the day, they were just assistants and this kind of situation happen all the time. The Eagles are not losing a play caller and are actually retaining their best assistant on the team in Jim Schwartz. There should be no need to panic as the Eagles were preparing for something like this to happen ever since they clinched the number one seed. Success comes with a price to pay, but as long as Pederson is taking charge, the Eagles have a chance to stay on top.

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