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3 Reasons Philadelphia Eagles HC Doug Pederson will soon rule NFC football

By Derek McCauley

Doug Pederson, Philadelphia Eagles (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – FEBRUARY 04: Head coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after his teams 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – FEBRUARY 04: Head coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after his teams 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

2. Despite a losing record against two more seasoned coaches, he still gets the nod thanks to his showing against the greatest ever.

Doug Pederson may not have the youthful swagger of McVay, the high-powered naming pedigree of Shanahan, or the lengthy track record of more veteran names like Pete Carroll or Sean Payton. What he does have is the love and respect of his roster and front office.

That bond on both a professional and personal level sets Pederson apart and makes him a coach that players in Philadelphia and around the league want to go to war for. How Pederson stacks up against his contemporaries has already been established, so how does he fare when compared to the old guard of the conference?

When comparing Pederson to Carroll and Payton, Doug fits right in. All three coaches have hoisted the Lombardi Trophy once. All three reached that promised land within the first four years of their tenures in Philly, New Orleans, and Seattle. Each of the three share a career winning percentage of well over .500. Carroll sits at 122-85 (.589 %), Payton sits at 118-74 (.615 %), and Pederson holds a record of 29-19 (.655 %).

What sets Philly’s head man apart from the other two is his success against Bill Belichick. In the biggest game in all of football, Pederson kept his foot on the gas and defeated the greatest dynasty in the history of sports, the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII, something that Pete Carroll notoriously failed to do. You can thank his now-infamous goal-line gaff for that one.

Payton has also struggled historically against Belichick, holding a lifetime record of 1-4 against the hoodie, including games that were played both at home and on the road. The one place that both Carroll and Payton have Pederson beaten is their current head-to-head record. To date, both Carroll and Payton’s teams hold winning records over Pederson’s Eagles. Philly’s a combined 0-4 against both including last year’s NFC Divisional Game.

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