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Philadelphia Eagles: Remember when they considered Adam Gase?

By Geoffrey Knox

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 06: Head Coach Adam Gase of the New York Jets looks on from the sidelines during the first half against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on October 06, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 06: Head Coach Adam Gase of the New York Jets looks on from the sidelines during the first half against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on October 06, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images) /
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Does anyone else remember when the Philadelphia Eagles actually considered Adam Gase as a head coaching candidate?

Well, after much was said about ‘trap games’ and ‘winning the games that you’re supposed to win’, the Philadelphia Eagles proved that they’re still a factor in a very competitive National Football Conference. They take care of business against a New York Jets team that has to have their fans in a very bad mood by now.

One of the stories coming out of this one is Adam Gase is awful. No, seriously. He is.

Look at the bright side if your an Eagles fan. Sure, it’s been a rough watch from time to time, especially at certain points of this season, but at least your team didn’t hire Adam Gase in 2016 rather than banking the future of the franchise on Doug Pederson.

Does anybody else remember when that was an actual possibility?

Can you imagine what would have happened had they done that? Can you imagine what the mental state of this fan base would be had they followed the Chip Kelly debacle with the Adam Gase era?

You should all appreciate Doug Pederson, Jeffrey Lurie, and that Super Bowl LII win so much more now.

Anyway, that’s not what’s important. What is worth mentioning is Philly now takes sole possession of the second-place seeding in the NFC East with a Week 5 win and a New York Giants loss. At the time of this writing, the result of the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers game has yet to be decided, but by the end of Sunday, October 6th, Philly and Dallas could be in a tie for first place.

Next. Eagles pass rush comes alive versus the Jets. dark

For the Eagles, a trip to Minneapolis to meet the Minnesota Vikings is next on the agenda. ‘The Birds’ will celebrate this one for a few hours. They deserve to after two defensive touchdowns and ten sacks (including the first sacks of Daeshon Hall and Josh Sweat‘s careers), but after that, it’s back to business.

Who knew playing the Jets was the cure for an ailing pass rush? Entering Week 5, Philly had three sacks on the season. They now have 13.

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