Philadelphia Eagles: Grades for Doug Pederson and his position coaches

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 23: (L-R) Offensive Coordinator Mike Groh of the Philadelphia Eagles, head coach Frank Reich of the Indianapolis Colts, quarterback Carson Wentz #11, quarterback Nate Sudfeld #7 and quarterback Nick Foles #9 of the Philadelphia Eagles talk before the game at Lincoln Financial Field on September 23, 2018, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

Doug Pederson, head coach

Perhaps the only thing more maddening than Doug Pederson’s play-calling has been witnessing what appears to be an inability to refrain from patting guys on the back when a kick in the rear end seems to be the more appropriate response.

The coach needs to hold some of the assistants more accountable too, but he continues to win despite the circumstances, and that must account for something. Grade: B-

Mike Groh, offensive coordinator

As easy as it is to defend certain things about this team, it’s equally as easy to come up with issues about Philly’s offense and what they’re not getting from Mike Groh.

The slow starts and long periods of ineffectiveness on offense are too common for a team with this much talent. Groh has to take the blame for that. Grade: D

Jim Schwartz, defensive coordinator

Jim Schwartz can be an easy target at times, but the facts are the facts. Philly’s defense has done enough to win versus the average teams (even if they haven’t). They’ve been great against teams they’re supposed to dominate. They’ve done just about as well as you can expect when they’ve been overmatched.

Schwartz has had nothing at times, and he’s made a bad group play like they’re better than they are. Ladies and gentlemen, that’s all coaching is. You still can’t ignore those blowout losses though. He has to get dinged for that. Grade: C

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