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3 Reasons to support Philadelphia Eagles hiring Jim Caldwell as OC

By Geoffrey Knox

INDIANAPOLIS - DECEMBER 27: Peyton Manning #18 of the Indianapolis Colts and Head Coach Jim Caldwell are pictured on the sideline during the NFL game against the New York Jets at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 27, 2009 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Manning and many of the starters were pulled from the game in the second half and the Colts went on to lose their first game of the season 29-15. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS - DECEMBER 27: Peyton Manning #18 of the Indianapolis Colts and Head Coach Jim Caldwell are pictured on the sideline during the NFL game against the New York Jets at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 27, 2009 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Manning and many of the starters were pulled from the game in the second half and the Colts went on to lose their first game of the season 29-15. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JANUARY 08: Quarterback Peyton Manning #18 of the Indianapolis Colts talks with head coach Jim Caldwell against the New York Jets during their 2011 AFC wild-card playoff game at Lucas Oil Stadium on January 8, 2011, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Jets won 17-16. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JANUARY 08: Quarterback Peyton Manning #18 of the Indianapolis Colts talks with head coach Jim Caldwell against the New York Jets during their 2011 AFC wild-card playoff game at Lucas Oil Stadium on January 8, 2011, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Jets won 17-16. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

1. You’ve heard of Peyton Manning, right?

Caldwell served as Tony Dungy‘s assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach from 2002-2008 during his tenure with the Colts. He was instrumental in the development of Peyton Manning. How did that go? The Colts won Super Bowl XLI and were dangerously close to winning another in Super Bowl XLIV, Caldwell’s first season as head coach.

The New Orleans Saints had other plans in his second appearance, but losing in football’s biggest game to future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees and one of the greatest coaches of all time, Sean Payton, is nothing to hang your head about.

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As of the Championship Round of the 2020 NFL Playoffs, Caldwell is the only the fifth rookie head coach to lead his team to the Super Bowl, and he’s the last one to do so.

He also shares the NFL record for the best start by a rookie head coach (14 straight wins). George Seifert led the San Francisco 49ers to 14 wins as a rookie head coach during his first run in 1989. Those 14 wins also tied a franchise record for Indy.

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