C.J. Gardner-Johnson rips former Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon
The NFL Scouting Combine is underway, and even though we more commonly focus on verticals, 40-yard dash times, and what guys did on the bench press, this feels like one of those years where the workouts might, at times, take a backseat to the other things that are going on. On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Eagles introduced two new coordinators and announced three other coaching changes. The head coach and general manager, Nick Sirianni and Howie Roseman, met with the media. Their former coordinator, Jonathan Gannon, spoke with the media as well.
For just under ten minutes, J.G. spoke about all things Arizona Cardinals. As you might expect, the performance of his unit in Super Bowl 57 was mentioned as well.
To his credit, Gannon accepted full responsibility for the disappointing performance of the Eagles’ defense.
"They (the Kansas City Chiefs) made a lot of good plays in that second half. We weren’t able to get some stops when we needed to. I obviously could have done a better job of coaching a couple things that I want out of the calls. (It’s) tough to swallow when you look back at that because it’s such a big stage, and we didn’t get it done for the city, for Mr. Lurie for Howie (Roseman), and for (head coach Nick Sirianni), but (I) learned a lot from it. You gotta give credit to Kansas City but obviously, I could have done a lot better job with some of the things we were doing."
As admirable as that is, it’s only part of the story. Buckle up. J.G. hasn’t been totally forgiven yet.
C.J. Gardner-Johnson isn’t showing any sympathy for Jonathan Gannon as the Eagles turn the page from Super Bowl 57.
When the players arrived at the NovaCare Complex to clean out their lockers, they were more disappointed than you might imagine. The vibe resembled that of a funeral. Since football’s biggest game wrapped, we’ve seen the legend Brian Dawkins state he would have “hated” playing for J.G., and it appears that a fan favorite, C.J. Gardner-Johnson hasn’t quite moved on from the loss.
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On Wednesday morning, it appeared that C.J. had deleted the quote tweet, but as the old saying goes, it’s hard to unsee what you have already witnessed.
The loss on football’s biggest stage still stings. Turn on 94 WIP-FM, Philly’s number-one sports station, and you’ll learn quickly that much of the fan base has yet to get over the missed opportunity. Sadly, it appears that Birds fans will never forgive Jonathan Gannon for this Super Bowl loss, this missed opportunity. He’s the guy that most fans see as being most accountable.
Fans often get confused about things. They often believe they’re more emotionally invested than their favorite players are. Fans think they care more about wins and losses than the teams they root for. That may be an accurate assessment in some instances, but in the case of the Philadelphia Eagles, that isn’t true.
Think about it. How do you think Jalen Hurts feels today? What do you think is on his mind? He’s probably somewhere thinking only about how he can get back to the big game and win.
