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    In our Q&A with Football Outsiders, this section stuck out to me:

    I spend a lot of time at Eagles camp -- though not as much as you guys -- and I also get to see other team's camps. Last year, Eagles camp was sluggish and turgid. It felt like Pederson didn't have a handle on how he wanted things scheduled and paced, which is odd for an Andy Reid disciple. This year, everything is peppier and more organized, drills seem more specified and purpose-driven, and so forth. I think the quality of practice time is an underappreciated factor for a team's success or failure. It can't be measured analytically, of course, and not even the NFL Network guys visit enough practices often enough to draw comparisons. But I see improvements from Peterson's rookie year, as surely as I see improvements from Wentz or have seen from any developing rookie player.
    "Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"

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    It doesn't hurt that our coaching staff has remained intact from last year also. I am sure they are much more comfortable with each other.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Pliny View Post
      It doesn't hurt that our coaching staff has remained intact from last year also. I am sure they are much more comfortable with each other.
      Great minds pliny...... I was thinking the same thing. I'm not sure that really bodes well for Doug though. It sounds more like the assistants are functioning better (you can see by the videos of them that none of them are afraid to chew ass). It's not like Reid would have put up with that sluggishness last year.
      "Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Eagle60 View Post
        Great minds pliny...... I was thinking the same thing. I'm not sure that really bodes well for Doug though. It sounds more like the assistants are functioning better (you can see by the videos of them that none of them are afraid to chew ass). It's not like Reid would have put up with that sluggishness last year.
        It was Doug's first time as a HC. He also inherited a team in disarray. He had a lot to contend with. Getting better assistants (Greg Lewis gone) is a great thing.

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        • #5
          It was Doug's first year as a head coach, the coaching staff was put together for the first time and they started a rookie QB who was informed he was starting 10 days before the season started. The fact that they went 7-9 last year is a miracle and an indication that the coach and his staff got better as the year went on. Did they make their mistakes, sure they did but every coach makes mistakes even the great Belicheat. The roster is better this year, the coaching should be better this year, not sure if it will translate into a much better record as there schedule is a tough one. Either way this reaction that it seems more crisp is a good indication that we are going in the right direction.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by taz View Post
            Did they make their mistakes, sure they did but every coach makes mistakes even the great Belicheat
            People forget he was 36-44 as the Browns head coach and after being told he'd be the coach of the Ravens, was fired. He was also destroyed by fans for cutting Bernie Kosar- who was the last decent QB that team has ever had.

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