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.
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.
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