(01-11-2021, 06:02 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(01-11-2021, 03:21 PM)D6 Wrote: Agreed. 

Any NFL team looking for a HC would be making an enormous mistake if they hired Doug Pederson as HC this winter. The Eagles had to move on.

In a rare instance, I strongly disagree with you, D6.

Pederson checks way too many boxes for him to be anything other than the highest choice at this point.

1.  He has had proven, recent NFL success.  He won the freaking Super Bowl for the 2017 season.  Newsflash:  That is the main thing missing from the Jaguars.

2.  He is an offensive guy.  Everyone says they want an offensive guy here.  He is from the Andy Reid coaching tree.He played QB under Reid.

3.  He has a proven recent history of developing QBs.  He developed Carson Wentz into an MVP candidate in 2017.  He got a Super Bowl title out of Nick Foles.

4.  He knows he needs a strong defensive coordinator.  He hired Jim Schwartz when he was with the Eagles in the first place.  With Schwartz sitting out this year, he knows he will need a strong defensive mind to make the team balanced.
5.  He knows how to utilize the TE in the offense.  Our Jaguars have never really had anything close to a dominant receiving threat at TE in our history.

Even if you blame the Eagles subsequent collapse entirely on him (from what I've read, there is plenty of blame to go around), his tenure with the Eagles exceeds every coach here.  If he were to replicate his tenure here in its entirety, I'd take it because we'd win a Super Bowl.  But if we protect Lawrence, better, we get more from him than the Eagles got from Wentz.  Lurie's own words"  "Pederson did not deserve to be fired."

Pederson's availability changes everything.

Go bring him in, Khan.

Not saying I agree or disagree with the decision to look into Pederson but another thing to add to your argument is this:

Wentz has been known to have a controversial, if not diva side to him...it's been reported over the past few years now. Obviously a coach should have total control to handle these matters but let's not put all the blame on Pederson. Who knows how much blame from dysfunction should also be put on Wentz and if he separated the locker room before this controversial move with Pederson pulling Hurts out of the game. Just one other thing to think about to piggy back on your argument.

But again, not agreeing or disagreeing with the idea of interviewing him. Not sure how I feel about it, if they were to do that.

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