(12-20-2021, 01:58 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote:

(12-20-2021, 09:16 AM)Newton Wrote: https://www.nj.com/eagles/2021/12/nfl-ru...guars.html

Bring in Pederson. This is a no brainer if he wants to come.

While he's worthy of consideration, I find him far from a no brainer.  It's obviously appealing to have an experienced Super Bowl winning coach who went to the playoffs in three out of his five seasons.  However, when you dig a little deeper you find:

First, two of his "playoff seasons" were 9-7 teams.  That's just 1 game above .500.  For example, are those 9-7 seasons really any better than the back to back 9-7 seasons that got Jim Caldwell fired?  Jim Caldwell, Jim Harbaugh and Jason Garrett all have more NFL wins and a better career NFL winning percentage as a head coach than Doug Pederson.

Second, you have to consider the Frank Reich factor.  He was offensive coordinator during the Super Bowl season.  In fact, Pederson had a .625 record during the Reich seasons and a .469 in seasons without.  That's a losing record without him.  Frank Reich wouldn't be coming to Jacksonville.

Third, the 2021 Eagles team has already won a couple more games than under Pederson's last season and three games still remain.

Fourth, there are reports that Pederson went several weeks during the regular season without talking to Carson Wentz.  That's a major red flag.

This is going to be a tough decision.  I don't see one perfect candidate that checks all the boxes.

Belichick's record without Brady is 45.65%. 

Also look at their SOS last year vs this year. .85 vs -.53

Pederson isn't perfect by any means, but I'm not too concerned about these things. It's worth noting Pederson was treated really bad by Howie Roseman and Jeffery Lurie. They micromanaged him in a way Shad Khan (presumably) wouldn't. He had little control over his staff. He had to fight to keep Frank Reich on staff. I think Pederson can do well as long as the Jags have a functional front office.

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