WALTHAM, Mass. — If you paid attention to the Eagles last winter, you probably heard this sort of thing quite a bit:
“There’s a competitiveness, resiliency and a desire to be a part of something bigger than yourself. … We’ve got a strong locker room. They’re in it for each other. They’re in it for the right reasons.
“That gives you a little more of a feel of, ‘OK, the next man can step in and cover when somebody’s down.’ ”
Doug Pederson said things like that over and over last season as his Eagles rolled to a Super Bowl win.