Did the Eagles make the right choice in picking Doug Pederson as their head coach last year? ESPN’s Ian O’Connor didn’t think so.
O’Connor, a senior writer at ESPN, was among Pederson’s chief critics when it was announced he would be taking the reins as Eagles coach. Not only did O’Connor write that the decision to select Pederson felt “like a reach,” but he also ranked him behind the Giants’ Ben McAdoo and the Browns’ Hue Jackson, who have a combined record of 1-15 this season.
“Pederson has spent only three years in the league as a coordinator, all under a head coach who is a dominant offensive voice,” O’Connor wrote.