Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz said Tuesday he thinks that along the journey to 12-2, his group maybe has lost sight of the fact that winning in the NFL tends to be a tough, gritty business. Schwartz indicated that romping through much of what is already assured of being the franchise’s most successful regular season since 2004 has dulled the defense’s edge.
At the end of an extended discussion of adjustments Schwartz tried to make Sunday while the low-scoring Giants were dialing up touchdowns on their first three possessions, Schwartz said scheme and tactics weren’t the heart of the problem.