As fans and members of the media, we’ve all spent a lot of time celebrating this young Philadelphia Eagles secondary and Nick Foles, and for good reason, but it’s time to take a few moments and talk about Philly’s brilliant front seven. Recently Pro Football Focus ranked them as the best in the NFL.
Somewhere, probably in that big coaches box in the sky, Jim Johnson and Buddy Ryan are smiling.
PFF flexes that analytical muscle.
On the Tuesday following Philly’s Wildcard win over the Chicago Bears, and just a few short hours after their defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz met with the media, Pro Football Focus, or PFF as we like to call them, released their front seven rankings for all 32 teams.