It’s inevitable in what’s become a copycat league. When success occurs in the NFL, teams tend to want to emulate others who are successful. It could result in an offense like ‘The West-Coast Offense” being seen throughout the league, and sometimes, it could result in an overabundance of something trendy, ‘The Wildcat’ for instance. At other times, it’s as simple as other teams looking to the winning team’s roster for players or coaches that they can take, and that brings us to former Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo.
Eagles fans knew they weren’t going to be able to hold on to their coaching staff forever, and on February 8th, the same day Philly celebrated their first Super Bowl victory with a parade, their former quarterbacks coach accepted the responsibility of taking over as offensive coordinator with the Minnesota Vikings.