If there is one thing I often tend to overlook in the football universe, it’s the importance of special teams. Whether it’s trying to pin the opposing team inside their own 10-yard line or even calling a fair catch, special teams has a massive impact on a football game. Last season, no other special teams unit in the NFL was more dominant than the Philadelphia Eagles‘.
The rapid emergence of the Eagles’ special teams in 2014 was astounding. For many years prior, the Eagles were pretty below average — if not worse — with their special teams play.