We laughed.
We all laughed, at least a little.
Two Januarys ago, when Jeffrey Lurie told us he had hired Doug Pederson because, unlike Chip Kelly, Pederson had an “open heart” and “emotional intelligence,” we snickered, and we shook our heads, and we rolled our eyes. Were the Eagles getting a coach or a nursemaid?
We’re not laughing anymore.
Pederson, the NFL’s New World Man, has taken Lurie’s Eagles to Super Bowl LII, where, in Minneapolis, they will face the Patriots on Feb. 4. Pederson accomplished this by brilliantly using his offensive players, whether Carson Wentz and Darren Sproles or Corey Clement and Nick Foles.