Doug Pederson has been the coach of the Eagles ever since 2016, which was also Carson Wentz’s first year. Previously he was the Chiefs offensive coordinator, a big thing in the city at the time was that when he was OC in Kansas City, no receiver had a receiving touchdown. He was coming to a team that had struggled to get production from receivers year after year. In his first season he went 7-9 with rookie quarterback Carson Wentz at the helm. It was going to be Sam Bradford as the starter but before the season Bradford was traded to the Vikings. Pederson was praised for his offensive play calling at points as well as his creativity, but his unwillingness to run the football led to Wentz setting the rookie record for pass attempts and completions. With a good offensive line he was sacked a lot but I am scared to think of how many hits he would have taken behind a less skilled o-line. In his second year after Howie Rosman made several notable offensive acquisitions such as LeGarrate Blount, Torrey Smith, and Alshon Jeffery the offense took off. Wentz was putting up MVP numbers and leading the league in multiple meaningful categories before tearing his ACL against the Rams in December. Nick Foles came to the rescue and went on a playoff run ending with his demolishing of the star-studded Patriots defense. Pederson was given credit for running the ball more often and the continuation of the development of Carson Wentz. But the injury was worrying. Alas, Wentz returned in Week 3 of the next year after Foles went 1-1 to start the season. He was solid but not the same dynamic talent of the previous year. Pederson was criticized for being conservative and not letting Wentz mesh with the offense once again. But in week 12 Wentz got injured again and the team sat at 5-7. Saint Nick Foles returned again and won 4 straight and got to the playoffs. The double-doink by Cody Parkey saw them advance to the divisional round. If Alshon Jeffery didn’t drop a pass right into the hands of Marshon Lattimore we may have advanced to the NFC championship. Doug Pederson again was given credit for leading a backup to the playoffs, but was criticized for some of his play calling. Check back soon for the bad years of Doug’s career.