Doug Pederson has taken the Philadelphia Eagles to the playoffs in three of his first four seasons as a head coach in his respect level is high around the league.
Pederson has consistently been thought of as a top-10 coach and in a recent ranking of all 32 NFL head coaches by RotoWorld, the Eagles head coach landed at No. 5 on the list.
5. Doug Pederson
Career Record: 38-26 (.594)
With The Eagles Since 2016
Last Year’s Ranking: 4
Doug Pederson quickly gained a reputation as the league’s analytics prince, but his recent seasons have been more MacGyver than mathematics. If you need to win a playoff game with your backup quarterback, Pederson is your man. A 4-0 finish to steal the division after starting 5-7? Pederson will get it done. Craving normalcy? Pederson hasn’t really had it since Carson Wentz’s 2017 ACL tear. That’s when things got weird and have stayed so. A huge part of it has been personnel. The Eagles routinely don’t have it in the secondary, while the injuries got so bad on offense last year that “Greg Ward” spent time as the No. 1 receiver. Pederson continues to make lemonade out of lemons, which can obscure his continued devotion to cold, hard logic. Even at 9-7, the Eagles remained one of the league’s most efficient offenses last season, as well as one of the most aggressive on fourth down. Pederson knows what he’s doing, and it will look even better if his team can get just a little bit healthier with a little bit better roster.
Peterson landed behind John Harbaugh, Sean Payton, Andy Reid, and the legendary Bill Belichick.
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