Eagles

It’s Time for Some Revenge

Nate Schweitzer   |  

Dec 30, 2023

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The Eagles are going to face off against Jonathan Gannon for the first time since he’s left the organization. Not that it’s a surprise, but Gannon’s defense is yet again amongst the worst in the league. It’s time for The Birds to get things rolling on offense, and get some revenge on Gannon for his horrible defense in the Superbowl.

The Cardinals defense is allowing 27 points a game which is second worst in the NFL. They are also giving up a league worst 147 rushing yards per game. Through week 16, the Cardinals defense ranks 32nd in the following categories: DVOA, EPA/play, series conversion rate, TD/drive, Yards/drive, points/drive. It’s safe to say they have the worst defense in the league by far. The Eagles should be able to take advantage of the banged up and poor performing group.

The reason the Eagles are seeking revenge is because of how poor Gannon’s coaching was in the Superbowl. Accoring to Sheil Kapadia, The Eagles have played 400 games since the year 2000, and the Superbowl defensive performance ranked 391st in EPA/drive, and 395th in success rate. The Chiefs offensive performance in the Superbowl was ranked 6th best out of 568 games in the 2022 season. It was the Chiefs best game offensively in terms of success rate for the entire season. Not only did he coach horribly in the Superbowl, but he lied about wanting to leave the Eagles to go to the Cardinals, which made the Eagles hold off on their search for a new defensive coordinator. This made the Eagles miss out on their main target Vic Fangio. Gannon also had impermissible contact with the Cardinals while he was supposed to be preparing for the biggest game of the year. He clearly didn’t care about game-planning for the Chiefs, he only wanted to become a head coach.

Jonathan Gannon is one of the most hated Eagles coaches in a long time. The Eagles should be looking to get their revenge, and destroy the Gannon led Cardinals.

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