Diamond Dog wrote::lol:
We've just scratched the surface, my friend, trust me....
Pete knows a lot for an English guy.
A good example is the Los Angeles Rams. A couple years ago, they had the top draft pick and selected QB, Jared Goff, from Cal. The year before, they had gotten a top draft pick in running back, Todd Gurley, from Univ. of Georgia.
They went 4-12 and fired their coach. A lot of the reason because he couldn't really utilize those two guys.
They hired a good young coach and went 11-5 this year and went to playoffs. Gurley became an MVP candidate.
Of any major US sport, coaching means the most in football. Of course, it's relative.
Last year, the Falcons were ahead 28-3 at the half and lost it because they were playing not to lose.
Doug Pederson, the Eagles coach, is aggressive - see the two 4th down plays for that, one leading to a touchdown where the QB caught a pass. There had only been one other QB reception in 51 years.
And the team that won it, did so without their starting QB, starting left tackle (most important offensive line position), and defensive signal caller and LB, Jordan Hicks. And I'm not even counting Darren Sproles, because they got Ajayi from the Dolphins.
By the way, Foles will stay and they will pay him, just because of what happened with Wentz going down this year.