It is easy to forget that the 6-0 Eagles only won four games in 2020. That team had Doug Pederson as the head coach, Carson Wentz as the quarterback, Greg Ward, Travis Fulgham, and Jalen Reagor as the top-three receivers, Zach Ertz as the number one tight end, and a defense that ranked 20th in points allowed, 29th in interceptions. Reaching the bottom two years ago is what prompted veteran GM Howie Roseman, hired in 2010, to hit the gas in an effort to get better immediately.
It’s working. Perhaps with an assistant from watching what Les Snead has been up to with the Los Angeles Rams since 2012 and taking notes.