You hear it all of the time. ‘It’s only the preseason’. Well, that’s not totally true. This is where Super Bowl rosters are constructed. This is where rookies get some of the most important reps of their careers. This is where you find out how deep a team truly is. None of that is lost on Eagles head coach Doug Pederson.
In what was seen by many as a meaningless game, Philly’s head man and playcaller had one of his best nights of coaching. No, the game doesn’t count. No, this won’t be seen as the end of a losing streak or a springboard to better days of Eagles football, but that’s exactly what it was.