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Eagles News: Early signs point to Sean Desai being more aggressive than Jonathan Gannon

Nguyen: Young QBs, Chiefs WRs, DJ Moore among most notable preseason takeaways - The Athletic
Desai looks like he’ll be a lot more aggressive than Gannon. Former Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon mostly called zone defense (12th in zone coverage percentage) and was around the middle of the pack in blitz percentage per dropback (15th). If the preseason is any indication of what new defensive coordinator Sean Desai has planned, he’s going to be a lot more aggressive. In three games, the Eagles ranked eighth in man coverage percentage and third in blitz percentage per dropback. It’s not just blitz frequency, it’s the types of blitzes Desai was calling.