The Eagles’ Special Teams: The NFL’s Most Overlooked Unit

The Philadelphia Eagles are putting the word “special” in special teams.

When Doug Pederson was hired as the 23rd head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles , he was also assigned the task of putting together his coaching staff. He decided to keep some of the assistants from the previous regime including running backs coach Duce Staley. Another assistant that was kept had a much more prominent role. That would be Special Teams Coordinator Dave Fipp.

Being brought on with Chip Kelly, Fipp replaced Bobby April in 2013. Since that time, Fipp has been the leader of the most underrated and under-appreciated unit in the entire NFL. While the unit was much improved in his debut season, it was in 2014,…