Says the Washington Post’s Barry Svrluga:
“I was coaching to win,” Eagles coach Doug Pederson said late Sunday night at Lincoln Financial Field.
Yeah, and I’m Ernest Hemingway.
Blink your eyes a couple of times, and it becomes painfully clear. The Eagles’ coach was engaging in blatant competitive malpractice in cementing his team’s dreary 20-14 loss to Washington. The Eagles were out of the playoffs, so Pederson did not afford them the best chance to win.
Never mind that the fate of two other franchises would be directly affected by Pederson’s decision-making. Washington is in because of it. The New York Giants are out because of it. Does that matter? Nah, down a field goal in the fourth quarter, let’s get a look at this Nate Sudfeld fella.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/01/04/eagles-doug-pederson-tanking/
