Do we even have a defensive game plan

[Lar6767]

I thought I’d never hate watching a defense as much as Billy Davis’s defense but here we are

That's because it is Billy Davis's defense.. and Schwartz's and Gannon's... The philosophies used by this team do not come from the coaching staff but from Lurie and his son who runs the analytics team. They dictate what happens which is why they hire inexperienced coaches and have no problem firing winners. In their minds the coach is irrelevant which is the reason McDaniel bailed when they explained how it works. The defense is the same bend but don't break, huge cushions, no linebackers, they still defer(who in their right mind defers to get Brady onto the field first?) they ignore the run, they pick players based on nepotism(Reagor). These things don't change from coach to coach, though they should, because they aren't coming from the coaches. It's all Lurie.

[Mr. Triple Dip]

That's because it is Billy Davis's defense.. and Schwartz's and Gannon's... The philosophies used by this team do not come from the coaching staff but from Lurie and his son who runs the analytics team. They dictate what happens which is why they hire inexperienced coaches and have no problem firing winners. In their minds the coach is irrelevant which is the reason McDaniel bailed when they explained how it works. The defense is the same bend but don't break, huge cushions, no linebackers, they still defer(who in their right mind defers to get Brady onto the field first?) they ignore the run, they pick players based on nepotism(Reagor). These things don't change from coach to coach, though they should, because they aren't coming from the coaches. It's all Lurie.

No denying the owner and organization have their hands all over the team - but if it is to the extend that you are saying where the Luries are dictating everything then doesn't that same logic mean their method won a Super Bowl 4 years ago? Or do they only have control when things go poorly?

[Lar6767]

No denying the owner and organization have their hands all over the team - but if it is to the extend that you are saying where the Luries are dictating everything then doesn't that same logic mean their method won a Super Bowl 4 years ago? Or do they only have control when things go poorly?

They've won one Super Bowl since he bought the team in '94 and that's only because they brought back the QB they never should've gotten rid of. They got lucky once so it's not like they're the Steelers of the seventies. All of this has been documented over the last few years. It's not even speculation anymore.

[Mr. Triple Dip]

They've won one Super Bowl since he bought the team in '94 and that's only because they brought back the QB they never should've gotten rid of. They got lucky once so it's not like they're the Steelers of the seventies. All of this has been documented over the last few years. It's not even speculation anymore.

15 organizations have won a Super Bowl since '94 - less than half of the league, it is difficult to do and there will always be some "luck" involved. Since 2000 the Eagles are tied for 4th in the league for # of playoff wins. There have and will still be failures along the way - but history has shown their methods lead to more wins than losses.