Doug Pederson

In a season that began with Super Bowl dreams, it was shattered by the harsh reality that is the NFL. Injuries happen and just that quick, a team that was picked to be there at the end, had to limp to the finish line. But it’s what happened in-between those struggles that proved Doug Pederson is one heck of a coach.

When the Philadelphia Eagles started losing players and games, the hardcore Eagles’ fans had to point the finger and their anger at someone. Well, it was Pederson who drew the short end of the stick. But through it all, he stayed the course, believed in his team and himself and found a way to drag the Eagles out of the dark abyss.

With fans calling for Pederson’s firing, he gathered his players and went on a remarkable four game-winning streak that resulted in another NFC East title and a playoff berth. What made this great for Pederson was what he had to endure. His starting wider receiver core was lost, he had to rely on 3rd and 4th stringers to help Carson Wentz. The defensive secondary was allowing all kinds of players to expose them week after week and the ground game was being led by a rookie and an unknown in Boston Scott.

Pederson stood his ground and did what he had to do to get his team in the best position possible.