Last year certainly did not go as planned for the Philadelphia Eagles as the team lost six of their last seven games, including a Wild Card round matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And Eagles veteran defensive end Brandon Graham seems to know exactly where to place the blame: the coaches.
When discussing last year’s problems on the defensive side of the ball earlier this week, Brandon Graham expressed happiness that the team now has a “good coach” leading the defensive line in Clint Hurtt. And he also made it clear that he did not think the team necessarily had good coaches last year.
“I really think that last year, we just didn’t — that’s what we didn’t have. We didn’t have all the right coaches in the right position, I would say,” Graham said. “You know, you can just see the guys just truly believing in what’s going on. I’m excited for the young guys who just came in, new rookies coming in — they’re really going to get a good shot and good taste of what it is to be in the NFL.”
Graham called out “little stuff” that led to issues and people not being on the same page last season.
“It would pop up. But it popped up in a big way that last game,” Graham said. “It’s just like, [if there’s] anything I’ve learned, you always want to make sure that we just have the proper communication. So it’s real big communication going on right now — within the locker room, on the field, in the classrooms.
“I’m more excited about — just because we do have [Vic] Fangio, somebody experienced, real good. Not saying anything about the past, but it’s just more — you can just tell that everybody’s on the same page about stuff.”
Obviously, the Eagles made several changes in that regard this offseason. We’ll have to see if that fixes things.
About Kevin Harrish