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| Author: | zhangzk [ Wed Jul 03, 2019 2:13 am ] |
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Doug Pederson called for a pass to his quarterback on fourth down Jace Sternberger Jersey , went for 2-point conversions when the chart said otherwise and stuck with the same aggressive approach in the biggest game of his coaching career. ”We just wanted to stay aggressive,” Pederson said. ”My mentality coming into the game was that I was going to stay aggressive with Nick (Foles), and allow his playmakers to make plays. They made one big play after another in a 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday night to win the franchise’s first NFL title since 1960. Pederson was criticized for being too aggressive in his rookie season when the Eagles were 7-9. He didn’t change his philosophy this year, but his players executed the plays. On fourth down from the 1 with 34 seconds left in the first half, running back Corey Clement took a direct snap and pitched to tight end Trey Burton, who threw to Foles for a touchdown that gave Philadelphia a 22-12 lead. ”A quarterback going out on a route? I was pumped to go over there and talk to Doug and we agreed to do it,” Foles said. ”We worked on it for a long time and executed perfectly. We’ve been working on it for a month.” Burton was recruited as a quarterback out of high school by Florida. He was confident he’d make the right throw and Foles would make the catch on a play called ”Philly Special.” ”Coach has some guts,” Burton said. ”People don’t realize how great of an athlete Nick is. I would’ve thrown to him even if he was covered. He would’ve gone up to get it.” Other teams who failed to topple New England after taking leads in playoff games were too conservative. Atlanta blew a 28-3 lead in last year’s Super Bowl and Jacksonville had a 20-10 fourth-quarter lead in the AFC championship game. But the Eagles never let up the same way they went after Minnesota in a 38-7 win in the NFC title game two weeks ago. ”We wanted to be aggressive,” running back Jay Ajayi said. ”We understood that this is a team that doesn’t quit Dexter Williams Jersey , that plays four quarters and we were going to have to be aggressive all game long. We showed that. We wanted to set the tone early and we wanted to keep our foot on the gas.” Pederson’s aggressive nature almost backfired when he went for a 2-point conversion early in the second quarter because Jake Elliott had missed an extra point on the team’s first score. When it failed, the Eagles led 15-3 and that loomed large when they fell behind 33-32 in the fourth quarter. But Pederson didn’t hesitate going for fourth-and-1 from the Eagles 45 with 5:39 left in the game and the team trailing by one point. Foles tossed a 2-yard pass to Zach Ertz and later connected with Ertz on the go-ahead TD pass . ”Doug has been aggressive since he came here,” Ertz said. ”That’s part of our identity. It’s a big reason we’re here and now we’re champions.” — AP NFL website: METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan, who has been New Orleans’ sack leader in six of the past seven seasons, has agreed to a three-year extension worth up to $55.5 million, a person familiar with the situation said Tuesday.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Tuesday because the extension, which follows the two years left on his current contract and runs through 2023, is not expected to be signed until Wednesday morning and has not been announced.Jordan Rock Ya-Sin Jersey , who spoke after a minicamp practice on Tuesday, said an extension had not been signed, but hinted that a verbal agreement was in place and stressed that he intends to play in New Orleans as long as possible.“We might dance tonight,” Jordan said. “My son’s fourth birthday might be a little better today. My daughter turns 1 tomorrow, so someone’s going to have a heck of a birthday.“I’ve always said it’s not about being the highest-paid player for me; I’ve got personal goals,” Jordan said. “As embedded as I am in this community, as much as I love this place, as much as my family is at home here, uprooting isn’t really an option for me.”Several defensive ends average a little more than $20 million annually in salary and bonuses http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/anthony-zettel-jersey , more per year than Jordan’s extension would pay. Currently, Jordan is in the midst of a five-year extension worth up to $60 million.Since signing that deal three seasons ago, he has been named All-Pro in 2017, when he had 13 sacks and has averaged more than 10 sacks per season, including 12 in 2018.The 6-foot-4, 287-pound Jordan, a 2011 first-round pick who’ll be 30 this season, also has become adept at deflecting passes. He has batted 23 passes the past three seasons and deflected one to himself for a touchdown in 2017.Saints coach Sean Payton said a contract extension for Jordan is “much deserved.”“He’s someone that has been extremely productive,” Payton said. “He’s one of the better defensive ends http://www.detroitlionsteamonline.com/jahlani-tavai-jersey , run and pass. I’m glad he’s on our team.”Jordan’s father, Steve, was an NFL tight end who spent his entire career with Minnesota.“My dad played for the Vikings for 13 years. I always said I want to be with the same team for the rest of my career,” Jordan said. “This gives me an opportunity to extend to however long we go.”Jordan joined the Saints two years after their only Super Bowl title. He has been part of two teams that lost divisional-round playoff games in the final seconds in the 2011 season at San Francisco and the 2017 season at Minnesota.Last season he was a defensive leader on a Saints team that lost the NFC title game in overtime after the officials’ disputed decision not to call late pass interference and helmet-to-helmet contact penalties against Los Angeles Rams defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman.In discussing his comfort in his adopted home city, Jordan said he has long enjoyed riding his bicycle around town and that “everybody knows me at the grocery store.”“My familiarity here has been welcomed,” he added. “At this point, I feel like I am part of the city. Still need a Super Bowl, though.”Notes: Quarterback Drew Brees, who missed voluntary practices last week because of his trial in a lawsuit alleging he was defrauded by a San Diego jeweler http://www.houstontexansteamonline.com/kahale-warring-jersey , remained in California for trial and missed the first practice of mandatory minicamp. Payton hardly sounded concerned that Brees’ absence from a June practice would hurt the team’s performance when games count in September. “When we’re used to having someone like Drew, who’s been here, shoot, going on Year 14, obviously it’s different,” when he’s absent, Payton began. “And yet other guys are getting the work. And his preparation — there’s that part of you that knows he’s going to be obviously ready for training camp.” A beneficiary of Brees’ absence has been backup Teddy Bridgewater, who has been taking first-team snaps. |
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