Despite the validation of the Super Bowl, Eagles coach Doug Pederson says he's still learning

Remaining humble after a Super Bowl win is a message that Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson preaches not only to his players but lives.

He has already set the tone for the 2018 season with his admission into a wide range of conversations with reputable journalists who, while at the top of his profession, still have a lot to learn.

"I'm in this boat learning with everyone," Pederson said. "I'm learning every day." RPOs [run-pbad options] are new to me. "Relatively new .It's a whole world that I'm learning now." So, being around Stout [offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland] and [running backs coach] Duce [Staley] and the guys who were here under [former head coach Chip Kelly’s] watching, I'm constantly learning that way.

"Listen, I do not have ego. I'm checking to I roll up my sleeves and learn just like [the rest of the coaches on staff] .If I have something, I will say it.And if they have anything, they will say it.We have these conversations sound. "

Yet last season, Pederson became a trend-setter with an NFL-high 29 fourth-down conversion attempts, including the playoffs. It was also the best of all time. In addition, the Eagles have converted 20 times, the most memorable being the Philly Special in the Super Bowl.

That they keep this pace in 2018 or that they succeed so often, Pederson will not say it. The only thing he's going to guarantee, is that the decisions will not be made by the seat of his pants.

"I can not promise you anything," he said. "It's a new year.Just see how it goes … I think you're learning to absorb what you want to absorb.The areas that I study, try to go a little further, let's try to understand a little bit more about this situation.The numbers help us because there is so much data and technology and badysis available.I can go back 15 years and make some reports and studies.

"I just think it's a part of what I'm doing now, it's a part of my thinking process. This is not everything. I think you should always rely on the feeling and instincts of the guys and your experience as a player and be surrounded by great players and teams. But at the same time, I want to make sure that if I'm in a fourth-flight or short-film situation, a goal line, whatever it is, if it's something that is favorable on the basis of calculations, so I "

Pederson also hinted that the frequency of his favorite short-haired play, the quarterback, will probably not be affected by the fear of hurting Carson again. Wentz, who works from a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

"These are relatively safe games, very honestly," said Pederson. "We'll see, it's hard to say, we did it last year, it's going to be a different year, a QB is going to be, by far, from a percentage point of view, the highest converted game that we have in our game in these situations.

"This is not something just because of an injury to a player," said Carson, "we would be afraid of that. But it's a relatively safe game. Nobody is really on your legs. It's more just the upper body and the people who fall on their backs. We will have to see when you get there. "

Pederson understands that his attack will have to evolve to achieve the same or better results than in 2017, no matter the staff.This is because the defenses are constantly adjusting.

this end he will not have the same support group.Financial coordinator Frank Reich has left to become the head coach of the Colts of Indianapolis.The coach of the Quarterbacks John DeFilippo is now the offensive coordinator of Minnesota.They have been replaced by Mike Groh and Press Taylor, respectively.

The dynamics will be the same, however.

By building a championship culture, Pederson reiterated that he was important to allow the players to be frank about social.

"If you do not talk about it, if you put a lid on it, it can become a ticking time bomb in the locker room," he said. he said. "But I gave the guys the opportunity to talk. Whether through a committee of players or a committee of players or one or the other, you must be able to talk about these problems. These are problems that we all face every day. Take off the football. It's life. It turns out that we have a platform bigger than most to be able to talk about problems like this.

"None of the guys do it in a degrading or degrading way. Everything is an education issue. It's all about communication. And it is important for any team, no matter what organization. I think our guys have really handled it well. "

Next Tuesday: What was Pederson's life as a winning Super Bowl coach .

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