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Final look: How McDermott measured up

Yesterday, I took a look at how Sean McDermott's defenses fared against the pass compared to the Eagles' defenses from 2004-08, the five years before he took over.

I was initially going to make it a three-part post, but with McDermott already joining the Panthers as their defensive coordinator, we can wrap things up today and look ahead.

Below is a look at how the Eagles measured up in 2009 and 2010 with McDermott running the show, compared to the previous five years. We'll start with the run defense. The number in parentheses is average league rank.


As you can see, the numbers are pretty similar. The Eagles actually allowed fewer rush yards per game under McDermott than they did from '04 to '08, but it was close. Teams were slightly more effective running the ball the last two years though, averaging 4.2 yards per carry. The Eagles limited opponents to under 4.0 yards per carry in three of five seasons from '04 to '08. Under McDermott, they were over 4.0 yards per carry in both 2009 and 2010.

And here are some other defensive stats:

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