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CARSON WENTZ QUIZÁ PUEDA SALIRLES DEMASIADO CARO Doug Pederson Llegó Para 206 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (NFC ESTE) (NFC ESTE) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 207 NFL NFL PHILADELPHIAEAGLES CARSON WENTZ QUIZÁ PUEDA SALIRLES DEMASIADO CARO Doug Pederson llegó para os Eagles querían recuperar recuperar el gran agujero en el backfield que les Lsu esencia. O al menos eso espíritu de Andy convertía en grandes favoritos para parecía. Después de darse a la vida elegir a Ezekiel Elliott, el mejor co- loca durante tres años con Chip Ke- Reid, pero su rredor del draft y quizá el arma que lly, iban a volver el estilo que les ha- primera decisión les faltaba para ser competitivos bía llevado al éxito durante la larguí- parece digna del desde el primer día. sima etapa de Andy Reid. Ese guión saltó por los aires con Doug Pederson, su nuevo entre- Chip Kelly más una decisión inexplicable: subir al nador principal, había sido quar- estrambótico. número 2 del draft para elegir a terback suplente de los Eagles con Carson Wentz. De un día para otro Reid y más tarde se convirtió en su se vieron con tres quarterbacks ti- brazo ejecutor en el aspecto ofensi- tulares: Wentz, elegido en el draft; vo. Un enamorado de la West Coast Bradford, renovado por dos años más pura, de la posición de quar- y 35 millones de dólares; y Daniel terback y del football más ortodoxo. Chase, llegado bajo el brazo de Pe- Ese que tanto echan de menos en derson, con la promesa de que se- la ciudad del amor fraternal. ría el titular si Bradford no alcanza- Su llegada provocó un respiro de ba las expectativas. Ni Chip Kelly se alivio entre sus seguidores, hartos habría atrevido a tanto. de tanto desmadre, y también en- Es como si estos Eagles no hu- cantados de que Howie Roseman SU MEJOR MOMENTO bieran tenido un plan de recons- recuperara su despacho como ge- Todos los 19 de diciembre, los fa- trucción durante la offseason, y a neral manager. Era el final de las náticos seguidores de las Águilas partir de un momento se hubieran estridencias y el regreso a la cohe- de Filadelfia recorren los 150 ki- dedicado a vivir a golpe de ocurren- rencia. Jim Schwartz como coordi- lómetros que les separan de los cia. Visto con perspectiva, ya no tie- SU GRAN ESTRELLA nador defensivo, tras su gran tra- Meadowlands, entonando salmos ne explicación que dejaran escapar CARSON WENTZ bajo en Buffalo, parecía la guinda y plegarias, quemando incienso, a DeMarco Murray, ni que renova- de un grupo capaz de devolver a los portando cirios encendidos y lle- ran a Bradford. Nadie se gasta un dos del draft Eagles al lugar que les corresponde. vando en volandas la imagen de Ahora solo queda descubrir en un jugador de acompaña- Durante la agencia libre toma- DeSean Jackson, único ser huma- cómo van a capear el temporal con miento, en un ‘game manager’ ron decisiones drásticas, como la no capaz de ganar un partido con tres gallos revolucionando el ves- o un tipo que va a competir por pérdida de DeMarco Murray, con un el tiempo ya cumplido. Hossana, tuario, una plantilla que sí debería el puesto. No. Con el #2 estás contrato demasiado costoso. Pero hossanna, hosanna en el cieeee- ser competitiva desde el primer día pensando en llevarte a casa a también llegaron Rodney McLeod eloooooo. si hubiera un proyecto real y un en- una superestrella. Es posible o Brandon Brooks, se retenía a trenador que llegaba para recupe- que el que decimos que es la Walter Thurmond, Vinny Curry y las rar el estilo perdido, pero que pare- gran estrella de esta plantilla grandes necesidades quedaban ce infectado con el mismo virus que no juegue este año, lo concede- cubiertas. Solo había quedado un destruyó a Chip Kelly. mos... pero lo dudamos mucho. / AFP JON DURR 208 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (NFC ESTE) (NFC ESTE) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 209 NFL NFL PROPIETARIO HEAD COACH COORDINADOR OFENSIVO JEFFREY LURIE DOUG PEDERSON FRANK REICH Jeffrey Lurie tuvo la muy complicada Doug Pederson tiene fama de ser Frank Reich ha decisión el año pasado de hacer caso el señor que le llevaba los cafés a sido el coordina- a Chip Kelly y apartar a Howie Rose- Andy Reid. Correcto, pero aquí en dor ofensivo los man, pero fue lo suficientemente inteligente como para Philadelphia es una figura bien últimos años de los San Diego Pa- mantenerlo a su lado en caso de incendio. Y acertó. conocida, y querida. Se le ha traí- dres, lo que no dice mucho de sus do para instaurar una West Coast habilidades pero sí de que es capaz Offense lo más parecida posible de jugar con un QB estrella como a la de los viejos buenos años de Phillip Rivers. Si de Doug Pederson MANAGER GENERAL principios del siglo XXI. Cuentan de se decía que estaba para llevar los HOWIE ROSEMAN él que es uno de esos personajes cafés de Andy Reid en los Kansas que acaban siendo adorados por City Chiefs, algo parecido se dirá Es rocambolesca la historia de como compañeros, agentes, periodistas de Reich respecto a su nuevo jefe. Roseman vuelve a ser el general ma- y todos cuanto les rodean. Eso está nager de los Eagles. Chip Kelly pidió bien. Pero deberá sacar su lado su cabeza para seguir como entrenador. Le quiso fuera, más asesino, si lo tiene, para so- con una enemistad personal y deportiva nada disimula- brevivir como entrenador jefe. De ESTRELLA OFENSIVA da, y quiso hacerse con todo el control. Lurie se lo con- entrada, se ha encontrado (o ha LANE JOHNSON cedió, pero mantuvo a Roseman en el equipo, en otras propiciado, que nunca se sabe) un responsabilidades, por si acaso. Y Roseman, perro viejo, severo problema en el puesto de Con los problemas de lesiones guardó silencio hasta que pudo acabar con su presa. La quarterback al haber dado 18 mi- de Jason Peters, y la caída en destitución de Chip Kelly, asado en su propia salsa de llones de dólares a Sam Bradford, picado de los guards en la épo- / AFP / / AFP general manager, hizo que Roseman volviese a ser el di- FF lo que equivale a imponerle rango ca de Chip Kelly, Lane Johnson LE rectivo principal de los Eagles y el que ha de gobernar el de titular, a la vez que se gasta me- UIRE ha acabado siendo el tipo más LL futuro. Eso sí, el inicio de esta nueva etapa está marca- dio draft en subir al puesto número SQ fiable de la línea ofensiva de do por una gestión de la posición de QB que la firmarían dos por Carson Wentz, que significa IE estos Eagles. los mismísimos ‘Monty Python’. MITCHE lo mismo. Demasiado gallo. JAM ASÍ ES EL ATAQUE DE LOS EAGLES CARSON SAM CHASE JASON ALLEN JASON BRANDON LANE RYAN DARREN JORDAN NELSON CHRIS JOSH BRENT ZACH 11 WENTZ 7BRADFORD 10 DANIEL 71 PETERS (LT) 76 BARBRE (LG) 62 KELCE (C) 79 BROOKS (RG) 65 JOHNSON (RT) 24 MATTHEWS 43 SPROLES 81 MATTHEWS 17 AGHOLOR 19 GIVENS 13 HUFF 87 CELEK 86 ERTZ QUARTERBACKS LÍNEA OFENSIVA CORREDORES RECEPTORES TIGHT ENDS GRAN ESTRELLA. Aparte de la defensa, una temporada digna de estos Phi- La línea ofensiva de los Philadel- qué dejarse dominar por el pánico Doug Pederson mantuvo una filoso- Una mala temporada hace que no holor debe demostrar todo lo bue- Los Eagles tienen a una de las du- ladelphia Eagles va a depender en gran parte del rendi- phia Eagles exige una clara renova- con el nuevo sistema ya que debe- JUGADOR fía en Kansas City en la cual el jue- tengamos la misma perspectiva so- no que mostró en el training camp plas más dinámicas de la liga en QUE MARCA miento y sensaciones que de la figura del quarterback, ción en el corto plazo, no sólo por ría sentirse más cómodo y volver a go de carrera tenía prioridad sobre bre algunos aspectos. Esto ocurre y la preseason. La expectación era esta posición. Brent Celek es ca- DIFERENCIAS. especialmente si el titular es Carson Wentz. Por poten- la edad de algunos de sus miem- ser un sólido center. Jason Peters el de pase, Ryan Matthews puede con el cuerpo de receptores de los enorme sobre el receptor en víspe- paz de aportar calidad tanto en la cial, carácter e intangibles puede llenar de ilusión a afi- bros sino también por la durabili- era uno de los mejores tackles de verse beneficiado y es que el corre- Eagles, que la pasada temporada ras de la pasada temporada, y al recepción como a la hora de los blo- ción y plantilla, un subidón que muchos quarterbacks dad de Peters y Barbre. La llegada la liga, pero ese tiempo pasó por BUEN dor de los Eagles ha demostrado era prometedor mientras que aho- final fue una decepción su nula re- queos, mientras que Zach Ertz no JUGADOR DE rookies han dado a sus equipos en las últimas tempo- de Brooks desde Houston puede edad y lesiones. Muchos querían que cuando las lesiones no le afec- ra resulta sospechoso. Pese a ello, percusión en el equipo. Confiamos destaca tanto en la faceta de blo- EQUIPO. radas. A Sam Bradford no deberíamos esperarle dema- terminar siendo una de las claves cortarle y salvar casi 7 millones tan, es un gran corredor. Darren debemos otorgarles el beneficio de en que el Trojan puede ser el fac- queador, pero es una gran arma en siado, especialmente por su carácter volátil y poco pa- de la temporada en la faceta ofen- de dólares, moviendo a Johnson Sproles es decisivo porque, pese la duda debido al estado general de tor DeSean que tanto echa de me- el juego aéreo.
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