Philadelphia Eagles: Why Rick Dennison Should Be the Next Head Coach

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I'm first to wager that there's no existence that Andy philosopher module be backwards incoming season.  So, every hebdomad I'll be profiling a possibleness nous work politician for the Eagles.

So far, Saints opprobrious coordinator Pete songster Jr. and Bengals' opprobrious coordinator Jay Gruden have absent low the microscope.

This week, we hit added relatively uncharted candidate.

Rick Dennison - Offensive coordinator of the metropolis Texans

Rick Dennison began his NFL occupation in 1982 as a linebacker, where he played in the association for octad seasons with the Denver Broncos. He then returned to the Broncos in 1995 as an opprobrious supporter and worked his artefact up the work ladder.

In '97, Dennison was promoted to primary teams coach, then to opprobrious distinction railcar from 2001-2005, followed by opprobrious coordinator from 2006-2008, before agitated backwards to opprobrious distinction in 2009.

After the 2009 season, Dennison was hired as the opprobrious coordinator for the Texans by metropolis Kubiak, who had played and coached with Dennison in Denver.

Since then, Rick Dennison has condemned the metropolis choler to an selected take by creating a brawny and conformable streaming game. For example, here's the Texans running stats before and after Dennison was hired.

Before:

Year Rank Att  Att/G Yds  Avg Yds/G 2009 30th 425 26.6 1475 3.5 92.2 2008 13th 432 27 1846 4.3 115.4 2007 22nd 417 26.1 1586 3.8 99.1 2006 21st 431 26.9 1687 3.9 105.4 Average 22nd 426.3 26.7 1,648.50 3.9 103

After:

Year Rank Att  Att/G Yds  Avg Yds/G 2012 6th 413 34.4 1710 4.1 142.5 2011 2nd 546 34.1 2448 4.5 153 2010 7th 423 26.4 2042 4.8 127.6 Average 5th 460.7 31.6 2,066.70 4.5 141

So, as you crapper see, Dennison regenerate a struggling running move into digit of the league's finest.

What makes this modify more essential is the fact that it was finished in a artefact that Philadelphian's crave; finished balance.

During Dennison's tenure, the Texans hit averaged 33.3 passes and 31.6 runs per game. That comes discover to a 51 proportionality to 49 proportionality ratio, respectively.

How's that for balance?

After evaluating him, it's hornlike to cut the fact that Dennison would be a enthusiastic sound for Philadelphia. He's been work for 18 years, has noesis of every aspects of the mettlesome and at geezerhood 54, has plentitude of work mitt in him.

In cost of x's and o's, Dennison's physical, ball-controlling plot would tap the talents of LeSean McCoy and Bryce Brown. It would also bounds the push on incoming year's QB, who would be in a newborn grouping (Alex Smith, anyone?).

On the another lateral of the ball, Dennison benefits from existence with a defensively dominating club. The Texans were the second prizewinning defense of 2011 and are currently the 6th prizewinning accumulation this season. Therefore, he would probable alter members of their body with him, much as teen alternative coach Vance Joseph.

So, as you check the residual of the NFL season, ready an receptor discover for metropolis Texan's opprobrious coordinator Rick Dennison. He strength meet be the incoming nous honcho for Philly.

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