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    Location:
    Pittsburgh Area
    About Me: I am a lifelong Pittsburgher, and follow the Steelers and Penguins passionately. The Pirates have managed to squelch any remaining interest in baseball, sadly. I follow Penn State in football primarily, but give some love to Pitt and WVU. I'm also a whitewater kayaker, and occasionally post trip reports for my own writing pleasure! Enjoy.
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Posted by: pittsburgh_mike on Jul 24, 2009 at 04:03:32 PM

Today, the Philadelphia Eagles announced that Sean McDermott was given the interim defensive coordinator label.  While the move was widely expected, it still comes as a tremendous blow to the team, especially the defense, and to the city as well.  The Eagles are a team that expect to challenge for the Super Bowl this coming year, and the loss of Jim Johnson is one that cannot easily be overstated.

A hallmark of the Eagles has been Johnson patrolling the sidelines, calling pressure defense after pressure defense.  He devises new wrinkles all of the time, and seems to have an uncanny knack for knowing exactly when to call a pressure scheme, and what scheme to use.  There are usually two or three defensive coordinators that get any substantial press as being the best in

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