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Philadelphia radio station 94WIP to discuss the end of the team’s postseason run Ron Jaworski Jerseys Stitched , and had nothing but good things to say about Nick Foles, Alshon Jeffery and the rest of his team despite the loss.It’ll be a long offseason for Pederson, and there’s a lot of time to figure out contracts and who will or won’t be getting a new deal to stay in Philly, but the overall message was just how proud he was of this group of guys who continued to defy the odds all year long.Here’s what the head coach had to say:He opened by talking about how it’s weird to be out of the postseason run, noting that they’re disappointed and hurt. Pederson also said that the finality of things is one of the weirder things about this business, and that throughout the season the guys have given everything they had and played with no regrets, but in the end, they came up short.Pederson did say, however, that it doesn’t discount that this is the new normal for the Eagles franchise, as he’s said throughout the season. They want and expect to be playing into January each and every season Womens Shareef Miller Jersey , and they’ve got to continue to establish that kind of culture. The head coach was asked about something that seemed unique after the game, which was Pederson standing outside the locker room and embracing every single player as they left the field. Pederson noted that it was important for him to do that because he knows how hard these guys work every single day, and how they push through injuries and pain in order to help the team win. He said that he felt it was important to show them that he appreciates and loves them, and he wanted to take that moment to thank them for their efforts.Pederson also elaborated on what he told Alshon Jeffery after the game:He said that Jeffery taking on the entire loss is part of his nature, but that you can’t just put everything on his shoulders, and that there was enough blame to go around. Pederson even likened it to Cody Parkey the week before, putting the loss on his shoulders. The head coach said that they would learn from it and the team and Jeffery will be better from it.Pederson was also asked about Nick Foles, who spoke after the game and sort of said a goodbye to the city. The head coach noted it’s a little early to make any declarations, but that he can’t say enough great things about the quarterback.Pederson talked a bit about the offensive struggles after that strong first quarter, and he noted that it’s something he’s been thinking about ever since the final whistle. He credited the Saints for changing their approach, and also noted that they had a tough time establishing the run game after the momentum-shifting interception in the second quarter.The head coach also didn’t seem to regret running a play before the two-minute warning Zach Brown Jersey , and said he would do it again. Pederson noted that they thought they were going to score on that drive, and were hoping they’d get an extra 5 or 6 yards on that play, especially because at that moment the crowd was kind of taken out of it a bit.Pederson was also asked about not taking the penalty on the 4th and 1, and knowing that it would probably be a fake punt. He admitted with that one that hindsight is 20/20, but in that situation do you give Drew Brees another third down. Again, he noted it was the decision he made and would probably do it again.One thing he does wish was different was some of those close games earlier in the year that would have given them a postseason game in The Linc, especially given how important home-field advantage was on Sunday. Pederson said that it’ll be part of his message to the team on Monday, when looking back at the season is setting goals like winning the division, but also winning games you should win. He said those games that they should have won but didn’t will serve as lessons learned in terms of finishing better and coaching better.Pederson had mentioned that this was the toughest of his three seasons as a head coach, and noted that from a coaching standpoint all the injuries that piled up, especially starters Youth Harold Carmichael Jerseys , showed him the importance of building a solid roster on the practice squad and making sure they have depth throughout the lineup. Dave Gettleman has had it with you nerds"It’s time for the 5th annual Mock Draft Scoring. Who is the best? Who is the worst? Did anyone do both really well and yet not well at all? Will anyone actually be held accountable for any of this? (The answer to the last question is “never.”)The system is simple: for every pick the selection is off, you get a point. So if you mocked Daniel Jones to the Giants at 17, you get 11 points because he was taken 6th. Not everyone predicts trades, so if you predict a trade and get it wrong, you get double the points. However if you predict a team trades up for a player and they do draft that player, just not at that spot, the penalty is waived. That’s it. Let’s get to the scores.2019 Mock Draft ScoringDrafterScore# CorrectWorst PickDrafterScore# CorrectWorst Pick*NickfoleonDynamite has been banned. I’m sorry but those are the rules. It was nice knowing you.Best drafter: Evan Silva, who was the 2017 winner and finished 5th in 2018. Honorable mention to Jenny Vrentas, who accurately mocked 12 picks, the highest total since I’ve been doing these. Silva had 9 correct picks, but came out on top by being close with the rest of his draft Harold Carmichael Jerseys Stitched , 9 picks were off by five or fewer spots; his worst miss was Jawaan Taylor 4th overall, but six other mock drafters also mocked Taylor there as well, and everyone else had Taylor as a first rounder.Worst drafter: For the second year in a row PFF’s Steve Palazzolo had the worst mock draft. I’ve only included him the past two years, so retroactively he might be the best at being the worst. This year Palazzolo had a score of 741, which is an astonishing number and made even more impressive since he didn’t predict any trades to get penalized for. It’s far and away the worst mock draft I’ve ever scored, over 200 points more than his score last year. His only correct picks were the first two. He had two players mocked in the first round who went on the third day: Hakeem Butler (4th round) and Amani Ourwariye (5th round), and two who went in the 3rd round in Will Grier and Chase Winovich. Half his first round was off by at least 15 picks. Most common miss: The Raiders selecting Clelin Ferrell caught everybody off guard, including Clelin Ferrell. And as mentioned earlier, everyone had Jawaan Taylor as a first rounder, but he went a 35. And this won’t surprise anyone but nobody had Daniel Jones going to the Giants at 6.Kudos: The end of the draft is nearly impossible to predict, through teams reaching and players falling the board never unfolds the way anyone sees it happening Youth Jason Kelce Jerseys , and generally there are quite a few trades with the last handful of picks that really throw things off. So job well done by Eric Galko, the only person to correctly predict that the Patriots would take N’Keal Harry at 32.Whoops: Luke Easterling and Will Brinson had the Cardinals taking Quinnen Williams first overall, Doug Farrar had the Raiders trading up to take Kyler Murray there.Bragging rights: I always include Mike Florio because he admittedly puts no effort into his mock drafts, and he always beats out a handful of people who are supposed experts. I also always include the BGN Community Mock Draft because it is done by people who are not professional mock drafters, and due to the time it takes to create it not every pick is privy to all the information that is available the week of the draft when everyone else is doing theirs. And every year it beats at least one professional football writer. Pat yourselves on the back. Except you NickfoleonDynamite, you bring us all shame. (Kidding. Sort of.)