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Another Story That Will Make You Embrace Doug Pederson
By Kyle Scott
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Sloooooowly. That’s how Doug Pederson is winning me over. Also, it’s how the 49ers ran their offense against the Panthers yesterday.
In fact, it was so slow that the Panthers’ scout team ran Chip Kelly’s offense faster than Chip Kelly’s offense ran itself. From the Charlotte Observer:
“You have to prepare for their tempo. The tempo in practice this week was actually faster than some of the things they were doing” in the game offensively, said linebacker Thomas Davis. “That made the game a lot easier; it slowed it down for us.”
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“It felt very comparable. The scout team guys push us to the limit,” Coleman said. “What they want to do for us is make this game a lot slower. (The 49ers) were getting to the line fast, but not snapping the ball as fast as we expected. That gave us time to regroup and see what they were doing. But we were ready for whatever tempo they wanted to go through.”
In defense of Chip Kelly, the quarterbacks he’s had to work with in the NFL are, in hilarious order, Michael Vick, Nick Foles, Mark Sanchez, Sam Bradford and Blaine Gabbert.
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.