#Doug Pederson was treated ‘like a baby’ by Eagles brass

More insight has emerged concerning the micromanagement and dysfunction in the Philadelphia Eagles’ front office, resulting in the firing of Super Bowl-winning head coach Doug Pederson in January.

Multiple current and former team staffers told The Athletic that owner Jeffrey Lurie and general manager Howie Roseman constantly questioned Pederson’s decisions in weekly meetings “about all aspects of his game management” and pressured him to make coaching/personnel changes during his final years with the team. 

According to the report, the sources described “an environment characterized by second-guessing, paranoia and a lack of transparency” within the organization.

“[Pederson] was ridiculed and criticized for every decision,” one source told the website. “If you won by three, it wasn’t enough. If you lost on a last-second field goal, you’re the worst coach in history.”

After leading the Eagles to the first Super Bowl title in franchise history in 2017, Pederson’s team compiled a record of 22-25-1 over the past three seasons, including a 4-11-1 finish in 2020.

According to the report, Pederson was regularly second-guessed by the front office, which “treated him like a baby,” the report stated.

“The fact that Doug had the success he did with all the s–t going on in the building, sometimes I look at our Super Bowl rings, and I’m like, ‘Holy cow, I don’t know how we did it,’ ” one source said in the story.

Roseman also was painted as paranoid and “obsessed” with uncovering who was behind any leaks to the media, “scolding employees and threatening to search phones in reaction to the publication of inside information.”

After the 2019 season, Pederson announced that offensive coordinator Mike Groh and wide receivers coach Carson Walch would be returning the following year, but the front office fired them two days later.

The 53-year-old Pederson was replaced by former Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni as head coach in January. Former franchise quarterback Carson Wentz also was traded to Indianapolis last month in exchange for a 2021 third-round draft pick and a conditional 2022 second-round selection.