Philadelphia Eagles Defense Always Great under Jim Johnson

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Published: July 29, 2009

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... knowledge of Jim Johnson, who died of cancer on Tuesday at the age of 68.

 

However, I do know he was a great defensive coordinator whose innovative, blitz-heavy schemes made the NFL entertaining to watch for me and so many other fans.

 

You could tell that he was a one-of-a-kind coach just by listening to guys like Troy Aikman and John Madden gush about him on TV. His blitzes were a huge factor in the Eagles success in the NFC East.

 

And if you are stats geek, you could see it through his defenses always being at the top of the heap in most important categories since the new millennium.

 

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