I think Pederson's coaching skills didn't really get attention til the postseason seeing what he brought out in Foles, which was too late for COY.
With respect to hesitating on Philly Special, I read that he planned to use it in the second half, so could see him taking a second to re-evaluate.It was about when, vs. if, to use. They actually planned it for the Vikings game-----.
"Frank Reich, the Eagles offensive coordinator, said his team had been working on the play for several weeks. They hoped to use it against the Vikings in the N.F.C. Championship, but the Eagles didn’t because the score was so lopsided.
Reich said that Pederson wanted to use it in the second half Sunday but decided to call it during the first half instead.
“We thought it would be the dagger that would put the game out of reach,” he said.
Because there were so many reporters around during Super Bowl week, the team practiced the play in the ballroom of the team hotel."