Philadelphia Eagles' Coaching Staff Profile

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Over the past decade, no coach has been as successful in the NFC than Andy Reid and his Philadelphia Eagles. Throughout the years, Reid has put together a staff of tremendous assistants, three of whom have gone on to become NFL Head Coaches.

Another has become one of the NFL's elite defensive coordinators. But what of the staff of today? Reid's coaching staff is regarded throughout the NFL as one of the best. Here is a profile of Reid's top assistants and they key members of the Eagles coaching staff.

We begin at the top.

Andy Reid: Head Coach (1999-???)

Who?!? That was the reaction that reverberated around the city of Philadelphia when the news broke that the Eagles had hired little known assistant coach Andy Reid to be the new leader of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Reid's road to Philadelphia began at his alma mater, Bringham Young University. Reid was hired as a graduate assistant to LaVell Edwards. He then spent the 1983-'85 seasons at San Francisco State as the team's offensive line coach and helped them lead the nation in passing each year.

Following his successful stint at SFSU, Reid floated around as the offensive line coach for: Northern Arizona (1986), University of Texas El-Paso (1987-'88) and Missouri (1989-'91).

In 1992, Reid was hired by a former colleague from BYU and then head coach of the Green Bay Packers, Mike Holmgren. Holmgren hired Reid as the teams Tight End/Offensive Line Assistant.

Thanks to some urging from Holmgren early on, Reid became more familiar with the Packers offense, "It was his curiosity, the questions he asked, his note taking," said Holmgren, "He was just a sponge."

In 1997, Reid began a two-year stint as the Packers quarterbacks coach. In that first year, the Packers won their second consecutive Conference Championship, and Brett Favre had been crowned as the league's Most Valuable Player for the third consecutive season.

Following an early exit from the 1998-'99 playoffs, Reid was contacted by a team in turmoil. A team in a seemingly endless downward spiral towards futility, the Philadelphia Eagles.

Andy holds the Eagles highest winning percentage among coaches (.607) and is the club leader in wins with 107. He has won NFL Coach of the Year twice (2000 and 2002).

Reid has also led the Eagles to five NFC East division titles (2001-04 and 2006) and five appearances in the NFC Championship(2002-2005 and 2009)

Now we move on to the men behind the scenes, the assistants.

Jim Johnson: Defensive Coordinator (1999-???)

Jim Johnson was hired as the Eagles defensive coordinator on Jan. 22, 1999. Since then, he has built a defense that is routinely among the leagues elite.

Johnson's coaching time line began at Missouri Southern, where he was head coach from 1967-68. From there, Johnson bounced around the college scene as a defensive coach. He was the defensive coordinator at Drake University from 1969-72.

He then spent the 1973-76 seasons as the linebackers coach at Indiana University before moving on to Notre Dame as the team's defensive coordinator from 1977-83.

Johnson then spent 1984-85 as a defensive coordinator for Jacksonville and Oklahoma from the since defunct USFL.

From 1986-93, Johnson coached the defensive line and defensive backs for the St.Louis/Arizona Cardinals. Johnson really excelled as their secondary coach. He helped future Hall of Famer, Aeneas Williams become the first rookie cornerback to lead the league in interceptions since 1981.

From 1994-97, Johnson spent two years with the Colts as the linebackers coach and two as the team's defensive coordinator.

Following his brief stint in Indianapolis, he coached the linebackers for the Seattle Seahawks. There, he helped the Seahawks register 10 defensive scores, eight coming on interceptions before coming to Philadelphia in '99.

Almost from the outset, Johnson built this once maligned unit into one of the leagues most feared. In 1999, the Eagles led the NFL in forced turnovers with 46, including five interceptions returned for touchdowns.

In 2001, Johnson's unit became the fourth in league history to go all 16 regular season games without giving up more than 21 points.

JJ's philosophy of: attack, attack, attack has made game planning for Sunday a nightmare for coaches throughout the league.

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