{"id":110087,"date":"2025-06-07T02:22:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T02:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/110087\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T02:22:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T02:22:18","slug":"eagles-reed-blankenship-weighs-in-on-vic-fangio-dolphins-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/110087\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles\u2019 Reed Blankenship weighs in on Vic Fangio-Dolphins drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Eagles\u2019 Reed Blankenship weighs in on Vic Fangio-Dolphins drama<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before Vic Fangio<\/a> transformed the Philadelphia Eagles into an absolute force in 2024, turning the team into a defensive juggernaut capable of winning the Super Bowl, he spent a season with the Miami Dolphins<\/a> that didn\u2019t quite go as well as anyone had hoped.<\/p>\n

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Now granted, the\u00a0Dolphins\u2019 defense wasn\u2019t terrible, as they finished out the year ranked 10th in yards allowed, 15th in passing yards allowed, and seventh in rushing yards allowed, but they gave up 391 points on the season<\/a>, which ranked 22nd league-wide, and played a major role in the team\u2019s embarassing playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n

And yet, the biggest issue wasn\u2019t on the field but instead in the locker room, as the players in Miami didn\u2019t get along with Fangio<\/a>, leading to his ultimate firing and return to Philadelphia as a full-time defensive coordinator after spending some time as a consultant during the Eagles\u2019 previous Super Bowl run.<\/p>\n

Discussing what he\u2019s experienced in Philadelphia and how it compares to what he\u2019s heard from Miami, Eagles safety Reed Blankenship noted on 94 WIP that while the Dolphins may not have liked Fangio\u2019s old-school coaching, the Eagles adapted to it incredibly well<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever was said in Miami, that\u2019s their locker room. Our locker room is completely different, I believe in my opinion. We\u2019ve got guys that liked to be coached and like to be held accountable, and obviously that shows on the field. We\u2019re a young group, but we understand if we want to win the big things we\u2019ve got to be coached hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ever since Nick Sirianni was hired to replace Doug Pederson, the Eagles have been playing some version of Fangio\u2019s defense, with Jonathan Gannon borrowing from the former Denver Broncos system, as did Sean Desi upon his departure. Fortunately, even though he\u2019s been coaching football as long as Nick Sirianni has been alive, Fangio has remained as advertised, forging a defensive scheme that was tied with Philadelphia\u2019s rushing offense as the strength of the team. With Blankenship and company locked in, it\u2019s safe to say the Dolphins\u2019 loss is as the Eagles gain, as they\u2019ve now secured their second Super Bowl victory in the last decade.<\/p>\n

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