Jonathan Gannon is settling into his first head coaching position with the Arizona Cardinals, but he has not forgotten how his tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles ended.
Nine days ago, the Philadelphia Eagles went into State Farm Stadium as the favorites to take home the Lombardi Trophy at the conclusion of Super Bowl LVII. Through one half of football, it looked like the Eagles would live up to the hype. Fueled by a 46-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Brown and a dynamic performance from Jalen Hurts, the Eagles jumped out to a 10-point lead.
The second half of Super Bowl LVII did not go according to plan for the Eagles. Behind the heroics of Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs ended the game with three consecutive touchdown drives before hitting a game-winning field goal as the time expired.
In a conversation with Peter King of NBC Sports, Gannon made it clear that the end of Super Bowl LVII still bothers him.
“Our players were prepped. I did not do a good enough job myself to put them in a position to make the play,” Gannon told King of NBC Sports.
“I didn’t do a good enough job to get out of the call what I wanted out of the call. I didn’t give them the tools that they needed to win the down.”
Gannon will take on a new challenge in the upcoming season as he leads the Arizona Cardinals back from a 4-13 performance last year.
