The NFL has never seen anything quite like the Eagles' warp-speed collapse

[Auggie]

9. I believe the same thing happened to the Eagles as happened to the Cowboys:

they believed the hype -- media and their own -- and turned soft.

I've posted elsewhere about Jim and John Harbaugh's "Freddy P. Soft" character -- the guy who sits on your shoulder and tells you you're too good and don't need to practice -- and how they coach their teams never to let up. Jim warned of this in San Francisco, and he coaches it now in Michigan.

It happened to the 49ers in their final few games this season -- they started to tackle sloppy (same as they did during their three game losing streak). It was reported that during their playoff bye week they'd be refocusing on fundamentals, including tackling, just as they did during their bye week mid-season.

Probably one of the most difficult jobs of a head coach: keep the team focused on fundamentals and playing all out.