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Meet the coach who helped turn a question mark into an Eagles’ strength originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Zack Baun was about to walk through the double doors into the Eagles’ locker room this week when he urged Oren Burks to share Bobby King’s favorite expression.
And Burks came through.
“When in doubt, choose violence,” he said.
It’s something the Eagles’ linebackers hear a ton and it’s a good way to sum up the coaching style of a guy who has helped turn the linebacker position from one of the Eagles’ biggest question marks into one of their biggest strengths.
As Nakobe Dean began to hear the familiar refrain, he chimed in with the “choose violence” part and then explained what it means to him.
“At the end of the day, you’re playing a football game and if you don’t know what to do, somebody might be trying to hit you,” Dean said. “Hit them first. Choose violence.”
For the record, it seems like all of the linebackers have their own favorite sayings from the man they affectionately call “BK” but they also all agreed that none of them are suitable or appropriate for mass consumption. But the thought did make them giggle.
Longtime defensive coordinator Vic Fangio didn’t have much familiarity with King before this season but King came recommended to him by some folks Fangio trusted. So the Eagles hired King to coach their inside linebackers.
And that has proved to be a good decision.
“I think Bobby has done a great job with them,” Fangio said this week. “He’s a good teacher. He emphasizes the right things. Very coachable in regard to learning a new system and the nuances that go with it. So, from Day 1 he’s been great.”
It’s hard to argue with the results.
The combination of Baun and Dean has been one of the better linebacker pairs in the NFL. Baun is likely on his way to his first Pro Bowl and Dean is finally having the type of season Eagles fans have been hoping they’d see ever since he was drafted in the…
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Publish date : 2024-12-20 12:00:00
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