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Bowen: Vic Fangio wants better 'backing from the Eagles

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Les Bowen
August 5, 2024
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May 30, 2024; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio during practice at NovaCare Complex. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Vic Fangio came into the NFL back when inside linebacking mattered a lot. He saw it devalued there for a while, when a lot of teams became less concerned about stopping the run, more concerned about getting extra defensive backs on the field.
Teams such as the Eagles, over, say, the last two decades.
Fangio, about to enter his first year as the Eagles’ defensive coordinator, runs a hybrid 3-4 setup that in previous stops has featured outstanding inside linebacking. He took a trip to Canton, Ohio, over the weekend to see a former pupil, San Francisco’s Patrick Willis, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
“I think every defense in the NFL relies on high level production from the ILBs, ...

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