Eagles defense ranked 8th in EPA/play during Jim Schwartz's 5-year run.

Stubborn and frustrating at times, overall he did an excellent job. Two top-5 DVOA finishes, never lower than 17th.
Schwartz set a floor of mediocrity and was able to do more with less. Mediocre defense+great offense is a formula for success in the NFL in 2020.

Eagles have spent two top-50 picks on defense in last five years. Ranked 30th in money allocated to defense in 2020.
Eagles have had 11 top-100 picks in the past five years. Eight have been spent on offense.

They have the third-most expensive offense in the league.

They rank 28th in offensive DVOA.

That is at the heart of their failures, not Jim Schwartz.
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