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Doug Pederson on Nelson Agholor: Sometimes You Have to Take a Step Back to Go Forward

Adrian Fedkiw|

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson is going to switch up his approach with struggling wide receiver Nelson Agholor.

The second-year wideout opened up about his poor play and continuous mistakes following Sunday’s 26-15 loss to the Seattle Seahawks and admitted that he’s in his own head.

The comments led Pederson to changing his stance.

“Sometimes you have to take a step back in order to move forward. Sometimes that can help clear your head,” Pederson said. “I remember as a quarterback back in 1999 when Andy pulled me out and put Donovan in, it was a step back to possibly go forward and get me to see it differently. That way, too, you can begin to clear your head and see it where you don’t have the pressure of performing on you all the time.”

Does this mean Agholor is being benched?

“I will definitely have a conversation with Nelson and I’ll address it as we get later in the week,” Pederson said. “Those are definitely concerns that I have now that he’s come out and said that publicly. My concern is for him as a person, him as an individual. I want to make sure that he’s in a good spot.”

Was this Pederson’s nice way of possibly deactivating and sitting Agholor? We shall see. He’s definitely going to see less snaps. You can view his comments on Agholor below.

Agholor, of course, made a pair of vital mistakes Sunday. The USC product didn’t line up correctly on Zach Ertz’s 57-yard touchdown catch.

He also dropped this pass where it appeared he had plenty of green turf in front of him to potentially get the Eagles into field goal range.

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