I'm somewhat agnostic on McDermott's firing. I can (and have) argued why he wasn't as bad a coach as some thought. on the other hand, his defenses weren't top tier and certainly no Jim Johnson's (though in truth, no one's are and what should be the real lesson of the McDermott era is how great a defensive mastermind Johnson was, not how lousy McDermott was).
In any case, it is kind of ironic that Reid fired him hours before the Packers torched the NFC's 13-3 #1 seed for 48 points. The 21 the eagles gave up last week are looking better and better, especially in light of the 45 Rodgers posted last post-season and, of course, the 7th round rookies that started last week.
Being the head coach/offensive coordinator means never having to be accountable for your offense's shortcomings. This dates back years to when the Eagles defense carried this team (see 2001-2008, AJ Feeley, Jeff Garcia, etc.), to the present, where McNabb took the blame for only scoring 14 vs. Dallas in the wildcard game last year and McDermott apparently took the fall for Vick/Jackson/Maclin/McCoy only scoring 16 last week.
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