By Tim Kelly, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Doug Pederson may have only spent one season with the Philadelphia Eagles as a player, but the rookie head coach is expected to get a second season as the team's head coach.
NFL Media's Ian Rapoport noted in an appearance on the NFL Network this morning that the 48-year-old is likely to return for the 2017 season, despite a lack of team success in the second half of season:
"Coming into the season, they were expecting to be at least a year away, potentially even more," Rapoport mentioned on NFL GameDay Morning First. "There's a lot of reasons for that. First of all, take a look at what happened last offseason before Chip Kelly's final year. They were simply gutted of personnel. They knew they needed to beef up the kind of skill players they had. They knew they needed a quarterback. So they made the decision as an organization to actively rebuild, find a quarterback and avoid the 9-7, are we good enough, are we not type of thing. They wanted to start over and try to restock."
After a painful 7-9 season in 2016, one that saw Chip Kelly dismissed after a Week 16 loss to the Washington Redskins, the Eagles started 3-0 under Doug Pederson and rookie quarterback Carson Wentz. Since that time, the Eagles have gone 2-8, and enter Sunday's matchup against the Baltimore Ravens in the midst of a four-game losing streak.
While it's hard to blame Pederson for the team's lack of offensive skill position talent and injuries/suspensions that have decimated the offensive-line, there are some fair criticisms to make of the rookie head coach. The Eagles are one of the five most penalized teams in the league, and Pederson mismanaged, if not altogether cost, the Eagles early season divisional matchups against the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.
Certainly, some first year bumps in the road are to be expected. Pederson does seem to have connected well with his team, something his predecessor certainly didn't do well. The most important player on the team, Wentz, has been asked to do too much at times, but has flashed franchise quarterback potential.
In all likelihood, if things go south with the Eagles next year, the first person fans will call for to be let go is vice president of football operations Howie Roseman. However, if the team performs as poorly as the New York Jets have for head coach Todd Bowles in his second season, it's not a guarantee that Pederson will get a third season with the Eagles.
