Winning the Super Bowl brought the Eagles a lot of praise. And deservedly so. Howie Roseman is talked about as one of the best personnel executives in the league. Doug Pederson drew universal praise for the job he did last year. He is considered one of the best coaches in the league. People throughout the football world are studying his offense, either how to copy it or stop it.

Eagles players have done well. Nick Foles went from backup quarterback to household name. Nigel Bradham was rewarded with a long-term contract from the Eagles. Patrick Robinson, Beau Allen, and Trey Burton all got big deals from other teams. Several Eagles placed in the NFL Network's list of Top 100 players, with Carson Wentz coming in the top 10 (his place will be announced Monday night on NFL Network at 8 p.m.).

One group that is somewhat overlooked for the Eagles is the assistant coaches.

It is hard to quantify exactly how important assistant coaches are because the work they do is behind the scenes and so much of it is minute details. If a coordinator changes his scheme or makes a great call, everyone can see that. People aren't going to notice how an assistant coach improved a player's hand placement. Football is a game of details, and assistant coaches are the masters of those details.

I think one way we can appreciate how good a job the Eagles' assistants did last year is to look at the results.

Nelson Agholor was a major disappointment in 2016. The Eagles brought in a new receivers coach, Mike Groh, and that changed Agholor's career. Groh was demanding. He wasn't there to become buddies with his players. He wanted to bring out the best in them.

Agholor responded by having the best year of his career and finally showing the talent the Eagles expected when they spent a first-round pick on him in 2015. Coaching made all the difference in the world.

Duce Staley was masterful with the way he handled the Eagles' running backs. There was no panic when Darren Sproles got hurt. Staley got outstanding play from veteran free agent LeGarrette Blount and undrafted free agent Corey Clement. Blount was the workhorse, while Clement developed into a good receiver and red zone threat.

Jay Ajayi joined the team at midseason. Staley helped him learn the Eagles' offense, and Ajayi became a key player on the run to the Super Bowl. He averaged almost 6 yards a carry for the Eagles and was the team's leading rusher in the playoffs.

Offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland also had a significant challenge. Jason Peters went down for the year, and Stoutland had to find a solution. Halapoulivaati Vaitai took over at left tackle. He got better as the year went along and played his best football in the postseason.

Stoutland got veterans Stefan Wisniewski, Jason Kelce, Brandon Brooks, and Lane Johnson to play the best football of their careers. That's not random luck. That is good coaching.

Chris Wilson only had minor injuries to deal with in the defensive line room. His challenge was to take a deep, talented group and get them to share reps and play at a high level. Brandon Graham had the best year of his career. Fletcher Cox was dominant in the middle. Rookie Derek Barnett got better as the year went along and made some huge plays in the postseason. Veteran Chris Long had his best season since 2013. He had a career high with four forced fumbles.

Cory Undlin got the secondary to play better than anyone expected. Jalen Mills became a starter in his second year and ended up as a Pro Bowl alternate. The Eagles traded for Ronald Darby in the preseason and Undlin had to get him ready on the fly. Darby got hurt in the opener, and that led to all kinds of lineup changes.