Dudes were just killing each other How Fangio is using vintage NFL film to transform Eagles defense NBC Sports Philadelphia [Video]

Vic Fangio loves showing his defensive guys videos of old-time football stars playing the game the right way.

And maybe the wrong way, too.

When you hear people talk about how Fangio is “old school,” it’s really true. Fangio coached Sam Mills and Pat Swilling with the Saints, NaVorro Bowman and Patrick Willis with the 49ers, Ed Reed and Ray Lewis with the Ravens.

Those are all guys who played a certain brand of football, a brand that Fangio wants the 2024 Eagles to play.

That means going hard to whistle. And then maybe a little longer.

“Man, how they was hitting, I love that,” Nolan Smith said after practice Wednesday, his eyes bulging as he discussed the vintage videos Fangio likes to show his players. 

“I’d love to be able to just go lay the quarterback out, man, clothesline him when he come through that B gap on that up-pocket escape. You’ve seen all type of bleep back then. …