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to make my “armchair coach” observations, check out an archive of previous posts
in this series here.Week 6 In HindsightWe’ll get to the Panthers in a minute,
but first let’s take a quick look back at their comfortable win over the New
York Saquon Barkleys Giants last Thursday with what I said in last week’s post:I
thought Doug drew up a better gameplan against the Giants, but the passing game
still could have been just a touch faster. Carson had himself a great game, but
he also got hit a lot. Again. He will inevitably get hurt again if the coaches
don’t scheme a way to protect him. (In fairness, some of this is on Carson since
he likes to hold onto the ball, but the coaching staff really could incorporate
some more quick passes into the offense.)Defensively, I’m still wary of the pass
defense. The Giants had guys running open and the secondary was bailed out on
more than one occasion by Eli’s badness. That being said, it was nice to finally
see Rasul Douglas out on the field, although I’m not sure that I like him at
safety long-term. He didn’t have any flashy interceptions this time, but he was
around the ball a lot, which is what I’ve come to expect of him. Also, it’s
impossible to tell whether or not they had “one guy accounting for Barkley at
all times
Jordan Matthews Jersey ,” because I think Saquon is just too good to be thwarted like that.No extra topics this week, so we can get right to the
Panthers game. Bold-faced statistics indicate that team has the advantage, while
numbers in parenthesis are the league rank.Game Preview: Carolina PanthersThe
first thing you might notice is that, time of possession aside, these are two
very similar teams (across these metrics, anyway). They are separated in YPA by
0.1 yard per pass, SACK% by 0.13 percentage points, and Y/PT by 1 whole point.
Obviously, as with all stats, these numbers don’t tell the whole story, but
there’s still a lot to be gleaned here. Let’s dig in.Eagles OffenseThe Panthers’
pass rush gets home about the same rate as the Eagles. I haven’t been able to
watch Carolina much this season, but I would imagine that the rush has been just
as frustrating for them as it has been for us, whether that’s because the
pressure doesn’t arrive before the ball comes out or if it’s just simply
inconsistent. In any case, pressure is there
http://www.eagleslockerroom.com/authentic-avonte-maddox-jersey , and because of that I’d like to see the Eagles attack the perimeter to avoid
passing into the teeth of Luke Kuechly. We haven’t seen a lot of designed
bootlegs this season, so that might be a good way to keep things fresh and catch
the Panthers (cat?) napping. If Sproles is indeed back, working the screen game
can help neutralize the rush and control the clock since boundary plays tend to
slow the game down. And this goes without saying, but Doug’s offense is just so
much more efficient when they pound the rock, so it would be nice to see that
trend from the Giants’ game continue.Eagles DefenseCarolina has had the same
scoring woes as the Eagles, needing 15 yards for every point scored (Kansas City
leads this metric, by the way, at a 11.7 yard clip). Schwartz showed a lot more
two-deep safety looks against the Giants, and I hope that continues. The best
way to mask a slow secondary is to prevent the score - even if you can’t prevent
the long pass - and tighten up in the red zone where speed has a lesser impact.
This is the formula the Eagles used against the Giants, and it worked: New York
averaged almost a full yard per play more, but scored 21 fewer points. The
Panthers can move the ball, but can’t always score, so I think this strategy
will achieve the same dividends this week.While the Eagles and Panthers have
almost identical YPA, a key difference is that Carolina has played the whole
season with the strong-armed Newton
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push the ball downfield this season. I’d start off with a coverage-focused
gameplan and rely on the front four to generate pressure. They really shouldn’t
blitz unless it’s necessary, and I’d almost exclusively blitz from the edge to
prevent a Newton scramble. In that vein, playing solid contain will be critical
for this game. If Newton is able to move the ball with his legs, or if the
running backs are able to get in a groove, it will open up a lot more easy
throws for Cam and make defending him more complicated. Closing ThoughtsThere’s
been a lot of talk about how “the Eagles are back” and that “the slump is over”
with the big win over the Giants. That game was fun to watch, but I’m still a
bit skeptical. The Giants are a bad team that left plays on the field. And while
the Eagles improved in a lot of areas, like red zone offense and turnovers, at
least one touchdown came on a dangerous throw that might be picked by a better
team, and they certainly tried their hardest to give the Giants the ball with
that fumble and got lucky.I’m not trying to be a “Debbie Downer” here. I liked
what I saw from the Eagles on Thursday - I just want to see more of that. A
great piece of advice I received once was, “Don’t practice something until you
do it right, practice it until you can’t do it wrong.” This is what we need to
start expecting from the Eagles this season, and it’s what I’ll be looking for
against the Panthers on Sunday. The matchup against Carolina may not be the
“litmus test” it was last season, but it will be a better gauge of this team
than the Giants. If they can repeat the kind of performance we saw on Thursday
(and even improve a little), they will have more convincingly become that team
everyone wishes they played in September. Just make it worth the
sacrifice
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Eagles are the only NFL team that has three straight road
gamesNew,69commentsJust make it worth the sacrifice, Phils.
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NFL team that has three straight road gamesBill Streicher-USA TODAY SportsAs
you’ve seen by now, the Philadelphia Eagles are the only NFL team that will play
three straight road games during the 2019 season. Why is this the case? It turns
out it has something to do with their neighbors across the street at Citizens
Bank Park: the Philadelphia Phillies. In simpler terms, the NFL limited the
amount of Eagles home games in October because they think the Phillies are going
to be making a playoff run. The NFL is trying to avoid a messy scheduling
conflict.On one hand, it’s exciting to think there’s an expectation the Phils
are going to be really good. They’re certainly off to a nice start by sitting
atop the NL East with an 11-6 record. On the other hand, the Eagles having three
straight road games does put them at a disadvantage. History indicates it’s very
challenging for teams to win that third straight road game.Here’s hoping the
Phillies make good use of the sacrifice (hey, look, baseball pun!). It’d be
disappointing if the Eagles were put at a disadvantage for naught. For excellent
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