JP HOF Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Every team is a hot knife and we are butter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, JP HOF said: Every team is a hot knife and we are butter. Ultimately... I don't think Sweat is great against the run and I'm not sure Barnett is either. Add to that our LBs are woeful and this soft scheme which sits deep and it is inviting teams to run on them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uscg-green Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Trash LBs. And our Dline is geared more towards QB pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 My understanding is Gannon's scheme has the safeties playing further back to prevent the deep ball. This puts more pressure on the LBs to fill gaps because you don't have the safety down in the box to help. Unfortunately, due to years of neglecting the position group, our LBs are all limited or completely unproven players. Not having Graham hurts too, although that's no real excuse. Losing one player should not torpedo your run defense. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkmsn Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Early in the game yesterday, we didn't play the run well, but it got better. In this scheme, we need the LBs to play better vs the run. If they could finish tackles more often and keep from being knocked back or dragged upon contact, we'd be pretty stout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kz! Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 It seemed like we were in prevent defense on at least the first two drives yesterday. Who would have guessed that the greatest QB of all time who has been in the league for 30 years would be smart enough to methodically pick us apart all the way down the field? It was a tough break for Gannon because the plan was sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYEAGLES Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 agree they should have pushed for Micah Parsons 3 hours ago, Uscg-green said: Trash LBs. And our Dline is geared more towards QB pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 The answer is as others have stated, this team has ZERO difference making Linebackers. No LB'ers means no run defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_hunt Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 singleton is in on almost every play....unfortunately, he's either getting run over or drug down the field for additional yards. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Guinness Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: singleton is in on almost every play....unfortunately, he's either getting run over or drug down the field for additional yards. He's in on the play after the RB has gained at least 5-6 yards. He's more of a fireman than a LB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleVA Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 2 hours ago, brkmsn said: In this scheme, we need the LBs to play better vs the run. Our LBs are an embarrassment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyPhreak24 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 31 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: singleton is in on almost every play....unfortunately, he's either getting run over or drug down the field for additional yards. Reminds me of the human speed bump, Sean Considine. Gets a bunch of tackles but only after the RB has gained at least 5 yards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxeaglesfanxx Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Average at best linebackers and lineman that want to pressure the quarterback rather then play the run will do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipples Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 You see how deep the safeties are every play? That’s your answer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 8 hours ago, JP HOF said: Every team is a hot knife and we are butter. No substance, like your posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BayAreaLennie Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I hate to bring facts into this, but the Eagles have given up 4.1 yards per rush this year … that is 13th best out of 32 teams. So, yeah, there’s that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Just now, BayAreaLennie said: I hate to bring facts into this, but the Eagles have given up 4.1 yards per rush this year … that is 13th best out of 32 teams. So, yeah, there’s that. He just likes to start bad threads when he stops by once every two months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EazyEaglez Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 This team has an aversion to anything run. Stopping it or doing it. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Vic Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/15/2021 at 1:03 AM, UK_EaglesFan89 said: Ultimately... I don't think Sweat is great against the run and I'm not sure Barnett is either. Add to that our LBs are woeful and this soft scheme which sits deep and it is inviting teams to run on them. Our LBs are mediocre, and so is are our Safeties. That's why Gannon wants them to prevent the pass more than to stop the run. But if Gannon does line up 7-8 man in the box, he can certainly stop the run, but it will expose our weak secondary to man coverage. If we only had better safeties, then we could get away with sticking one safety on run support and play opposing WRs tighter. Unfortunately Epps is prone to mistakes and McLeod is just not healthy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portyansky Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Probably bc they are forced to only defend the pass in practice and Hurts looks like Mahomes out there against this weak D Gannon draws up. Neither side is benefiting from practicing with each other. Don't care that stats say we are in the middle of the pack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/15/2021 at 12:54 PM, BayAreaLennie said: I hate to bring facts into this, but the Eagles have given up 4.1 yards per rush this year … that is 13th best out of 32 teams. So, yeah, there’s that. The Eagles are also 30th in giving up rushing 1st downs per game (8.7 per game.) When it matters most, they apparently can't stop it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayAreaLennie Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 10:43 PM, PoconoDon said: The Eagles are also 30th in giving up rushing 1st downs per game (8.7 per game.) When it matters most, they apparently can't stop it. That is an interesting stat. In combination with the relatively low yards per rush they are giving up, it would suggest that opponents are picking up 3rd and short and similar situations far too easily. Also interestingly, the Eagles are 10th on offense in rushing 1st downs per game -- not too many board users would think that even remotely possible given the dearth of rushing attempts this year (but of course, Hurts scrambling accounts for some of that no doubt). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTW Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 10/15/2021 at 2:57 AM, JP HOF said: Every team is a hot knife and we are butter. They "evolved" their coaching to not bother running the ball, or stopping the run either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thing3 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 10:50 PM, Traveler Vic said: Our LBs are mediocre, and so is are our Safeties. That's why Gannon wants them to prevent the pass more than to stop the run. But if Gannon does line up 7-8 man in the box, he can certainly stop the run, but it will expose our weak secondary to man coverage. If we only had better safeties, then we could get away with sticking one safety on run support and play opposing WRs tighter. Unfortunately Epps is prone to mistakes and McLeod is just not healthy. I think this answers the question best! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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