Quote (696969696969696969696969696969 @ 19 Nov 2020 17:03)
Pederson called 42 pass plays and 21 run plays, and that 2-to-1 ratio is along the lines of what the Eagles have done all year.
And the Eagles were far more efficient running than throwing while scoring just 17 points. And one of their two touchdowns happened to come on a 56-yard run.
Take a look at some truly shocking numbers:
The Eagles are 3rd in the NFL in yards per run but 31st in yards per pass.
Yet they’re 6th in the NFL in pass plays and 26th in rushing plays.
Simply, Pederson is ignoring the thing that’s working and over-doing it with the thing that’s not.
How under-utilized is the Eagles’ running attack?
They’re on pace to become only the second team in the last 64 years to average at least 5.1 yards per carry but run the ball 24 times or fewer per game. The other was the 1990 Lions.
They’re also on pace to become only the fourth team in NFL history to average less than 5.0 net yards per pass play while throwing the ball over 600 times. The others were the 2001 Bengals, 2012 Cards and 2014 Raiders.
Think about that for a second. They’re one of the most efficient rushing teams in recent history and one of the least efficient passing teams in recent history.
And yet they rank 26th in the NFL in rushing attempts and 6th in pass attempts.
The Eagles’ best offensive player is Miles Sanders, who just became the second running back in the last 35 years with three straight games with an average over 5.0 yards on 15 or fewer rushing attempts.
Took a few pieces from an article i read.
Run the fucking ball and quit letting wentz fuck things up.
As someone who loves Doug as a coach, this is so painful to read