Since his arrival in Philadelphia, Gannon has proclaimed he doesn’t have a scheme but we’ve seen some tendencies from him early this season. But, if you're not doing some of the right things in the front with what you're doing in the front, then the run game can be susceptible, right? You give a little, you get a little.”Īgainst the Chiefs, the Eagles eventually gave up four explosive passing plays but they gave up eight explosive running plays and all eight resulted in first downs for the Chiefs.
“Because, I think you guys see, when you're in some of the middle field open coverages that we're in, the big pass play gets limited, right? The big pass play gets limited.
“When you're playing a little bit more middle field open coverages like we're playing, we got to be able to do some more things with the front, be able to change some things on the front and create a couple of issues for the offense so they can't just run it when you're in those middle field opens,” head coach Nick Sirianni said. So the Eagles are cutting off their nose to spite their face. When it comes to passing plays of 16+ yards, the Eagles’ defense has given up 11, tied for the second-fewest in the NFL.īut runs of 10+ yards? The Eagles have given up 19, which ranks dead last in the NFL. The Eagles want to win that differential week-to-week, but the way it has been working out on defense through the first quarter of the season is notable and relatively predictable. Nick Sirianni on Monday explained how he and his staff define “explosive plays.” The Eagles count passes of 16+ yards and runs of 10+ yards in that category.
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