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Lane Johnson explains how push from players helped change Eagles’ offense originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles’ offense has found some more stable footing in the three games since an early bye week.
And some veteran players are at least partially responsible.
Right tackle Lane Johnson on Friday afternoon explained that during and just after the bye week, he and other veteran members of the Eagles’ offensive line spoke up in offensive meetings to push for more runs and play action passes.
“It was really an offensive-led movement,” Johnson said. “We knew we had to make some adjustments. Some of the guys, some of the leaders, veterans, on the O-line, we had our fair share of talks and help in it. We just want the offense to be the best version of itself and win some games and hopefully score some points in the f—ing first quarter.”
Johnson, along with Jordan Mailata and Landon Dickerson, were vocal in offensive meetings to find a new formula to get the offense rolling at a better clip.
Johnson on Friday compared it to the shift in offensive philosophy the team went through during the 2021 season beginning with the Lions game in Week 8 that year. Before that game, the Eagles were 2-5 but turned things around to finish with a 9-8 record and a playoff berth. They did it by leaning more on the run game.
Offensive linemen are always going to want to run the football, but Johnson and his teammates have seen how well Saquon Barkley has played through seven games. Barkley already has 766 rushing yards and is on pace to break the franchise single-season mark. Earlier this week, A.J. Brown called Barkley “super human.”
After averaging 21.5 points per game in the first three weeks of the season, the Eagles have averaged 28.3 during this three-game winning streak.
“I think we have a really good running back in the backfield,” Johnson said. “We’d like to give him touches. But I think we had some discussions there during the bye week and…
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Publish date : 2024-11-01 20:54:26
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