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Eagles notebook: The biggest test yet for Quinyon Mitchell originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Quinyon Mitchell has been fantastic during his rookie season but will face another huge test on Thursday night against the Commanders.
He’s going to get a full game against Terry McLaurin.
“Just watching the tape, knowing he’s going to be on my side the whole time,” Mitchell said. “Just getting a good feel of what he’s going to do.”
Because the Commanders are running Kliff Kingsbury’s Air Raid system, their receivers don’t move around the formation very much. That means that McLaurin lines up on the left side for most of his snaps.
Here’s a breakdown of his snaps by position from ProFootballFocus:
LWR: 392
RWR: 28
Slot: 89
As the Eagles’ starting RCB, Mitchell knows he’s going to match up against McLaurin all game on Thursday night.
“He’s a good receiver, good veteran guy, he gets open, really explosive,” Mitchell said. “My approach is still going to be the same. Watch film, just prepare well.”
McLaurin, 29, has had over 1,000 yards in each of the last four seasons but now he finally has a good quarterback and his numbers have taken a jump. In 10 games this season, McLaurin has 47 catches for 711 yards and 6 touchdowns. He’s third in the NFL in receiving behind Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson.
Vic Fangio pointed out that the Eagles have helped Mitchell when he’s faced some top competition, but the rookie has been impressive against some top receivers this season. Here’s a look at his success against some of them, per PFF:
CeeDee Lamb: 1 target, 1 catch, 5 yards
Ja’Marr Chase: 2 targets, 2 catches, 16 yards
Malik Nabers: 2 targets, 1 catch, 9 yards
Amari Cooper: 2 targets, 1 catch, 10 yards
Mike Evans: 4 targets, 2 catches, 19 yards
Chris Olave: 2 targets, 2 catches, 23 yards
Drake London: 2 targets, 1 catch, 5 yards
“I’d say it started in training camp, going against A.J. (Brown) and DeVonta (Smith),” Mitchell said. “Really…
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Publish date : 2024-11-14 12:00:00
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