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How the Eagles slammed the door on rookie phenom Jayden Daniels originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Wherever he looked, his receivers were covered. Wherever his progression took him, he just couldn’t find anybody open. Drive after drive, the Eagles’ secondary frustrated Jayden Daniels by just not giving him any easy throws.
The Eagles on Thursday night hounded Daniels into the worst game of his promising rookie season.
He managed just 13 completions and 146 yards with an interception on Washington’s first 10 possessions and although a late touchdown drive padded his numbers a bit, the Eagles just never allowed him to get going.
They corralled him into just 18 rushing yards and 2.6 yards per carry. This is a guy who was averaging over 50 yards per game and 5.5 yards per carry per game coming in.
“An athletic guy that’s gained some confidence throughout the way and he has the ability to make every throw and tuck the ball and run it whenever he feels necessary,” Zach Baun said. “So it’s a lot to prepare for. But we’ve got the guys on this defense and the speed on this defense to take care of it.”
Daniels has been a big-play machine this year, but whenever he tried to make a play on third or fourth down, the Eagles overwhelmed him.
On Thursday night on third or fourth down, he was 4-for-7 for 27 yards passing with a sack – that’s 19 net yards on eight pass plays – and when he ran on third or fourth down he was 0-for-2 trying to get to the sticks, netting just two yards on two carries.
Put it all together and Daniels averaged just 2.1 yards on 10 third or fourth downs. He averaged 7.2 yards on third or fourth downs in the Commanders’ first 10 games.
Overall, he completed four passes for 24 yards to wide receivers with a long gainer of 10 yards.
The Eagles keep facing elite wide receivers and they keep shutting them down.
Malik Nabers is averaging 81 yards against everyone else. Had 41 vs. the Eagles.
Ja’Marr Chase is averaging 103 yards…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-11-16 01:54:23
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