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In Roob’s Eagles Observations: How Kellen Moore can make life easier for Kenny Pickett originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
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1. One thing that needs to change Sunday if the Eagles are going to get into any sort of offensive rhythm vs. the Cowboys is Kellen Moore’s trust level in Kenny Pickett. I get that he’s not Jalen Hurts and I get that he hadn’t played in over a year and I get that all of a sudden you have to tear up the game plan and call sheet and start from scratch and you don’t want to ask too much of your backup. But if Pickett is going to play, you have to have enough faith in him to allow him to fire away here and there to keep defenses off balance, and Moore didn’t do that enough in Washington. While Pickett was in the game, the Eagles had 24 first downs, and 17 were Saquon Barkley runs (for 33 total yards), one was a Pickett scramble (for one yard), one was a Kenny Gainwell run (for one yard) and just five were pass plays, including the 45-yarder to A.J. Brown, the 20-yarder in the fourth quarter that Barkley dropped and one sack. That’s a 79-21 run-pass ratio on first down, and that’s essentially telegraphing what you’re going to do to the other team. With Pickett in the game, the Eagles averaged 1.8 yards on 1st-down running plays and 7.4 yards on 1st-down pass plays. The Commanders loaded the box as soon as Hurts left the game, and the Eagles were too slow to adjust. A loaded box means 1-on-1 opportunities for A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. The Eagles still scored 26 points with Pickett in there, but too often their lack of success on first down – 35 rushing yards on 19 1st-down carries – led to untenable second and third downs, which is why they were 2-for-15…
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Publish date : 2024-12-28 12:00:00
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