Still Shuffling
Posted: October 20th, 2018 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 1 Comment »If the Eagles passing game struggles on Sunday, it won’t be Kamar Aiken’s fault.
Roster Move: #Eagles have promoted DT Bruce Hector from the practice squad to the active roster and have released WR Kamar Aiken. pic.twitter.com/x8A657PEeZ
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 19, 2018
With Destiny Vaeao gone and Haloti Ngata still hurting, the Eagles needed some help at DT. Hector is more about effort than talent, but DT is a position where that can work. Hector can give you some solid reps in a game.
Speaking of injuries…
#CARvsPHI Status Report
Out: LB Alexander (quadricep), LB Gerry (ankle, knee), S Graham (hamstring), CB Jones (hamstring), RB Sproles (hamstring)
Questionable: DT Ngata (calf)
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 19, 2018
Does Darren Sproles have the worst hamstring injury in history? Yikes. You wonder if the Eagles should just sit him until after the bye week. If he’s not healthy by then, do you just give him the Old Yeller treatment? Sproles has been a terrific player for a long time and I hate that his final season has gone like this. It would be great if he could get healthy and help the team with some big plays down the stretch.
The secondary is going to be without the #3 CB and the #3 safety. Clearly that’s not ideal. It will be interesting to see if Avonte Maddox focused on the slot and then Rasul Douglas plays some S. Or will the Eagles use Deiondre’ Hall or Tre Sullivan? If you’re going to have those guys on the roster, they should play at some point.
This is another situation where the bottom of the roster needs to step up and help the team.
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Jalen Mills tweaked his hamstring during the week, but Doug Pederson says Mills is ready to go. An injury to him would have really made things tough.
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A RB got traded and it didn’t involve the Eagles.
Browns running back Carlos Hyde is heading to Jacksonville in exchange for a fifth-round pick. https://t.co/VOtyKSVZ2Q
— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) October 19, 2018
Seeing a lot of “The Eagles should’ve traded for Carlos Hyde!”
Why? He’s averaging 3.4 YPC.
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) October 19, 2018
Hyde is a limited receiver. He’s not an explosive runner. He would have given the Eagles a big, physical runner that they are currently lacking, but you don’t trade picks for that. That’s a guy you sign cheap as a free agent (LeGarrette Blount).
Hyde is a better fit for the Jags and what they want to do on offense.
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Another sign of just how crazy offenses are this year. From PFT.
So far this NFL season, 94 games have been played. In three of those games, both teams scored 40 or more points.
From the 2014 season through the 2017 season, 1,024 games were played. Only twice did both teams score 40 or more points.
That should make you feel better about the Eagles defense, which hasn’t given up more than 27 points in a game.
On the flip side…that should make you feel worse about the offense, which hasn’t scored more than 34 points in a game. One of these weeks the offense is going to explode. Sunday would be fine with me.
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[…] Still Shuffling – Iggles BlitzDoes Darren Sproles have the worst hamstring injury in history? Yikes. You wonder if the Eagles should just sit him until after the bye week. If he’s not healthy by then, do you just give him the Old Yeller treatment? Sproles has been a terrific player for a long time and I hate that his final season has gone like this. It would be great if he could get healthy and help the team with some big plays down the stretch. […]