Bad Day at the Office

Posted: November 19th, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 1 Comment »

I haven’t had a chance to study the game tape from Sunday, but Brian Baldinger did and posted some ugly clips. This is very frustrating to watch.

Yikes.

That is not good.

How could Eagles players look so flat in the middle of a big game? Where is the sense of urgency? That is a very poor performance.

At the same time, I actually found that encouraging. Why? Those are fixable issues. Dallas Goedert is a good blocker. Not on those plays, though. I have no idea why he looked so bad in those clips. Big V has been an effective backup over the years. He struggled on Sunday. Some of those blocks were simple. No idea why he struggled to execute them. Jeff Stoutland normally does an excellent job with the Eagles run game. You know he will not be happy with game tape like this.

The coaches talked about how the offense left plays on the field. You can see that in those clips. There were some opportunities. The execution failed, for a variety of reasons. The breakdowns involved every level. Poor blocking. Sloppy route running. Missed targets. The one thing Baldy didn’t show…dropped passes. We’ve seen enough of those. Maybe he was just sparing us.

It is important to keep something in mind when listening to Baldy. He’s prone to hyperbole, both good and bad.

Baldy didn’t show Boston Scott ripping off a 12-yard run. He didn’t show JJ Arcega-Whiteside catching a 29-yard pass. He didn’t show Wentz making this unbelievable throw.

The Eagles offense was bad on Sunday, but let’s not act like there weren’t some good moments.

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One thing is concerning. The coaches are not getting guys to step up when needed.

Doug Pederson and his staff got players to really help out when called upon in the last two years.

2017: Big V, Stefen Wisniewski, Corey Clement, Nick Foles, Jake Elliott, Mack Hollins

2018: Cre’Von LeBlanc, Josh Adams, DeAndre Carter, Cameron Johnston, Treyvon Hester, Avonte Maddox

It sure doesn’t feel like that is happening this year.

With Ronald Darby and Jalen Mills out, the Eagles needed Sidney Jones to step up. Didn’t happen. When the DTs got hurt, the Eagles needed Akeem Spence to step up. Didn’t happen. When the WRs got hurt, the team needed Mack Hollins and JJAW to step up. Hasn’t happened yet.

Maybe this is bad scouting.

Maybe this is bad scheming.

Maybe this is poor motivation.

Whatever the reason, the Eagles have not gotten the kind of contributions from backups and role players this year that they did in the past.

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One Comment on “Bad Day at the Office”

  1. 1 The Linc - Philadelphia FOP calls Malcolm Jenkins a “washed up football player” - Philly's Top Five said at 6:15 AM on November 20th, 2019:

    […] Bad Day at the Office – Iggles BlitzHow could Eagles players look so flat in the middle of a big game? Where is the sense of urgency? That is a very poor performance. At the same time, I actually found that encouraging. Why? Those are fixable issues. Dallas Goedert is a good blocker. Not on those plays, though. I have no idea why he looked so bad in those clips. Big V has been an effective backup over the years. He struggled on Sunday. Some of those blocks were simple. No idea why he struggled to execute them. Jeff Stoutland normally does an excellent job with the Eagles run game. You know he will not be happy with game tape like this. […]