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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Week 1 will go a long way to answering a big question - Can the Patriots set the edge and control the outside at the LoS?
The MM-30 defense will soon be on full display.I want to see BB dial up a defense that stops that QB sneak scrum for the rest of the league to use.
That’s not Colt McCoy. It’s Trubisky. Certainly not as much of a rushing threat as Hurts, but likely more of one than McCoy.Kind of a silly stat because I'd argue they played three QBs with above average or elite athleticism and escapability last year: Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and Justin Fields and they couldn't contain those guys at all. A sack on a scramble by Colt McCoy isn't an indication of how they'd perform against Hurts.
And screen game. Hopefully, the Eagles don’t get a big lead. Then play action passing. Coming out party nationally for Bourne and Henry.I expect the Pats to try to run at the Eagles early to take heat off the passing game.
Kind of a silly stat because I'd argue they played three QBs with above average or elite athleticism and escapability last year: Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and Justin Fields and they couldn't contain those guys at all. A sack on a scramble by Colt McCoy isn't an indication of how they'd perform against Hurts.
I'm not talking about the video, just saying that the raw numbers of sacks against scrambles doesn't tell me much if anything about their capacity to stop Jalen Hurts. They got trounced by QBs of a similar profile last year. "Sacks against scrambles" encompasses all of the QBs they faced.That’s not Colt McCoy. It’s Trubisky. Certainly not as much of a rushing threat as Hurts, but likely more of one than McCoy.
Was he not paying attention to RT last year?Also I assume BB saw the performance last year against Jackson, Allen, etc., and then drafted Mapu to try to deal with issue.
Good points from them but Peppers? Don’t get me wrong…I think he’s very good and should have had a better career up to this point but that’s one of the guys they need to watch out for? Ok. Dugger or Mapu might be bigger concerns in the box.Here's from an Eagles point of view:
Eagles versus New England: 10 Patriots to watch during the Week 1 season opener