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I have not read the whole thread and I apologize if this has been brought up, but with Jonathan Jones done for the year, I am thinning Bademosi will be needed to help out Chung a bit on the TEs,

Chung has been outstanding in the role and maybe it's enough on Ertz, but with Celek there as well, they need some size and strength in the slot, and Bademosi is the only remaining option out of the secondary. Or, McCourty spends a lot more time in the box than usual, which means Harmon needs to have a big game on the deep part of the field.

PP2 said:

A little more on defending the RPO:

How Can Pats Stop Eagles' Run-Pass Option? - PatsPropaganda

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This RPO business is wildly overrated. You'd think it was some new trend or something BB's Ds are poor in defending.

It's amazing what the media can do when they get fixated on something. The last time I saw NE struggle with an RPO-based offense, outside of early in a season or a first time facing a QB, was MAYBE November 2011 in the first half vs Tebow.

I realize that was more of a Wildcat look, but it's sort of the same kind of thing and how you defend it is pretty much the same.

1. The front needs to blast into the backfield.
2. Always take the guy who has the ball because 9/10 the QB keeps it.
3. In the secondary or at the LB level, do not take the cheese.

But, it's all a dog and pony show and a gimmick. It's so NCAA, and honestly, if this is what you have to have to run your offense in the NFL, you're in trouble against a good D.

So tired of these gimmicks that pop up where coaches think it somehow can sustain at the NFL level. I would have been more concerned if Wentz was playing in this one than Foles.

Saw an Eagles fan at PFT.com say that the "blueprint" was out o the Pats D from Week vs KC.

LMAO

The delusion is pretty high. Philly's offense better have another gear that just running a read option offense in a SB.

Lots of good stuff:

Kid~Brady said:

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LMAO!

Excellent insight via Greg Cosell

Chris Stevenson said:

This RPO business is wildly overrated. You'd think it was some new trend or something BB's Ds are poor in defending.

It's amazing what the media can do when they get fixated on something. The last time I saw NE struggle with an RPO-based offense, outside of early in a season or a first time facing a QB, was MAYBE November 2011 in the first half vs Tebow.

I realize that was more of a Wildcat look, but it's sort of the same kind of thing and how you defend it is pretty much the same.

1. The front needs to blast into the backfield.
2. Always take the guy who has the ball because 9/10 the QB keeps it.
3. In the secondary or at the LB level, do not take the cheese.

But, it's all a dog and pony show and a gimmick. It's so NCAA, and honestly, if this is what you have to have to run your offense in the NFL, you're in trouble against a good D.

So tired of these gimmicks that pop up where coaches think it somehow can sustain at the NFL level. I would have been more concerned if Wentz was playing in this one than Foles.

Saw an Eagles fan at PFT.com say that the "blueprint" was out o the Pats D from Week vs KC.

LMAO

The delusion is pretty high. Philly's offense better have another gear that just running a read option offense in a SB.

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As far as being "in trouble against a good D" you realize the Vikings had the best D in the league this year and Philly beat them?

Anyway, it's not the RPO itself that's the big issue- it's how the RPO is used in conjunction with the rest of Philly's offense. It's a complimentary aspect- sort of a bailout if you will, if things go south for Philly.

PP2 said:

As far as being "in trouble against a good D" you realize the Vikings had the best D in the league this year and Philly beat them?

Anyway, it's not the RPO itself that's the big issue- it's how the RPO is used in conjunction with the rest of Philly's offense. It's a complimentary aspect- sort of a bailout if you will, if things go south for Philly.

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You'd have a good point if the Viking D played any good at all that day. Vikings laid an egg at the wrong game and the Eagles benefited.

Interesting:

“When facing no pressure, Foles (107.8) had a nearly equal passer rating to Wentz (110.3) this year,” PFF writes. “When under pressure, Foles (23.8) had the worst passer rating in the NFL. Wentz’s rating under pressure was 81.7 — fourth-best.”

Brady leads the league a passer rating of 96.6 when under pressure.

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mosslost said:

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Wanna give us some context?

Am I the only one worried about our run defense? Especially against the versatility of Philly's backs?

PP2 said:

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But if you do that in a RPO, I assume you will get burned.

TBR said:

Interesting:

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With foles not being a runner like Bortles was, I expect bill to dial up the pressure.

Modest said:

Am I the only one worried about our run defense? Especially against the versatility of Philly's backs?

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Pats have been shutting the door vs the bigger backs so i am not sure where your concern is.

Just watch play-action when Blount is subbed in.

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As far as being "in trouble against a good D" you realize the Vikings had the best D in the league this year and Philly beat them?

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By what measure are we saying the Vikings had "the best D in the league"? Have you seen the teams the Vikings played this year? The softness of that schedule would make even a mediocre defense look like the 85 Bears.

RIpats88 said:

With foles not being a runner like Bortles was, I expect bill to dial up the pressure.

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Yeah, in watching the 2004 SB, I was reminded how good the front 7 was and how much pressure they could generate.

I would love them to hammer Foles and force him to make mistakes.