In his return against the Titans, Cobb had 6/73.Ĭobb primarily operates out of the slot, so this will be a big test for Josiah Scott, who had an up-and-down performance against the Colts’ Parris Campbell last week. And Randall Cobb returned last week after missing some time. He’s on a roll right now.Īside from Watson, the Packers also have Allen Lazard, who leads the team in targets with 66. The big rookie from North Dakota State has 8 catches for 155 yards and 5 touchdowns the last couple weeks. Eagles cornersįor much of the season, Rodgers didn’t have a ton of trust in his young receivers but over the last couple of games Watson has been great. He’s averaging 2.3 yards after contact per attempt, which ties him for 10th in the NFL. While Dillon presents a slight concern because of his frame and because tackling issues have been present for the Eagles during a lot of the 2022 season, Jones is clearly just the better player. The Eagles’ run defense with Linval Joseph and Ndamukong Suh getting reps was much, much better. Taylor had 49 yards on 7 carries to open that game in the first drive but finished it with 22 carries for 84 yards (3.8). They also mix it up with their power back AJ Dillon (6-0, 247), who has rushed for 467 yards but with a less impressive average of 4.0.Īfter a horrendous opening drive last week against Jonathan Taylor and the Colts, the Eagles’ run defense was really good the rest of the way. The Packers’ top running back is Aaron Jones, who has 778 rushing yards this season and a 5.4 per attempt average. Or maybe Gannon will be a little more aggressive. So that strategy might work if the Eagles are able to force some big plays and get off the field with third-down stops or takeaways.
This year, there’s a lot more talent on the defensive side of the ball and it’s not like the Packers are an offensive juggernaut. The problem was that last year, good quarterbacks were happy to march up and down the field against the Eagles and do it the hard way. He doesn’t want to give up big plays and it’s a sound strategy. Philosophically, this is what Gannon believes in. Last season, the Eagles went through that stretch playing top quarterbacks and went with a ton of loose zones, keeping everything in front of them. I’m very curious to see what the game plan looks like from Gannon against Rodgers. As a reminder, here are the QBs, the Eagles have beaten so far this year: Jared Goff, Kirk Cousins, Carson Wentz, Kyler Murray, Cooper Rush, Kenny Pickett, Davis Mills, Matt Ryan. Rodgers is easily the best quarterback the Eagles will face this season. Jalen Carter needs just one play to show why he's special
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