They’re averaging 4.6 yards per carry, which is tied for seventh.įollow Rob Maaddi on Twitter at and his work can be found at The Eagles are 24th against the run, but the Chargers run the ball on only 34.9% of offensive plays - the fourth-lowest rate in the league. A heavy dose of runs would seem obvious for the Eagles against the Chargers. The Chargers are last in the NFL against the run, allowing 159.4 yards per game on the ground. Sirianni had taken plenty of criticism for ignoring the run until last week when the Eagles ran for a season-best 236 yards in a 44-6 rout at Detroit. It’s going to be a challenge, but we’ve seen that already, so it’s something that we’ve seen before.” “It’s always huge to be able to keep him in the pocket because when they can make plays happen with their feet, that’s kind of when the game opens up for them. “A lot of teams seem to have the dual-threat type of quarterbacks,” Chargers linebacker Joey Bosa said. Hurts also has a team-high 432 yards rushing and five TDs. Hurts has completed 61.3% for 1,819 yards, 10 TDs and four picks. Herbert has completed 63.7% of his passes for 1,994 yards, 16 touchdowns and six interceptions. Meanwhile, the Eagles are still trying to determine whether Jalen Hurts, a second-round pick in 2020, can be the long-term answer.
Justin Herbert was the sixth overall pick last year, earned AP Offensive Rookie of the Year honors and is entrenched as the franchise quarterback despite consecutive subpar performances. The matchup features a pair of second-year quarterbacks on different paths. Situationally, managing the game, that component, is something that I’m proving all of the time.” When you’re responsible for all three phases of the game - offense, defense and special teams - roster management, off the field performance you’re responsible for a lot. “I think that you’re going to say that a lot when you’re in this position because the dynamics of being a head coach, there’s just a lot of them. “With me being a first-year head coach, there are things that are happening for the first time,” Staley said. Staley was the talk of the NFL after the Chargers started 4-1, but his team has lost consecutive games to New England and Baltimore sandwiched around a bye. Sirianni may not have become Philadelphia’s coach if Chargers coach Brandon Staley hadn’t turned down an interview with the Eagles to take the job in Los Angeles in January.
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