venerdì 15 dicembre 2017

Philadelphia Eagles' possible adjustments and chances without Carson Wentz

The 2017 season saw the Eagles after 12 and a half days as one if not the big favorite for the Superbowl, the injury occurred to Wentz on the thirteenth day against the Rams has made a lot of fanfare and has started to raise many questions and perplexities. Obviously a team that loses its quarterback holder in a season by MVP is given by many to pass off and this can be a good thing since it takes away a lot of pressure from the shoulders of all the Eagles and at the same time have the ability to deploy one if not the best reserve quarterback of the whole NFL (which in my opinion is better at least 7-8 starters). His name for what they did not know is Nick Foles drafted by the same Eagles in 2012 by the University of Arizona, his explosion took place in 2013 coached by Chip Kelly where he found himself very well in the attack "fast pace" that included racing out of tackles for runningbacks and read zones as well as a constant no huddle offense. In that year Foles was summoned to the Pro Bowl mainly thanks to the appearance of the Eagles playoffs and his excellent touchdown / interception relationship. Now the attack under coach Pederson is radically different and almost certainly the playbook will undergo changes due to the differences between Wentz and Foles. Wentz is a modern quarterback good as a passer and also able to scramble in case of pressure while his replacement is more a classic pocket passer, in my opinion best passer and manager of his colleague's ball but less agile and easier to "sack" . In my opinion, Philadelphia will lose options from the point of view of possible games and consequently unpredictability but at the same time with Foles will gain experience and better management of the ball, especially in situations of pressure like third parties where Wentz has a weak point quite visible. Regarding the playbook coach Pederson in my opinion will always keep a good balance between steps and races not unbalancing much towards the running game given the reliability of his new quarterback that taking advantage of the great work of Blount and partners will be able to implement many play action thing that Wentz has to improve considering his young age. Foles as he speaks his rating is a very precise quarterback capable of short and accurate launches but also capable of long throws like those he did to Jackson and Maclin, the wide receiver group led by a rediscovered Alshon Jeffery is good but not entirely congenial to Foles since he has always played with players maybe not so high but so fast. On the other hand will find the tight end Brent Celek author of a good season with quarterback Foles and a Zack Ertz that if it is healthy is a devastating weapon that Foles has never had before, it will be interesting to see if it was Ertz to make it easy life in Wentz or the other way around.
And to the question with Foles the Eagles can win the Superbowl I can answer yes, Foles in the current state of things if he takes the pace has nothing to envy to Wentz and what happened in the Vikings where Keenum has proved better than Bradford and Bridgewater can also happen in Philadelphia where there is a really strong defense, with the only flaw of the secondary where Darby and Mills do not seem phenomenal especially in coverage to man and where there is also an offensive line led by Lane Johnson able to be able to give a more than good protection to the quarterback. Even his first appearance in Los Angeles has left much hope, counting above all that he has never trained with the attack and is a very important thing since he missed the timing with the receivers and the line of attack, which is why I I would say that from now on we will see only improvements regarding Foles and the quality of his game.


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