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Eagles’ Kellen Moore returns to Dallas, still a PowerPoint wiz and meticulous whisperer of offenses - The Athletic
As Moore returns to Texas for the first time since his 2023 departure, it’s worth revisiting his roots. The traits that launched Moore’s early success are still what make him a cunning coordinator, those who coached and played with him say. Some still believe he’ll be a head coach one day. They remember a quiet coach whose mischief manifested in trick plays, a fastidious film junkie who still gets others hooked. They recognize the son of a high school coach’s familial investment into Eagles players like Saquon Barkley, and they don’t downplay the significance of Moore calling plays against his former team. “I’m pretty sure he’s going to be pretty excited to play them,” said Skip Peete, who coached running backs with Moore in Dallas. “I guarantee he’s going to have some tricks up his sleeve.”
5 things to watch when the Cowboys host the Eagles on Sunday - Blogging The Boys
1. KELLEN’S REVENGE. In three of his four seasons as the Cowboys offensive coordinator, Kellen Moore’s squad finished top six in points, with the only exception being the 2020 season when they lost Dak Prescott for most of the year. Twice as OC, the Cowboys were the absolute best in offensive yards. Love him or hate him, his record in Dallas was quite impressive. Moore is now leading the Eagles offense who is inside the top 10 in net passing and rushing yards per attempt. Moore likes to confuse defenses and is notorious for using a lot of motion. The Eagle’s motion rate of 58.6% is their highest since 2018 (courtesy of NextGenStats). Don’t be surprised if the former Cowboys’ coach has a few wrinkles up his sleeve as he’ll have his guys zagging when you expect them to zig.
The Eagles have passed their midterm - BGN
The Eagles are 6-2. That is good. #Analysis. But seriously, that’s really good. As Bill Parcells said, you are what your record says you are, and the Eagles record says they are Super Bowl contenders.
Eagles notebook: “COOOOOOOPPPPPP!!!!” - NBCSP
The first time he heard it, Cooper DeJean was pretty confused. He was still just a sophomore at Iowa when the fans in Iowa City began a chant that followed him the rest of his college career: “COOOOOOOPPPPPP!!!!” “The first time they did it in college, I thought they were booing me,” DeJean said this week, “and then I figured it out.” So when he heard the same chant at the Linc on Sunday, he knew what it was immediately. It was an acknowledgement from the loyal Eagles fans watching the 28-23 win over the Jaguars. “Yeah, it was cool,” DeJean said. Eagles fans began chanting his name for his first punt return but it wasn’t very loud. Those chants got louder with each punt after and...
