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Lane Johnson explains how push from players helped change Eagles’ offense - NBCSP
The Eagles’ offense has found some more stable footing in the three games since an early bye week. And some veteran players are at least partially responsible. Right tackle Lane Johnson on Friday afternoon explained that during and just after the bye week, he and other veteran members of the Eagles’ offensive line spoke up in offensive meetings to push for more runs and play action passes. “It was really an offensive-led movement,” Johnson said. “We knew we had to make some adjustments. Some of the guys, some of the leaders, veterans, on the O-line, we had our fair share of talks and help in it. We just want the offense to be the best version of itself and win some games and hopefully score some points in the f—ing first quarter.” Johnson, along with Jordan Mailata and Landon Dickerson, were vocal in offensive meetings to find a new formula to get the offense rolling at a better clip.
Eagles-Jaguars Game Preview: 5 questions and answers with the enemy - BGN
3 - The Jags are allowing the highest passer rating in the NFL this season. What’s contributed to their defensive issues? It’s pass rush on one play and pass coverage on the next. The Jaguars have a decent run defense, but anytime the opposing passer drops back, someone is liable to screw up. Jacksonville doesn’t have enough depth in its front or backend to be playing man coverage as often as they do. The safeties have been shoddy and the ‘Arik Armstead at EDGE’ experiment has been miserable. All that said, the Jaguars absolutely do not roster the worst defense in football. Again, the blame falls back to coaching. Defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen needs to do something, anything different this week — they rank 32nd in blitz rate this year (?!) — or Jalen Hurts may have the best game of his career.
5 Questions with BGN: What we learned about the Eagles - Big Cat Country
As the Jacksonville Jaguars prepare to play the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 9, we sat down with Brandon Lee Gowton of Bleeding Green Nation to learn more about the opposing side.
NFL Week 9 predictions, fantasy sleepers, upset picks, buzz - ESPN+
Bowen: Don’t be surprised if ... A.J. Brown posts over 100 receiving yards vs. the Jaguars. Brown has topped the 100-yard mark in two of his four games this season, and he’s averaging 19.4 yards per catch. That works against a Jaguars’ defense that’s allowing the second-most passing yards per game (271.1). I see Brown getting going early in this one on a deep ball from Jalen Hurts.
Eagles’ Fred Johnson once hit ‘rock bottom.’ Here’s how self-belief helped him belong - The Athletic
“The mind is your greatest friend or your greatest enemy,” he says.Johnson can talk about it now. He...
