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Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 11/7/24.
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2024 NFL midseason report: Every team’s best player, biggest surprise - PFF
Biggest surprise: ILB Zack Baun. The Eagles hadn’t found much resolve to their inside linebacker problem over the last few seasons, but Baun has looked like a terrific answer. The former Saint ranks second among qualifying Eagles defenders with an 81.6 overall grade. Baun’s 90.1 coverage grade is the second-best among all linebackers. [...] Highest-graded player: WR A.J. Brown (90.2). Brown missed three games due to a hamstring injury, but there’s been no slowing him down when on the field. His 90.4 receiving grade is second to only Collins, and his 129.9 passer rating when targeted is sixth.
Handing out Eagles awards at the (near) halfway point of the 2024 season - NBCSP
Defensive MVP. Dave: Zack Baun. Another free agent pickup that has worked out extremely well. When the Eagles signed Baun, most thought it was to be a situational pass rusher in Vic Fangio’s system. But Fangio saw Baun as a potential starting inside linebacker and the veteran defensive coordinator nailed it. Through eight games, Baun has played just about every snap on defense and leads the team in tackles with 79 (52 solo). He also has 2 sacks, 3 TFLs, 2 QB hits, 2 PBUs and a forced fumble. Time to figure out how to extend this guy because he’s on a one-year deal.
Eagles-Jaguars Film Review: Another outstanding game from Jalen Hurts - BGN
The first touchdown of the game is a fantastic call. The Eagles used a lot of motion in this game, and this is one of the benefits. The motion brings the single-high safety down to cover Jahan Dotson. I can’t be sure, but I imagine Jalen Hurts is told to pick a side here, and he goes to the right, which is the right decision based on the Jaguars’ coverage. I am pretty sure Saquon Barkley is running a choice route here, which means he can go in, out, or vertically, depending on the coverage. Barkley correctly reads that there is no deep coverage due to the tight end running a post route, so he goes vertical. Hurts reads it perfectly, and delivers a great ball to the corner of the endzone. Barkley runs a great route and also makes a tough catch over his shoulder that a lot of running backs could not make. Is there anything Barkley can’t do?
NFC East Mixtape special: Eagles-Cowboys preview, Part 1 - YouTube
In this one-off special, Brandon Lee Gowton of Bleeding Green Nation and RJ Ochoa of Blogging The Boys reunite to discuss the state of the Philadelphia Eagles, the Dallas Cowboys, and the rest of the NFC East entering Week 10. Check out Part 2 for the second half of this episode.
Game Review – PHI 28, JAX 23 - Iggles Blitz
The rest of the DL played well. Jordan Davis had a couple of...
