During the spring when Slay first met with the new coaching staff, he expressed his desire to be the guy, to be the number one cornerback. Slay, never one to shy away from competition, wanted to travel with the opposing teams number one receiver. “Of course, for me being a competitor, that’s what I want to do. (Gannon) knows that too. We’ll see when the season comes up though.”
Category: Eagles
Cartwheels, Black Belts, Poets, and Overalls, Meet the eccentric and humble Landon Dickerson
The left side of the Eagles offensive line, Mailata and Dickerson, are young, hungry, nasty, and absolutely mauling anyone in their way.
I Try Not to Write Frustration Posts But…
Some quick thoughts on the two Jalens and what I’ve been wrong on. Time to call it on Reagor. Hurts is more complicated but is clearly not progressing at the pace needed.
A Promising, Auspicious Young Core?
Howie has done a really good job, recently, of signing these young core guys to team friendly extensions.
Big Play, Don’t Call Him Darius, Slay
Slay now has 3 touchdowns on the season(he had one in his NFL career prior to this incredible run). To put that in perspective, that’s more than George Kittle, Darren Waller, and Keenan Allen to name a few.
Howie, He’s a Complicated Man no one Understands, but Lurie
The perception of most Eagles fans is that the front office can’t draft a Quarterback. Most believe Howie and his team have tried, and failed miserably at this. Most of this was brought on by Howie himself when he made his infamous statement that “We want to be a QB factory”.
What Does the Data Say on Run / Pass Balance?
An analysis of drive run/pass balance and what balance drives the highest success and value. Turns out, drives that lean more balanced have more success.
Eagles 2022 Early Draft Need Preview, With Potential First Rounders
I would like to preface this by saying, I can’t imagine the Eagles will actually use three first round picks in the 2022 NFL Draft. I would imagine they deal one (or more) away to a QB needy team to grab an extra second or third round pick in 2022, and push the first round… Continue reading Eagles 2022 Early Draft Need Preview, With Potential First Rounders
Grouping QB Accuracy By CPOE – Who Does Hurts Look Like?
As a follow-up to the “Hurts May Be What He Is… What Historical Data Shows on QB Development”, a look at the progression of Hurts accuracy vs. specific top, late-developing, and middle of the league QBs.
Hurts May Be What He Is… What Historical Data Shows on QB Development
Looking at historical QB data, when are QBs “what they are”? Past data shows QBs are largely what they are between 500 – 1,000 career pass attempts and it is “getting late early” for Hurts.