Stop. The. Run. These guys are very vulnerable if you make them pass.

Jalen Hurts has been sacked 38 times on 460 attempts while Mahomes has been sacked 26 times on 648 attempts. Either the Eagles O-Line isn’t as good as folks make it out to be or Hurts holds on to the ball too long. Either way, he can be got.

— Sterling Holmes (@HomestretchKC) February 2, 2023

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The Eagles run defense isn't elite, but not as bad currently as the stats show. Once the Eagles added Suh and Joseph to the middle, and Davis came back from injury, they got much better. The games where they gave up the most rushing yards included scrambling QBs like Fields.

You're also undervaluing the the linebacker play. White has been an average player this year, but TJ Edwards (according to PFF) is tied for the 2nd most solo tackles in the league this year and grades out as one of the better pass-defending line backers in the league. He'll never blow you away with athleticism (in other words, he's not catching a speedy WR or probably even Kelce from behind) but he is excellent at diagnosing plays as they develop and taking the best angles to make a play.
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My only complaint about Watson during the season was that he shouldn't be a guy getting more snaps than any other WR on the roster.

Like Run said, he's an excellent role player. But if he's on the field too much (and he was several times in the middle of the season) that's not necessarily a good thing, especially if Andy isn't going to run the ball.
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So it's off subject but at this point we can put to bed the "bring back JJSS" stuff right?
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Hurts passing stats on the year. He ranks #1 in the NFL from inside the pocket and also has the best TD-TO Ratio

I think some people here are also forgetting AJ Brown has almost 1500 yards on the season and DeVonta Smith is a few yards shy of 1200 yards. Dallas Goedert inspite being out some games has over 700 yards.

This team is very capable through the Air. The only question is Hurts health
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Thank you. Some of the posters on here are dismissing Jalens ability to throw the ball. He has improved drastically this year in that area with the stats to show. The shoulder though. That is the big unknown.
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Ok, that's great and all but both of these posts treat the shoulder like some passive, minor issue.

It's kind of a big deal. His stats since his shoulder injury are nowhere near as dazzling. It's not an "unknown". It's not really a "question". His shoulder is busted. He said as much yesterday. No one is even trying to hide it.

Eagles get to play a Mahomes with an injured ankle, Chiefs are playing a Hurts with a busted shoulder.

Those things can't just be dismissed.
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You're absolutely right. I think the OPers were probably bringing up the issue because none of the posts (that I saw) that spoke about Hurts not being very good (poor man's Lamar Jackson...etc) ever referenced his injured shoulder. Perhaps they meant "now that his shoulder is hurt" he's not as dynamic of a passer, but none of the posts downplaying him ever gave that disclaimer. So it makes it seem as though they are discussing his entire season, which I think is exactly what they were doing. As if he wasn't the MVP favorite or runner up prior to the injury.
But no doubt, the arm injury is a large concern now, and he simply hasn't looked as good since trying to come back from it. Mahomes may have an ankle injury but I'd take that all day over a QB with a shoulder injury on his throwing arm.
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Does it get any easier than this? Good God man

Here are the last 14 QBs the Eagles have faced:

Cooper Rush
Kenny Pickett
Davis Mills
Taylor Heinicke
Matt Ryan
Aaron Rodgers (scored 33 points)
Ryan Tannehill
Daniel Jones
Justin Fields
Dak Prescott (scored 34 points)
Andy Dalton
Daniel Jones
Daniel Jones
Josh Johnson

Also gave up 35 to Jared Goff…without Jameson Williams
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Heck...the final week of the regular season, it wasn't even Daniel Jones for the Giants. It was their backup QB Davis Webb. The Giants pretty much forfeited that game by playing all backups.
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I'd probably have to deep dive into the games but at first glance it appears that the teams that shut down the Eagles offense (<24 pts) mostly shut down their running backs (not necessarily Hurts running) and it seemed like no back of theirs got more than 50 yards.

Key on that running game and hold them to 21 or less, I think Mahomes curb stomps them.
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https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/v...he-2022-season

There's all of their sacks if you want to go watch them.

Jesus Christ, Carson Wentz has literally ZERO pocket awareness.
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It’s probably no coincidence that Reddick, Hargrave, Graham, and Sweat are all at different stages of their careers, but all just happened to post a career high in sacks this year. Even Fletcher Cox posted his highest total since 2018.
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We do need a plan for Reddick. Can't allow him to just run around our tackles.
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If you watch that sack video, Romo mentioned in one of the games that the Eagles love to rush 5. They also love to run a ton of stunts.
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