Interesting read on Johnson and the Eagles offense this year.
Key takeaways:
- Very similar statistical performance this year and last in PPG (28.18 this year and 27.55 last year), Yards per play (5.4/5.8) and 3rd down % (47.3/47.2)
- After all the justifiable complaints about Red Zone, we are now 5th in RZ conversion (62.8%)
- We went 10 for 10 in the RZ against Cowboys, Chiefs and Bills
- He comes off as self-aware and confident in the quotes, and even has a great line about his mom telling him he’s going to give her a heart attack with these crazy finishes.
There’s no denying some of the play calling has been abysmal.
I am especially partial at hating the 3rd and 1 shotgun run option, the 3rd and long bubble screens to Julio, and the 3rd and short BOMBS down the sideline when we’re up by 3 or 4 points with 5 minutes left in the 4th quarter.
That said, I have seen some play calls that have been great. (The swift quick-handoff in motion, the Brotherly shove TE screen come to mind.)
Just make it easier. If we could hand the ball off to Boston Scott more than once a game and hit AJ Brown with a slant a few times… I’d be a lot happier and a lot less nervous as a fan.
That’s fair