Showing results 1 - 10 of 15 for: infocus
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Fri, 21 Dec 2012
With six games, five starts, 391 snaps and 236 drop backs into his young NFL career, there is finally a reasonable sample size of data we can use to examine quarterback Nick Foles . How often does he throw to the tight end? Is he going deep more or less often than other NFL quarterbacks? Is he ...
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Sat, 8 Dec 2012
Over the past few months, I’ve posted a pair of articles that examined how the Eagles have historically used a variety of different offensive and defensive personnel packages. The first looked at the past few seasons, while the most recent covered the first few weeks of the 2012 season. Here, I’m ...
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Sat, 1 Dec 2012
Led by running backs LeSean McCoy and Bryce Brown , the Eagles are averaging 4.4 yards per carry on designed runs that commence in the backfield this season, which ranks 12th in the NFL. On the other hand, they’re putting up only 6 yards per pass attempt, which ranks 26th in the league. The Eagles ...
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Thu, 22 Nov 2012
Back in September, I took a long look at the Eagles’ Week 1 snap data. Although it was nice to have one full regular season game of snaps to analyze, we’re now at Thanksgiving, which gives us 10 full games of data to investigate. Today, I’m going to take a look at the Eagles’ offensive and ...
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Thu, 15 Nov 2012
“ Brent Celek isn’t doing as much as a receiver because he’s staying in to pass block more often as a product of the team’s struggling offensive line.” How often have you heard some variation of that phrase over the last three years? I know I’ve heard it well over a hundred times since Celek’s ...
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Fri, 9 Nov 2012
This week, I’ve teamed up with DallasCowboys.com writer Jonathan Bales to bring you a mini-gameplan for the Eagles. Jon analyzes the Cowboys from a perspective similar to what I do in InFocus , so he’ll provide some insights on how Dallas might attack Philadelphia in Week 10. Eagles Pass Offense By ...
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Sat, 3 Nov 2012
For a variety of reasons, the Eagles have been a major topic of discussion on the national level over the past couple weeks. One popular debate has been the effectiveness of the team’s dynamic duo at the cornerback position. Last offseason, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was acquired in the Kevin Kolb ...
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Fri, 26 Oct 2012
Quarterbacks have a lot of responsibility. Once the play is called in, a read on the defense is made and adjustments/audibles are generally needed. From there, it’s a drop back, run or handoff. Next, it’s a rollout, sneak, draw, kneel or a straight dropback. From there, it could be a throw, sack or ...
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Fri, 12 Oct 2012
How often is Jeremy Maclin in the slot? Does LeSean McCoy always line up in the backfield? How often does Brent Celek pass block? Those were the types of questions I answered in my debut InFocus article back in August. The study focused on a snap split comparison between 2011 and the previous two ...
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Sat, 6 Oct 2012
Prior to the season, I examined how the Eagles have historically used a variety of different offensive and defensive personnel packages. Now, I’m going to take a look at the packages used in 2012 and check on how successful each of them has been. Offense – Passing Offensive Passing Formations ...
