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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
I’m sure many of you are aware of Pro Football Focus , but if you haven’t yet had the pleasure, the tagline says it all: "Every Game. Every Player. Every Play." PFF has been my home over the last few years and it’s been an avenue to unique data football fans and analysts have never had access to. ...
Despite the 2-1 start to the season, there have been many questions as to how good the 2012 Eagles really are. However, there is no question that for the first time in a while, the defense has been strength of the team - a defense led, of course, by a stellar defensive line. It’s no secret that one ...
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 ...
“ 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 ...