The defending Tremendous Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles are 4-0 due to a 31-25 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon. That’s scary sufficient for the remainder of the NFC. However the really scary factor is that regardless of their undefeated document, they haven’t performed something even near their greatest soccer but.
Inconsistency of Eagles’ passing recreation continues to be huge concern
Quarterback Jalen Hurts and the passing recreation have proven flashes of big-play potential over the primary 4 weeks, however there’s nonetheless one thing not fairly there but for the unit as an entire. Hurts entered Sunday’s recreation towards Tampa Bay having thrown for simply 479 yards, or about 159.6 yards per recreation. He topped the 200-yard mark in simply one of many first three video games.
He didn’t prime it once more on Sunday, finishing solely 15-of-24 passes for 130 yards.
There are, nonetheless, two vital developments to associate with that: Regardless of the shortage of massive performs and any menace of a downfield passing assault, Hurts has but to throw an interception in 4 video games and has not fumbled.
He has additionally thrown 5 touchdowns and rushed for 4 extra. He’s making the performs that matter, not making the crushing performs and at the very least being environment friendly.
It is not the place the Eagles need or should be, and it isn’t even the place they had been a yr in the past once they gained the Tremendous Bowl, however there’s nonetheless room to enhance.
The Eagles may not be overly completely happy about it, however having issues to work on and nonetheless successful is healthier than having issues to work on and never successful.
Particular groups has been the largest game-changer
Regardless of the 4-0 document, the Eagles’ level differential sits at simply plus-20 for the season, which is a direct results of them successful so many shut, one-score video games.
In every of the previous two weeks, blocked kicks on particular groups have been a number of the greatest game-changers.
Per week in the past, it was Jordan Davis blocking what may have been a game-winning discipline objective for the Los Angeles Rams and returning it for a landing. It was their second blocked discipline objective of the sport,
On Sunday in Tampa Bay, the scoring began when Sydney Brown returned a blocked punt 35 yards for a landing.
Particular groups is a large — and often-overlooked — a part of the sport, and generally it must step up and make a distinction when one other section just isn’t but clicking. It is occurred for the Eagles. It’s a huge purpose why they’re 4-0 regardless of not taking part in their greatest soccer simply but, or the way in which they need to play.
