The Saints have been one of the league's biggest surprises while the Eagles are coming off an eye-opening loss on Monday night. Our writers weigh in on a good early-season litmus test for both teams.
The Saints have been one of the league's biggest surprises while the Eagles are coming off an eye-opening loss on Monday night. Our writers weigh in on a good early-season litmus test for both teams.
There’s a real possibility these teams aren’t exactly what they look like through two weeks, which would probably work in the Eagles’ favor. The Eagles do theoretically have more talent on paper, but wasn’t that the case Monday night, too? Let’s start in New Orleans. The hiring of coordinator Klint Kubiak and his implementation of the Shanahan scheme has injected obvious juice into the Saints’ offense. The days of Sean Payton’s dropback, pass-heavy offense are over. The Saints now utilize a system that emphasizes zone run blocking with a heavy reliance on play-action in the pass game.
It’s only been two weeks, so reactions on both sides of this tilt are a bit overstated. Carr didn’t suddenly become one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, despiteThere’s a real possibility these teams aren’t exactly what they look like through two weeks, which would probably work in the Eagles’ favor.
Establishing the run has helped the Saints open up the play-action passing game. No starting quarterback in the league has attempted a greater percentage of play-action passes on his dropbacks than Carr , according to Pro Football Focus. Those passes have resulted in chunk plays, as Carr has averaged 1.32 yards per attempt on his play-action passes .
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