Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and NFL writer Charles McDonald discuss how the Eagles could be at 6-2 after Week 9 and surprisingly atop the NFC after not looking like a major contender. Hear the full conversation on “Football 301” – and subscribe on , , or
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The Eagles somehow are in place to be six and two because they play against the Jaguars this weekend.
And when you start just looking up, you know, you start stacking the numbers side by side.
It’s like, man Eagles offense when they’re healthy, should have a big advantage over this Jacksonville defense that hasn’t played very well this season.
I don’t understand how they keep doing this, how the Eagles keep doing this.
Like they keep putting themselves in position to have a strong season when we’re watching them.
And we’re like, oh man, like this team doesn’t feel like it’s all that good.
Although I will say what’s different this year is the defense has definitely improved since where they were at the start of the season.
Um Cooper DeJean has been, you know, he had a pretty good game last week against Cincinnati Quinn on Mitchell’s played well.
Um, obviously Vic Fio has been a big upgrade for them on defense.
No, Cooper Degen get you out out.
Uh I kind of highlight the Eagles like their offensive improvement some more under center stuff and then having AJ Brown is great, you know, that, that, that changes a lot.
Uh I want to reshare the stat but they’re, they have a 20% explosive pass percentage pass rate when AJ Brown is on the field, which is easily first and then when he’s not on the field, they’re 27th in explosive pass rate.
They, they, it has it’s in 10.6%.
So which is between the Saints and Panthers.
So they become the Panthers offense without AJ Brown at explosive, explosiveness wise and that they are easily the most explosive offense, passing game wise when he is on the field.
So yeah, having good players really, really helps.
Yeah, that, that, that, that, that does matter and now they’re going to get some man coverage heavy jags the luck.