peteralan71
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13 years ago
Not really sure how much stock I would put into this....

The first time the Eagles and Packers played, both teams had a lot of success on the ground. The Eagles rushed for 149 yards (mostly by Michael Vick) on only 20 attempts and the Packers kept the chains moving with 132 yards on the ground.

The Eagles quietly finished fifth in the NFL in rushing yards and first in yards-per-carry. It wasnt just Vick. LeSean McCoy averaged 5.2 yards-per-carry and racked up 1,672 yards from scrimmage. Jerome Harrison averaged 6 yards per-carry as McCoys backup.

One way to keep the blitz off Vick Sunday against Green Bay will be to run more. McCoy says thats just what the Eagles will do.

Going into this game plan, Im running the ball a little bit more, McCoy said Thursday via the Philadelphia Inquirer. With [the Packers'] type of defense a 3-4 they kind of invite you to run the ball.

Were not sure about the logic McCoy uses, but the end result is the good idea. Outside of Vick, McCoy is the teams MVP.

Were going to run it a bit and kind of get him out of that pocket a little bit more, McCoy said. I think that, with play fakes, will help him out.

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bozz_2006
13 years ago
Yeah, I'm remembering about a week ago when it "leaked" that Lovie was telling all his backups to get ready for more playing time. On the other hand, I don't doubt that this is the Eagles' plan. It's just going to be up to the Packers to make them abandon the plan. Score early. Score often.
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BangTheDrum
13 years ago
I'd prefer that over a constant barage of screens and passes
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13 years ago
I'd rather them run a lot with McCoy that have Vick drop back every time and be a threat to kill us with his legs OR arm.
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Mckennj3
13 years ago
I think it all comes down to us getting an early lead. If we force their gameplan to go throw heavy, our blitz's and DB's could make the difference.
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It's very sporting of this McCoy fellow to let the Packers know his team's game plan.

I wish the article said how many rushing yards he gained this season. Instead it just gives his yards per carry and his yards from scrimmage. Sounds like the author is trying a little too hard to play up this angle.
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bozz_2006
13 years ago
Yeah I noticed that too. What's he point of giving his total yards from scrimmage if this article is about his rushing threat...
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Zero2Cool
13 years ago

Yeah I noticed that too. What's he point of giving his total yards from scrimmage if this article is about his rushing threat...

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They didn't think 1,080 rushing yards was intimidating?

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Yeah I noticed that too. What's he point of giving his total yards from scrimmage if this article is about his rushing threat...

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They didn't think 1,080 rushing yards was intimidating?

:shrug:

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If he played all 16 games, that's not an especially big rushing total, and the fact that he picked up another 592 yards in receiving yardage just proves what a pass-oriented team the Eagles are. Most of the rest of the Eagles' rushing yards are probably from Vick scrambles on pass plays.
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13 years ago

Yeah I noticed that too. What's he point of giving his total yards from scrimmage if this article is about his rushing threat...

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They didn't think 1,080 rushing yards was intimidating?

:shrug:

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If he played all 16 games, that's not an especially big rushing total, and the fact that he picked up another 592 yards in receiving yardage just proves what a pass-oriented team the Eagles are. Most of the rest of the Eagles' rushing yards are probably from Vick scrambles on pass plays.

"bozz_2006" wrote:



Yeah, I believe Vick ran for close to 700 yards
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13 years ago
Having Cullen Jenkins back will improve the packers run d greatly.
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13 years ago
Yes Eagles. Please run on 1st and 2nd down so you can have 3rd and longs all day long. Great idea. I'm all for it.
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I don't mind them running when we have Cullen back, Walden has shown great speed and agility, Raji is playing allstar ball, Matthews is Matthews, and Woodson and Peprah aren't missing tackles. Bring it on.
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bboystyle
13 years ago
I dont blame them to run especially if we're gonna be playing nickle D 90% of the time...
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I just hope we keep our heads and don't get burned on play action.
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