Other Sports: Philadelphia Eagles (NFL): Vegas, Baby! (2023 Regular Season)

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Yeah, at this point the marginal value of more exposure for Taylor Swift approaches zero.
 
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Simply "commiting to the ground game" isn't the fix. This shit isn't Madden. It's not that easy. Besides, Swift is putting up some of the best RB numbers in the league. Everyone knows he's a threat. Effective short passes function as runs anyway, and they call plenty bubbles/LOS passes as is.

As far as your fourth point, any QB is going to protect themselves, ESPECIALLY QB1s. It's part of the anointment and part of the role. The problem is he's not finishing his runs. That doesn't mean I want him to truck people, because I don't. But what's happening now is he's either 1. bailing towards the sidelines and throwing the ball away or 2. quitting on his run but just....crumpling. It's not only unusual for him, but it doesn't play to his strengths. If someone is telling him to do this or to "be more of a pocket passer" or whatever, then we have a real problem in the coaching suite
Swift had 300 yards rushing in games 2 and 3 combined. In the first half yesterday, he had 6 touches. That’s not commitment to the running game, I think.

I am almost certain they are talking to him about pocket, for better or worse. At the same time, it seems clear that they have told him the extra ten yards isn’t worth the hits those yards cost. That’s a heckuva adjustment for years past.

I’d love to see stats on “yards before contact” for him. Or are defenses spying him. Hard to tell on TV.
 
On another website, a commentator I even hold above JoJo says on first glance the DE was shedding to cover the RB and the LB was taking on Hurts, leaving him open for big hits. He'll clarify once he gets his hand on the all-22.

And I started seeing that at the end of last year, whoever had Hurts was ignoring the ball and focusing on him, the QB is fair game unless the ball is long gone. And they're definitely coaching Hurts to slide - it's not worth a big hit to get to 2 and 4 instead of 2 and 7.
 
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