Zone Read: Eagles-Lions, the Day After
SNAP COUNTS
The offense:
| Total Snaps | Percentage Of Snaps | |
|---|---|---|
| QUARTERBACKS | ||
| Nick Foles | 75 | 100% |
| RUNNING BACKS | ||
| LeSean McCoy | 56 | 75% |
| Bryce Brown | 10 | 13% |
| Chris Polk | 9 | 12% |
| WIDE RECEIVERS | ||
| Riley Cooper | 74 | 99% |
| DeSean Jackson | 60 | 80% |
| Jason Avant | 45 | 60% |
| Brad Smith | 4 | 5% |
| Jeff Maehl | 1 | 1% |
| TIGHT ENDS | ||
| Brent Celek | 67 | 89% |
| Zach Ertz | 26 | 35% |
| James Casey | 22 | 29% |
Most noteworthy? Probably that James Casey played 29 percent of the offensive snaps. I still have to re-watch, but the guess is Casey was used as a blocker in the run game. That actually started last week against the Cardinals.
Polk played nine snaps; Bryce Brown played 10. You have to figure Polk earned some playing with that 38-yard TD run in the fourth quarter.
Damaris Johnson did not play any offensive snaps. And it appears that Smith has leapfrogged Johnson and Jeff Maehl as the No. 4 receiver.
The defense:
| Total Snaps | Percentage Of Snaps | |
|---|---|---|
| DEFENSIVE LINE | ||
| Fletcher Cox | 44 | 72% |
| Bennie Logan | 31 | 51% |
| Cedric Thornton | 31 | 51% |
| Vinny Curry | 18 | 30% |
| Clifton Geathers | 14 | 23% |
| Damion Square | 12 | 20% |
| OUTSIDE LBs | ||
| Connor Barwin | 56 | 92% |
| Trent Cole | 30 | 49% |
| Brandon Graham | 21 | 34% |
| Casey Matthews | 8 | 13% |
| INSIDE LBs | ||
| DeMeco Ryans | 58 | 95% |
| Mychal Kendricks | 57 | 93% |
| CORNERBACKS | ||
| Cary Williams | 58 | 95% |
| Bradley Fletcher | 55 | 90% |
| Brandon Boykin | 21 | 34% |
| SAFETIES | ||
| Nate Allen | 58 | 95% |
| Patrick Chung | 58 | 95% |
Not sure if Trent Cole suffered an injury, but he only played 49 percent of the snaps. The Eagles were only in nickel with Brandon Boykin in the game for 34 percent of the snaps.
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GUESSING THE LINE
The Eagles travel to Minnesota to take on the 3-9-1 Vikings next week. Minnesota is coming off a wild 29-26 loss to the Ravens. Adrian Peterson left the game in the first half with a foot injury, the severity of which is unknown.
There likely won’t be a line on this game until we find out more, but I’ll make the Eagles 6-point favorites on the road.
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