Zone Read: Eagles-Jaguars, the Day After
SNAP COUNTS
The offense:
| Total Snaps | Percentage Of Snaps | |
|---|---|---|
| QUARTERBACKS | ||
| Nick Foles | 87 | 100% |
| OFFENSIVE LINE | ||
| Todd Herremans | 87 | 100% |
| Jason Kelce | 87 | 100% |
| Jason Peters | 87 | 100% |
| Andrew Gardner | 59 | 68% |
| David Molk | 55 | 63% |
| Allen Barbre | 33 | 38% |
| Evan Mathis | 28 | 32% |
| RUNNING BACKS | ||
| LeSean McCoy | 58 | 67% |
| Darren Sproles | 33 | 38% |
| WIDE RECEIVERS | ||
| Jeremy Maclin | 80 | 92% |
| Riley Cooper | 78 | 90% |
| Jordan Matthews | 57 | 66% |
| Jeff Maehl | 10 | 11% |
| Brad Smith | 2 | 2% |
| TIGHT ENDS | ||
| Brent Celek | 59 | 68% |
| Zach Ertz | 52 | 60% |
| James Casey | 5 | 6% |
There’s quite a bit to digest here. Obviously, given the injuries to Allen Barbre and Evan Mathis, the Eagles had to play all seven offensive linemen, including their two active backups (David Molk and Andrew Gardner).
Sproles cut into McCoy’s playing time. I’ll admit I didn’t think we’d see that to this extent. McCoy played 79.1 percent of the Eagles’ offensive snaps a year ago. In Week 1, he played 67 percent.
Brent Celek played 68 percent, down from his 76.5 percent average a year ago. Ertz played 60 percent, up from 40.8 percent a year ago.
And Matthews played 66 percent as the team’s primary slot receiver. Brad Smith played just two offensive snaps.
The defense:
| Total Snaps | Percentage Of Snaps | |
|---|---|---|
| DEFENSIVE LINE | ||
| Fletcher Cox | 52 | 71% |
| Bennie Logan | 43 | 59% |
| Cedric Thornton | 40 | 55% |
| Vinny Curry | 26 | 36% |
| Beau Allen | 19 | 26% |
| Brandon Bair | 16 | 22% |
| OUTSIDE LBs | ||
| Connor Barwin | 65 | 89% |
| Trent Cole | 56 | 77% |
| Brandon Graham | 25 | 34% |
| INSIDE LBs | ||
| Mychal Kendricks | 73 | 100% |
| DeMeco Ryans | 71 | 97% |
| CORNERBACKS | ||
| Cary Williams | 73 | 100% |
| Bradley Fletcher | 62 | 85% |
| Brandon Boykin | 23 | 32% |
| Nolan Carroll II | 13 | 18% |
| SAFETIES | ||
| Malcolm Jenkins | 73 | 100% |
| Nate Allen | 64 | 88% |
| Earl Wolff | 9 | 12% |
The Eagles used their usual six-man rotation up front. I thought we might see more of a split between Logan and Beau Allen, but that didn’t happen. Vinny Curry played 36 percent of the snaps; he averaged 26.3 percent last year.
The Trent Cole/Brandon Graham split was similar to last year when it was 73.1 percent/26.8 percent. In Week 1 (77/34), Graham saw some snaps in place of Barwin.
Kendricks played every snap. The Eagles went dime on a couple occasions and took Ryans off the field.
It didn’t seem like the Jaguars used a lot of ’11’ personnel, so not a lot of snaps for Boykin. Nolan Carroll II spelled Bradley Fletcher on some occasions. Earl Wolff got in the game some in place of Nate Allen.
Marcus Smith II dressed, but did not play a snap on defense or special teams.
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GUESSING THE LINE: COLTS (-4.5)
Indianapolis is coming off a loss at Denver, and the Colts will be playing at home for the first time.
The Eagles, meanwhile, travel on the road looking to go 2-0. My guess is the Colts will land at around a 4.5-point favorite.