Eagles' 2023 Gm #5 GDT 10/08/23: Eagles(4-0) @ Rams(2-2) 4:05pm

[BelmontShore]

Eagles(4-0) @ Rams(2-2) Preview

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Season Leaders
Passing Yards
PHI J. Hurts 88-130, 959 YDS, 5 TD, 3 INT
LAR M. Stafford 103-166, 1229 YDS, 3 TD, 5 INT

Rushing Yards
PHI D. Swift 59 CAR, 364 YDS, 2 TD
LAR K. Williams 64 CAR, 245 YDS, 5 TD

Receiving Yards
PHI A.J. Brown 29 REC, 414 YDS, 2 TD
LAR P. Nacua 39 REC, 501 YDS, 1 TD

Injury Report
Eagles
Sydney Brown S Questionable Oct 3
Nakobe Dean LB IR Oct 4
Marlon Tuipulotu DT Questionable Oct 4
Britain Covey WR Questionable Oct 5
Fletcher Cox DT Questionable Oct 5

Rams
Cooper Kupp WR IR-R Oct 5
Desjuan Johnson DE Questionable Oct 5
Joe Noteboom OT Questionable Oct 5
Ben Skowronek WR Questionable Oct 5
Christian Rozeboom LB Questionable Oct 5

Team Stats:

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TV: Fox
(Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi)

Radio: 94WIP
(Merrill Reese, Mike Quick, Howard Eskin)

[FolesMVP09]

Cox with a back issue - may be out Sunday

[Captain Obvious]

Cox with a back issue - may be out Sunday

He got an epidural yesterday which will limit him on Sunday. Worst case is he misses one game.

[Captain Obvious]

Looks like Covey who has played very well so far will miss Sunday. The back up return guy is Zaccheaus.

[FolesMVP09]

Looks like Covey who has played very well so far will miss Sunday. The back up return guy is Zaccheaus.

Covey practiced today

Cox is out

[Vegas Eagle Fan]

After watching the Bears carve up Washington through the air last night I was wondering what might be going on with the Eagle's pass plays. Fields missed some wide open receivers but also connected on a good amount too. I'm wondering, is it the play calling,, are our receivers not getting open, is Hurts not seeing them, or is he just holding the ball too long? I do think he zones in on one receiver too much and instead of stepping up into the pocket he tends to back peddle too much which destroys the timing of the routes. He seemed so much more fluid and in sync last year compared to this year. Needs to get back to that before the schedule becomes harder.

[BelmontShore]

[Out: Fletcher Cox (back), Cam Jurgens (foot), Marlton Tuipulotu (triceps), Sydney Brown (hamstring)

Questionable: Britain Covey (concussion)

The Eagles will have Justin Evans and Quez Watkins returning.]

[BelmontShore]

After watching the Bears carve up Washington through the air last night I was wondering what might be going on with the Eagle's pass plays. Fields missed some wide open receivers but also connected on a good amount too. I'm wondering, is it the play calling,, are our receivers not getting open, is Hurts not seeing them, or is he just holding the ball too long? I do think he zones in on one receiver too much and instead of stepping up into the pocket he tends to back peddle too much which destroys the timing of the routes. He seemed so much more fluid and in sync last year compared to this year. Needs to get back to that before the schedule becomes harder.

It's the play calling, it's the routes being called vs the defenses being played. I'm watching offenses use motion and misdirection to create space that the Eagles' WRs and TEs aren't seeing. Johnson is calling plays that aren't as creative as what Steichen was calling last year. The only motion being used is to identify man or zone, it's not to get a man open or to manipulate the defense. The Eagles are winning battles because of talent, not scheme. Incorporating both would help a great deal.

[FolesMVP09]

I am not optimistic about this game - I see the Rams WRs torching the D.

Unless the offense has a great game (and obviously they have the ability to do so), I think that they lose. Can't keep winning games because a receiver catches the ball inches out of bounds

Be a good game to control the clock running the ball and limit their possessions

[BelmontShore]

If they rush four and play off coverage giving Stafford time, he's gonna carve them up underneath on catch and runs on stop routes, slants and crosses.

The Bears showed what tighter coverage on the outside does to a QB. They backed off and played soft in the 2nd half and it almost cost them the game as it did the week before.