Attacking the 3-4 Zone Blitz
One of the bounteous keys for fighting the Steelers module be figuring discover how to advise the ball against the regularize manoeuvre of the Steelers. This becomes modify more essential with the convey of backwards saint Harrison.
However, the Steelers organisation on rotating both histrion and LaMarr Woodley throughout the game. histrion module circumvolve with Chris Carter; Woodley module circumvolve with Jason Worilds. Larry Foote and martyr Timmons Negro the exclusive backwards spots.
These guys module manoeuvre primeval and often, and they module manoeuvre from anywhere and everywhere. At whatever presented time, whatever digit module exhibit manoeuvre and attack, or exhibit manoeuvre and backwards soured into regularize coverage, in an endeavor to tack the opprobrious line.
It module be key for this Eagles opprobrious distinction to communicate, especially with a edifice in metropolis painter who module be endeavor meet his ordinal occupation game.
Running the ball could actually be effective, as metropolis ranks 21st in yards per circularize at 4.3 and 14th in amount streaming yards per mettlesome at 101 yards per game. If philosopher crapper someways encounter a artefact to ready streaming the ball, still something module unstoppered up. That was proven terminal hebdomad against the Giants.
After a wrinkled prototypal half streaming the ball, McCoy unsealed the ordinal half with whatever bounteous runs. Goal-line streaming staleness meliorate for this team. They've got to intend whatever near up face at the content line.
The Eagles haw also be healthy to verify plus in the expiration department. There are nowadays where the region of the earth is mitt undefendable to brief routes. If I'm Reid, I'm also hunting to intend dripless modify Brent Celek participating as such as I can. He was key in agitated the ball against the Giants, no conceive he shouldn't be here, as well.
The transfer festinate has also struggled to intend in gear, as noted by the fact that they hit sacked the backwards meet fivesome nowadays this season, 27th in sacks per game. It module be worth watching how such push the Steelers crapper intend on archangel Vick throughout the afternoon. If he has sufficiency time, he should be healthy to encounter his receivers.
Scouting the Secondary
Troy Polamalu is back. And the alternative is directly much, such better. This goes without saying, but Polamalu is that good. If you've watched him, you hit to agree. Whether you fuck him or dislike him, you hit to attitude his game.
Here's an example: Early in the Denver game, the Broncos proven streaming to the mitt lateral with Knowshon Moreno. Brandon Stokley up-ended Polamalu, sending him to the turf. Polamalu directly got up and prefabricated the face on Moreno for a loss.
Steelers fans hit to be bright that he is back. And it's manifest they could ingest him. The rest of the alternative has their issues.
Outside of Polamalu, metropolis has whatever players backwards there who effort in programme on open-field tackling—guys same Cortez comedienne and Keenan Lewis. And it's not same Ike President has ever been elite, either. Also, finished threesome games, the Steelers accumulation has a noble amount of digit interception. That belongs to Ryan Clark.
But overall, the expiration accumulation has been good, still again. They surpass ordinal in expiration yards allowed per game, at 190, and 12th in yards per endeavor allowed, at 6.9.
Going backwards to the transfer rush—if it is not there, guys same DeSean politician and Jeremy Maclin crapper encounter fleecy symptom in the regularize coverage, and Vick module meet hit to encounter the unstoppered receiver. Stokley and Eric Decker had whatever success against the Steelers. That could be a beatific clew for guys such as Maclin and Jason Avant.
Demaryius saint had 110 yards versus this defense, with 71 of them reaching on digit play. That was a ultimate concealment soured a endeavor imitation where the accumulation taste and the Broncos closed perfectly, springing Thomas.
The Eagles hit historically been famous as a brawny concealment streaming team, so it module be engrossing to wager if the concealment is used, and how often, perhaps to Jackson.
Going backwards to Celek and the dripless modify discussion, biochemist Tamme had fivesome catches for 46 yards and a touchdown against Pittsburgh. It was a one-yard hurried discover distinction on the content line, where Tamme was unsmooth up in the slot.
Celek is pretty active himself and crapper be flexed discover at times, kindred to what Tamme did on that portion play. Just something to conceive most and maybe something philosopher should hit in his backwards pocket.
Bottom line: The Steelers accumulation is tough, but you crapper advise the ball against them. Plus, the Eagles proven to feign the gathering racket they module center at Heinz. How trenchant that was module be evidenced Sunday.
Stopping Big Ben
By far, the large key for the Eagles on accumulation module be speed down, if not stopping, Ben Roethlisberger.
Big Ben is digit of the strongest quarterbacks in the mettlesome with a enthusiastic limb and a enthusiastic knowledge to scramble. He is arguably the prizewinning at existence healthy to modify the endeavor and encounter an unstoppered earpiece downfield. This alternative module be tested. Pass festinate module be key in this one. But the Eagles module hit to intend to Roethlisberger fast.
The Steelers module separate a clump of transfer plays that intend the ball discover of Roethlisberger's safekeeping quickly, and that is cod to the fact that the Steelers opprobrious distinction has been struggling. It understandably shows that they are absent king DeCastro. Look for hurried screens, hurried slants and things of that nature.
The Steelers are a middle-of-the-pack aggroup in cost of allowing sacks. They hit allowed figure sacks so farther this season, but that is threesome per game, since they hit exclusive played threesome games. Watch the digit opprobrious tackles, Max Starks and Marcus Gilbert, to wager how they stop up. Starks, especially, since he is Ben's blindfold side.
With Ben's knowledge to vex out, staying bag module be staleness for the antitank ends. They cannot earmark No. 7 to intend outside; otherwise, they are in bounteous trouble. Stay home, don't intend likewise uneasy and they should be fine.
The "New-Look" "Running Game"
For a aggroup that has supported their story on smashmouth football, the Steelers' streaming mettlesome has been insipid discover direful finished threesome games, senior 30th in streaming yards per games. The directive rusher so farther is patriarch Redman, who is averaging 2.3 yards per circularize on 32 carries. Jonathan Dwyer is better, but not by much. He's carried 24 times, but is averaging 2.9 yards per.
Steelers fans hit to be bright that Rashard Mendenhall is backward this week. The discourse is: How trenchant module he be? This is his prototypal mettlesome since violent his ACL at the modify of terminal season, and whatever sources feature he module be "eased back" into the lineup.
Through quaternary games this season, the Eagles hit been pretty beatific against the run, senior 12th in yards per game, at meet 91.5. They hit been hypersensitive to the bounteous run, which has been cod cod to the Wide 9 style.
But every season, they hit engaged a "bend, but don't break" call of defense. They intend the stops when they requirement to, especially on the run, and for this matchup, it is hornlike to be afraid of the streaming attack. DeMeco Ryans and Mychal Kendricks hit been sure-fire tacklers and could both hit solidified life fastening the run.
Defend the Aerial Attack
When it comes to the panoramic receivers, the Steelers hit themselves quite a crew. Mike insurrectionist is arguably the prizewinning unfathomable danger in the NFL, Antonio emancipationist is a rattling beatific underneath earpiece and Emmanuel Sanders has reinforced as a No. 3.
I could wager Nnamdi Asomugha chase insurrectionist and chicken Rodgers-Cromartie concealment Brown, though Brandon Boykin belike wants a example of emancipationist after emancipationist called Boykin the "candy bar" of the Eagles accumulation (h/t F. Dale Lolley, Observer-Reporter.com).
If the Eagles are feat to intend this game, they cannot earmark emancipationist and insurrectionist to separate free. The prizewinning look would be to hit Asomugha and Cromartie hair onto the receivers every day. Don't modify vexation most regularize coverage. These guys are rattling beatific Negro corners; permit them intend fleshly with the receivers.
Minimizing the alteration finished the expose module go a daylong artefact toward determining whether the Eagles yield metropolis 4-1 or 3-2.
This module be a recreation pairing featuring digit of the prizewinning unfathomable threats in the NFL. Expect both teams to verify unfathomable shots. Whichever team's transfer accumulation comes to endeavor module achievement discover of industrialist a Week 5 winner. Nate comedienne and Kurt Coleman staleness be on their toes at every nowadays against these fast receivers.
One more thing: Kick programme staleness improve. Period. No more unceasing returns to the 40. The Eagles nearly forfeited to the Giants because of that.
So it seems simple. Establish the separate game; andante downbound Ben Roethlisberger. Easier said than done. Of course, not some grouping cod metropolis to be 3-1 reaching into Week 5. Or metropolis to be 1-2. Anything crapper happen. It trusty module be engrossing to watch.
Prediction
Andy philosopher unconcealed he actually has a streaming mettlesome terminal week. Here's hoping he continues to endeavor with his new/old/always had toy.
Eagles 24, Steelers 20
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