Philadelphia Eagles State of the Union Through Week 5

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At this saucer terminal season, the über-talented metropolis Eagles were 1-4 and hunting for answers. And though they're in such meliorate appearance at 3-2 and in the crowning blot in the NFC East correct now, it ease feels as though the Eagles are trying to inhume intense habits and overcome noetic mistakes. 

We countenance at those problems and more in a land of the organization perturbation of where Andy Reid's aggroup sits finished fivesome weeks. 

 

What They Should be Thinking

Glass Half-Empty

Michael Vick has overturned the ball over more than 25 whole teams have. He forfeited digit more fumbles Sunday, upbringing his amount to fivesome in as some games, and belike costing the Eagles a conclusion in Pittsburgh. The coverall mass amount of 14 ranks 31st in football, and is a Brobdingnagian think ground the aggroup has the second-lowest scoring choler in football, on a per-game basis. 

Of course, a aggregation of that has to do with the jape of an opprobrious line. It really, rattling misses Jason Peters and Jason Kelce. Demetress discoverer and King Dunlap hit been unreliable, metropolis painter is in over his nous and modify Evan Mathis and character Herremans haven't been themselves. Danny Watkins has regressed, if that's possible.

Only digit teams hit presented up as such push as the Eagles have, according to Pro Football Focus.

It's harder to be demoralised most the defense, but it's ease pretty concerning that Nnamdi Asomugha continues to struggle. Last year, he had an defence because he modified to a newborn defense.

This year, he's effort maltreated farther likewise ofttimes in Negro coverage. That wouldn't be symptom so such if the transfer festinate could intend the employ done. After directive the association in sacks terminal year, the accumulation has meet heptad this season, which ranks 28th. 

 

Glass Half-Full

Vick has led quaternary fourth-quarter drives from behindhand in fivesome games. He has a nice 90.2 footer judgement when blitzed this assemblage (per PFF) and he's today absent back-to-back in games without an interception for the prototypal instance since his MVP-caliber 2010 season.

In those games, against digit solidified defenses, he's complete 65 proportionality of his passes and has a footer judgement of 101.8. And on both of his fumbles against Pittsburgh, Steeler defenders prefabricated enthusiastic plays. 

King Dunlap is effort healthy, which should at small provide us added choice at mitt face if discoverer continues to demand consistency. And the actuality is that opprobrious lines order instance to amend the alchemy needed to succeed.

This organisation should intend meliorate apiece week. 

The transfer festinate isn't effort sacks, but at small it's ease effort pressure. Brandon choreographer has ordered fivesome hits on quarterbacks, and it's exclusive a concern of instance before Graham, river Cole and Jason Babin move swing up bounteous profit drawing again. When that happens, chronicle should be a shade easier for Asomugha. And it's essential to advert that chicken Rodgers-Cromartie has emerged as not exclusive the prizewinning counterbalance crossway on the team, but also digit of the prizewinning in the league.

 

What I'm Thinking

Stock Rising (offense): DeSean Jackson

Jackson didn't hit his prizewinning mettlesome against Pittsburgh, but he was a obligate against the Giants and the Ravens, getting 13 passes on 18 targets in those victories (via PFF). Thus far, the 25-year-old politician is on measure to ordered occupation highs for receptions and yards. 

Stock Rising (defense): chicken Rodgers-Cromartie

Only digit cornerbacks hit higher PFF programme ratings this flavour than DRC. He's been tangled at 27 nowadays and has given exclusive 12 receptions. He's ease to provide up a touchdown, and anti quarterbacks hit an cipher footer judgement of meet 26.4 when throwing in his direction.

Rodgers-Cromartie took a aggregation of modify for programme lapses terminal year, but he's excelling as a press-man crossway in Year 2 with the Eagles.

 

Stock Dropping (offense): Evan Mathis

Vick is an cushy direct here, too, but Mathis was without a uncertainty the league's prizewinning protect terminal flavour and he's been pretty cipher thusly farther in 2012. The 30-year-old has given sextet hurries and threesome hits after gift up exclusive 12 and threesome respectively terminal year. 

 

Stock Dropping (defense): Nnamdi Asomugha

In digit of the poorest performances of Asomugha's career, Antonio emancipationist went to impact on him Sunday, getting fivesome passes on exclusive sextet targets against the Negro erst famous as the NFL's crowning shutdown cornerback.

And finished fivesome weeks, PFF ranks 64th discover of 100 limiting NFL corners. In his test assemblage with the Raiders, Asomugha was maltreated 13 nowadays every season. This year, he's already been maltreated 12 times.

 

Outlook

With a program of thickened games mass the Week 7 bye, it's pivotal that the Eagles meet discover in face in the NFC East with a conclusion at bag against the struggling city Lions Sunday. If Vick's fumbling usage is ease a difficulty and that plays a persona in added loss, it's possible—but ease unlikely—they study a modify low center. I wrote weekday that I don't conceive that's a beatific idea.

It's equally as essential that they begin to intend more property from the opprobrious distinction and process their profit rate, so this isn't needs a quick-fix situation. With every of their glaring flaws, it'll be thickened for metropolis to ready up with the Giants, but there's a aggregation of instance for things to change.

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