Eagles are taking notes from AFC foe
The Philadelphia Eagles are taking notes from one AFC foe before their matchup against Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in Week 13. The Eagles have not had a great run-stop defense in 2022. It is noticeably their biggest flaw, and you can look at the Monday Night Football game against Washington for […]
The Philadelphia Eagles are taking notes from one AFC foe before their matchup against Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in Week 13.
The Eagles have not had a great run-stop defense in 2022. It is noticeably their biggest flaw, and you can look at the Monday Night Football game against Washington for reference a few weeks ago.
On Sunday, it could be bad for the Eagles' defense as they will face one of the best running backs in the league. Many people would consider Derrick Henry the best back in the game, and he is definitely the strongest, by a long shot.
Last week the Titans played the Bengals in a tough, close game. The Bengals were able to do something not many have been able to do, and that's stop Henry.
On Friday, head coach Nick Sirianni was asked if he will take anything from what the Bengals did, and try and do the same against Tennessee on Sunday.
"Yeah, you look at everybody's game plan," Sirianni said of Cincinnati holding Derrick Henry to 38 rushing yards. "You look at what everyone is doing, and we know that is what happens to our offense too…
"Yes, it is about putting the players in the best position, but it can't just always be a copy and paste, because you don't have the same players as Cincinnati. You have different strengths and different weaknesses than the guys of Cincinnati. So, you look at it. You look at different things, but there is a happy medium there."
If the Eagles can show on Sunday that they can at least contain Henry, not stop him, then I think that will only help them.
That helps their confidence in the one area they struggle in, tremendously. If you can stop or contain the best pure running back in the league, then you can do it every other week.
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