Brian Dawkins knows a thing or two about football. But at 11-1, the former Philadelphia Eagle still sees ways the team can improve.

"There are things that they need to be better at," Dawkins said to Fox News. "The great thing about this team is that when they need to run the ball, they can. When they need to throw the ball, they will. That, in itself, the imagination from the offensive coordinator, is great.

"The only thing lacking for me on defense is stopping the run, No. 1. And the imagination to be able to blitz a little more. Again, I love the fact that the front can get after the team. But when you introduce more blitz packages, it gives the offense more headaches. And you have quality cover guys, especially on the outside, to hold up [coverage]. Oh my goodness. This team can absolutely reap terror on defense."

Philadelphia has the second-best defense in the NFL behind San Fransico, giving up 264.4 yards and 18.8 points per game.

However, the Eagles are in the middle of the pack when it comes to blitz percentage per game at 21.9 percent.

How the Eagles can improve

To aid, Dawkins thinks more could be done with the linebackers.

"Everything," Dawkins replied when asked where the blitz should come from. "If you have to look all over the place, you don’t know where the blitz is coming from, and we’re able to disguise. And then we don’t blitz, and you’re one-on-one against our pass rushers because you thought we were blitzing and we’re not.

"That just adds so much more to even those pass rushes. So when they do rush, they won’t be able to be double-teamed because they’re thinking the blitz is coming or something like that."

But, remember, Dawkins is only suggesting what may be — not what is. Philadelphia is still a great football club.

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