Eagles' offense should expose a certain defense from now on
The Philadelphia Eagles offense has been churning all season long. In my opinion, they are one of the best in the league on that side of the ball, which is a huge reason why they are 8-0. The defense has been great too, but the offense is what we are focusing on today. Every week […]
The Philadelphia Eagles offense has been churning all season long. In my opinion, they are one of the best in the league on that side of the ball, which is a huge reason why they are 8-0.
The defense has been great too, but the offense is what we are focusing on today.
Every week the Eagles see more and more defensive coverages that they haven't seen before or don't see often. And they see some that they see way too often.
Well, there's one they should hope they keep seeing because it has worked way too well for them. Well, it has worked way too well for the Eagles' new superstar receiver in A.J. Brown.
According to Pro Football Focus, Brown is the best, well-tied-for, receiver in the league when the opposing defense is in single coverage.
For those of you who don't know what single coverage is, it's when there is one safety over the middle of the field, and the other defensive backs are in man coverage. Single coverage can be man-to-man, cover one, and cover three. So it’s unclear as to whether or not PFF really means and they don’t have a published definition, but I’m sure the Eagles want to keep seeing more of it moving forward.
When Brown is being defended in single coverage, his grade is 94.1, which is tied with Tyreek Hill for the highest grade.
Every single game the Eagles play, it starts becoming more and more apparent that the Eagles won the trade with the Tennessee Titans on draft night that sent Brown to Philadelphia.
The Eagles should try and put their opponents in situations that require them to play single coverage more often, if they can, of course. Brown is at his best when others have to guard him straight up.
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