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Shotgun Kneel-downs
Nick Foles just took a shotgun snap and kneeled to secure today’s victory. I wonder if this had anything to do with the Bucs’ history of rushing the snap. But let’s not forget the Bucs aren’t the only only team to do that…. (Is there an easy way to make GIFs hover- or click-activated?) From […]
Eagles Snap Count, Part 2
October 12, 2013
After the Eagles opener, I wrote about their “funky silent snap count,” where Todd Herremans looks back at the quarterback, taps Jason Kelce when the quarterback is ready, and then Kelce uses head-jerks to give notice that he’s about to snap the ball. I noted that the Eagles only went on something other than one […]
Breaking Down a Play Call
September 23, 2013
With apologies to those just arriving, I’ve decided to take down some of the original content of this post. The purpose was always simply to try to break down some of the terminology in the Eagles’ system. Below are the parts I feel can be left up: Here’s Brian Billick explaining a play call: Having […]
The Eagles’ Funky Silent Snap Count
September 17, 2013
There’s a very good chance Ben Muth will write about this topic more in-depth in his role as an Eagles O-Line analyst for Football Outsiders, and he’ll likely do a much better job, but until then… Note this exchange that took place between Chris Brown and Ben Muth after the Washington game: (The video Brown […]
Who exactly is on the Eagles Special Teams (and where)?
September 14, 2013
Just about all of my readers can probably name the left guard on Eagles offensive plays, but who lines up there on punts? Sure you can name the return man, but who are the other 10 Eagles on the field for kickoffs? Team depth charts don’t even list entire special teams units. Without further ado: […]
Split Tackle(s)
August 14, 2013
Months ago, Jimmy Kempski reported a unique formation: The ensuing play was a quick WR screen to the side of the split tackle, #65 Lane Johnson. I’m not sure how often Chip Kelly did anything like in the past, but in watching old Oregon games, I do recall him splitting both tackles wide (Emory & […]
Eagles TE Drop Percentages
August 14, 2013
Part of training camp in the Twitter era is receiving practice play-by-play. Many reporters have alerted fans to Brent Celek’s frequent drops over the course of this camp, and some (at least Sheil Kapadia [1,2] and Jimmy Kempski [1,2]) have explored, in varying degrees of depth, the historical drop rates of Brent Celek, Zach Ertz, […]
October 13, 2013
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