Man Up: McCoy, Peters and the O-line
Here's the player-by-player breakdown of the Eagles' offensive performance against the Redskins on Sunday.
Man Up: McCoy, Peters and the O-line
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Here is the post on the defense in case you missed it yesterday.
And now onto the offense:
Michael Vick- He played 15 snaps before getting knocked out of the game. As has been the case since he entered the game against Green Bay, Vick made some spectacular plays that few, if any, QBs in the league are capable of making. Vick broke a Brian Orakpo tackle and picked up 13 yards on a designed run in the first. And I counted four broken tackles on the 23-yard run where he got injured. As a passer, he completed 5 of 7 passes for 49 yards. Vick had a chance to hit Brent Celek for a big gain on the second possession, which would have given the Eagles the ball inside the Redskins' 5 yard line, but either the throw was a bit off or it was tipped at the line of scrimmage.
Kevin Kolb- What About Kolb? will return on Wednesday with full details of his performance, so I'll make this brief. He was fine on the check-down throws, but Fox analyst Troy Aikman did a good job of pointing out that Kolb had opportunities downfield that he missed. He was hesitant at times and his confidence has been shaken, which shouldn't rally be surprising. The big miss was the deep ball to DeSean Jackson that sailed towards the sideline.
LeSean McCoy- I'm not sure what this offense will look like if McCoy is out. He piled up 174 yards on 28 touches, and many of those came on outstanding individual efforts. There was the 31-yard catch and run in the first where he made defenders miss. The 17-yard screen and the 13-yard catch in the second. The 12-yard run in the third. McCoy's emergence might be the most encouraging thing to come out of the first four games for the Eagles. One thing I noticed, which I don't understand. On the final drive of the first half, McCoy got six straight touches, picked up 48 yards and pretty much single-handedly got the Eagles down to the Redskins' 4 yard line. That's when he apparently got injured and the Eagles were without him for two crucial plays. In the second half, McCoy's fumble was big. The Eagles were driving and had momentum at that point. I don't think it was the case on that play, but it looks like McCoy still carries the ball too far away from his body when defenders are around. The bottom line is the Eagles have no one behind McCoy who looks like he can be effective. Mike Bell has done nothing to inspire confidence so far.
Mike Bell- Speaking of... he was on the field for 10 plays. Bell carried three times for 6 yards and had one catch for 5 yards. I know he's probably looking forward to the opportunity for more touches, but I'm not sure he's going to be able to do anything with it.
Owen Schmitt- He's been a pleasant surprise. As many catches as Jackson and more yards than Jackson and Jeremy Maclin combined. OK, that's probably not a good thing. But Schmitt picked up first downs on all three of his catches for 43 yards. He was on the field for 11 plays.
DeSean Jackson- Quietest game of the season with three catches for 19 yards. Jackson got free deep in the fourth, but Kolb missed him. As the replays showed, he was open on the last drive too, but Kolb checked down. Jackson had a drop near the sideline in the third, but it would have been a short gain. Nice effort as a blocker on the 31-yard McCoy pickup.
Jeremy Maclin- He failed to get in the end zone for the first time this season. The Eagles' job is to find ways to get Jackson and Maclin the ball even when defenses are focused on stopping them. That didn't happen on Sunday. His only catch was a good one on a low throw from Kolb. And Maclin drew a pass interference call in the fourth, giving the Eagles a first down.
Jason Avant- I'll be honest. I hadn't seen the replay of that last Hail Mary until yesterday. How did Avant not come up with that catch? I say that's a touchdown nine out of 10 times with him. Overall, four catches for 31 yards. He picked up 17 on a 3rd-and-10 in the second.
Brent Celek- He scored his first touchdown of the season in the fourth quarter and picked up 12 for a first down on 3rd-and-7 in the third. Overall, three catches for 27 yards. Celek has no more than 42 receiving yards in any game this season. He did a good job staying in as a blocker on the 17-yard completion to Avant, but whiffed on his block on a McCoy 3-yard run in the third.
Garrett Mills- He was on the field for seven plays. No impact.
Winston Justice- I thought this was one of Justice's better performances of the season. The Redskins did not get much pressure from the left side. Of course, a lot of that had to do with where Orakpo was lined up (more against Peters). Andre Carter was lined up against Justice and sacked Kolb at the end of the third, but Kolb pump-faked and then stepped up to run on the play. Orakpo pushed Justice back on a play in the fourth where Kolb scrambled. Overall, though, a good performance. Justice and Mike McGlynn were the only two linemen not to be called for holding.
Max Jean-Gilles- More downs than ups for Jean-Gilles. He had trouble with Kedric Golston on a 2-yard Bell run in the first. Jean-Gilles did not do a good job on a McCoy 2-yard carry on 3rd-and-3 in the first. And, of course, he was called for holding on the play where Vick got injured. I did notice one nice pull on a 4-yard McCoy carry in the second.
Mike McGlynn- Albert Haynesworth gave McGlynn all he could handle, especially early. Haynesworth pushed him back on 3rd-and-3 during the first series, and Vick was forced to escape and throw the ball away. Haynesworth also disrupted a McCoy carry that failed to pick up a first down on 3rd-and-3. Not a good job by McGlynn on a McCoy carry for no gain in the second. In pass protection, he was better.
UPDATE: I initially went easy on the offensive line, saying they were not among the Eagles' biggest problems, but after re-watching every pass play, I realized the Redskins never rushed more than four. Their scheme up front was very basic, and they still pressured Kolb around eight times. Plus, there were the four holding penalties. In previous games, the offensive line had communication issues. In this one, they just got pushed around.
Todd Herremans- He also had trouble with Haynesworth. That was evident on Kolb's first play at the end of the first quarter where he had to scramble before completing a pass to Avant. Herremans and McGlynn did a good job teaming up on Haynesworth on a different 17-yard completion to Avant. The pair also did a good job on a 3rd-and-1 McCoy carry that picked up a first down. Herremans had a nice block on a 9-yard McCoy run at the end of the first half. Later, he was called for holding in the fourth. Herremans couldn't block Haynesworth on a 3-yard McCoy carry in the fourth, and Haynesworth beat him on the very next play, forcing Kolb to scramble.
Jason Peters- Where to begin? Well, you know about the two holding penalties for 20 yards by now. A blitzing LaRon Landry went right around Peters on the play where Vick scrambled and got injured. Peters had trouble with Haynesworth on a McCoy run for no gain in the second. And he got beat by Carter on the final drive.
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Washington didn't win this game as much as our Iggles were so successful at losing a winnable game. McNabb looked pedestrian except for his one run to sustain a drive. He is showing his age and wear and tear, but Kolb is a disaster. Figures the two bright spots, Vick and McCoy go down with injuries. Why not Jason Peters, the worst O-man on the team, and a complete disaster week in and week out? We would do better with a cheerleader than Peters, softer than melted butter, but holds like glue.
Every week looks like the same offensive gimmick plays get called. Like for example the DeSean Jackson end around play. They've tried it in the first series of every single game this year and it doesn't work.— MJPD345- Dragoo; Ditto on Spadaro, that guy is such a tool they should change there sponsor to craftsman!
- Or will the next time we hear from Gold Pockets be when he axes Andy, who goes and fills his pockets in Cleveland or somewhere else. Meanwhile it may be another 50 years before the Eagles sniff a title— oldBird
- MJC you have it 1000% right. You can trace the Eagles demise to Joe Banners rise. No real coach will come here without total control. Face it, the gold standard was parlayed on a young QB, and hard nosed defense. It really never existed. #5, Westbrook and the remnants of a good defense was the whole show. The only Gold is in Jeff Lurie's pockets.— oldBird
- JMB53 - something Andy Reid has never lacked, are scones.— dragoon6
- Andy Reid has no scones...if he did Peters would be history! If you get paid big money you better produce. Peters has been a major disappointment. Cut him and make a statement to the team that everyone is accountable for their performance.— jmb53
- I think you guys give Avant too much credit. You have greatly overrated him. He never catches the ball and runs. He always falls down after the catch, if he catches it. I always thought he fell down all the time because of McNabbs low throws but that is not the case. Check out last weeks game. He does block well but we need a better #3 receiver. Bell should not even be on the team. I think the guy Mallett (sp) who we had in preseason would be a better back than Bell.— chucksf
- From the opening kickoff it was evident that the 'skins came to play. Eagles were outplayed by an inferior team who came together to win the game for their QB.— PackardTFord
When Reid went and got Jason Peters (wasnt he with the bills?), he said he was the best tackle in football. I think he was actually trying to inspire him more than actually telling the truth, unfortunately, He can be counted on for at least 2-3 penalties a game and the majority of those will be false starts. I am not impressed with him at all!!- Good work out of 26fan. Not sure if Cowher is the guy, but this team looks lost. Why is the O-line so bad? Why are the D tackles so average? Why can't I stop fantasizing about beating Dave Spadero to death?— dragoon6
- Does MTC not have spellcheck? Jesus, come on man.
- Great post 26Fan...both for humor and reality. AR and MM fail week in and week out in creating an offensive gameplan that will work (the 1st 2 weeks relied solely on MV7's pure athleticism) and look completely lost on game day making changes.— Bleue
- You can call holding on any, any play in the NFL, Its a little preposterous that the officals only called holding on the eagles when they gained a first down. They were controlling the game for the away team in my book. Look at the opening return that washington got, two block in the backs...no call! The really good run by torrain in the 2nd, clear holding on Washington left tackle..again no call. Troy Aikmen nailed it when he said on live TV how bad officiating was in the NFL, it stinks. Last night in the Dolphins game, the 103 yd kick return only happened because little danny moorehead pushed a miami defender in the back which sprung the returner. No call and on numerous replays not a word said by announcers.— Atlas
- I agree that the pass protection wasn't as horrendous as it has been in earlier games. Kolb had time. He just had the happiest feet since that Penguin movie. Dude was skittish and checked down almost immediately.— kimbafuzz
- When you have that many missed assignments/ penalties against a team that's not even blitzing, it's not a good look.— Jack Burden
- Sheil, if you really think there were five areas of bigger concern than pass protection on Sunday please list them. I could use a good laugh.— Jack Burden
- Everyone needs to stop with the Bill Cowher wishing. Right, like an accomplished SB winning coach is going to come to Philly with this roster, and report to Howie Roseman. Howie Roseman! C'mon, give me a break! The only reasons why Reid is still here are that he let's Roseman and that other jacka** running the Eagles (Nickles) control everything, and it costs too much to get rid of him. Cowher, Gruden, any coach who has been successful would never come here and listen to these dopes.— mjc1
- @wishbone.... not defending peters, but it was b/c WAS only passed 19 times we passed over 40 i believe— Iggles21
- How can pass protection not be a big problem when you have that many holding penalties on passing plays?
Comment removed.- Top Ten Signs Andy Reid has worn out his welcome:
10) The guy who carries all those cables refuses to stand downwind any longer
9) Smithsonian just opened a new exhibit- The West Coast Offense
8) Second hand on his Rolex is broken
7) McNabb 1 Reid 0
6) The Stewart Bradley Shuffle
5) Gold (Standard) prices are dropping
4) Game day coaching continues to be a job requirement
3) Tony Luke's dropped the Big Red Baloney sandwich from their menu
2) Even Ron Jaworski can't watch the game film anymore
1) Two Words- Bill Cowher
— 26Fan - If I'm game planning against the Eagles and Kolb is QB'ing, why on earth should I respect the medium and deep balls? Why wouldn't I cheat on short passes and blitz like crazy? If McCoy and Vick are out, the Eagles will have no way to sustain a drive. The short pass will be taken away and there will be nothing left.— Bobby G
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