It’s Miles time to shine
With the injury to Jalen Hurts the Eagles’ rushing attack took a major hit. Luckily for coach Nick Sirianni, Miles Sanders is in the midst of a career year. The Eagles’ offense will look different now with Gardner Minshew under center, but now is the time to really feed Sanders like a premier back.
Coming into his contract year, the pressure was high for Sanders. In three years he showed flashes of an elite running back but never had the elite type of season. Last year looked like the lowest of Miles’ tenure in Philly as he was unable to score a touchdown all season long. Miles Sanders has been one of the Eagles’ best weapons all season long but has been overshadowed by the MVP play of Jalen Hurts and the highlight reel performances from A.J. Brown.
Sanders has eclipsed 1,000 yards this season for the first time in his career. LeSean McCoy was the last Eagles running back with a 1,000 rushing yard season back in 2014. Sanders has 1,110 rushing yards through 14 games, fifth in the NFL, and has also added 11 touchdowns which are also tied for fifth in the NFL. As a result, he has been voted to his first career Pro Bowl.
After a subpar season in 2021 due to injuries and the emergence of a running quarterback in Jalen Hurts, the Eagles finally found a way to get Miles going.
The team is going to need to lean on Sanders for as long as Hurts is unable to play. Heading into Dallas even without Hurts the Eagles still have the talent to come away with the win. Minshew is capable of leading the Eagles to victory, but they will need to rely heavily on the ground game to get their offense going. Using Sanders and letting him pound the rock behind the best offensive line in football will take the pressure off Minshew and let the Eagles control the clock.
Sanders has played like an elite running back all season and now is the time to let him run wild.
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