Eagles Receivers in Line for a Big Game
The wait is finally over! The Philadelphia Eagles are finally playing a real game tomorrow. They’ll be heading to New England to take on the Patriots at 4:25PM EST. The Eagles will be looking to take advantage of the Patriots defensive back situation, which puts our receivers in a good spot to have a big day.
On the Patriots first injury report, they listed their starting corner Jack Jones as out with a hamstring injury. This leaves them with Jonathan Jones starting on one side, and the rookie Christian Gonzalez on the other side. AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith are a huge mismatch for the Patriots young corners, and the Eagles should be looking to take complete advantage of that. Jonathan Jones is listed as 5’10”, 185LBS, while AJ Brown is listed as 6’1″, 227 LBS. That size difference is going to be extremely beneficial to the birds.
DeVonta Smith is coming into his third season, and according to reports he looks better than ever. His route running ability, and elite hands, should be an overwhelming challenge for the Rookie Christian Gonzalez. DeVonta Smith is one of, if not the best route runner in the entire league, and it would be astonishing if Gonzalez locks Smith up the whole game.
The Patriots will most likely have to play a zone defense to account for all the mismatches the Eagles offense threatens them with. If they start running zone, Dallas Goedert will be able to find holes to sit down in. This will give Hurts the ability to just keep hitting Goedert over the middle, which is another likely outcome in the game.
Overall, the Eagles top receivers should be right in line to have a huge day tomorrow. It isn’t out of the question that they both go over 100 yards. This would be an amazing way to start the season, and it is very likely they will have a good game.
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