Eagles Defense has to Step it Up
The Eagles defense has been absolutely awful since the Chiefs game. Buffalo, San Francisco and Dallas have all had their way with the defense. Sean Desai looks like he has no answers for any type of offense that is thrown at him. If the Eagles want to win games and show that they aren’t as bad as they’ve played the past three weeks, then the defense is going to have to step it up.
The Eagles are going to be without their top linebacker in Zach Cunningham and their top corner Darius Slay for Monday nights game against the Seattle Seahawks. The defense is going to have a tall task having to face off against the high-end receiving trio that the Seahawks have. Kelee Ringo, Eli Ricks, and Josh Jobe are all going to have to step up and fill in for the injured Slay. The Seahawks definitely have the advantage with this situation, so it’s going to be up to the rest of the defense to help them out.
The pass rush needs to produce enough pressure to help the defensive backs this week. In the last five quarters they’ve played, they only recorded one sack and two QB hits. What happened to the elite defensive line we have been watching for the last season and a half? We need to see that elite pass rush come back to life this week if we want to stand a chance.
In their last two games, the Eagles defense has allowed 75 points, 48 first downs, and a 63% conversion rate on third down. On 2nd, 3rd, and 4th down, the Eagles are the worst defensive team in the league, allowing a 48% conversion rate. Over the last three games the Eagles defense has allowed to opponent to convert a first down on 61% of their third down plays. Over the same three games, the Eagles defense is allowing a touchdown on 92% of opponent drives that get to the redzone. The turnovers are nonexistent. The Eagles entire defense has as many interceptions (6) through 13 games this year as CJGJ had in nine games last year.
The defense has been absolutely awful the past three games, and if we want to win the division they are going to have to step it up.
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