Dan Klausner wrote an interesting piece for BGN. He took a look at how the 2012 Eagles performed in the first 15 plays vs how the 2012 Oregon Ducks did in theirs. Why the first 15? Many teams often script the first 15 plays. You can study that set of plays to see what the coach’s specific plans were for that game.
The conclusion:
Oregon accumulated under 100 yards in its first 15 plays just 3 times last season, while the Eagles eclipsed 100 yards just 1 time.
You can’t make too much of the results because there is a serious difference between the NFL and college football. Also, the 2012 Eagles were a flat out bad team while the Ducks lost one game all year.
It is interesting to see that the Ducks were very good to open games. We don’t know if that will translate to the NFL, but it is encouraging. If the Eagles are able to get off to hot starts in 2013, it will allow the team to run the ball more and play how they want.
