Reviewing the Offense

Sheil Kapadia posted his notes on the offense from the Denver game. Here’s what he had to say about Michael Vick.

* This will probably surprise some, but I thought Michael Vick was the least of the Eagles’ problems on Sunday. Coming off of a horrendous performance vs. the Chiefs, he made several “tight window” throws, and the first half was probably as accurate as he’s been all season. Vick finished 14-for-27 for 248 yards, but two of those balls were throw-aways, and I counted four drops (two by LeSean McCoy, one by Brent Celek and one by DeSean Jackson). In other words, of Vick’s 25 aimed throws, 18 were catchable.

* Specific plays that stood out: Vick showed good patience and made a nice throw to Celek for 24 yards in the first. Good ball placement to James Casey, allowing him to pick up yards after the catch. Great throw into a tight window to Jackson for 14 yards on 3rd-and-5 in the first. Terrific throw to Riley Cooper near the sideline as he was getting pressured for 15 yards in the second. Nice job reading the blitz and dumping the ball off to McCoy for 21 yards in the second.

* How did the Broncos attack Vick? On 36 pass plays, they only blitzed him eight times, or 22.2 percent of the time. On those plays, he was 4-for-5 for 77 yards. He was also sacked twice and ran once. On non-blitz throws, he was 10-for-22 for 171 yards.

* Vick had seven total rushes for 41 yards. None was by design. All were called pass plays where he took off.

Sheil always has an interesting take on things. Good stuff.

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One Response to Reviewing the Offense

  1. Berdj Rassam says:

    Vick, McCoy etc on the offense are putting up 25 points per game. The offense is not the problem – the defense is giving up 35 points per game, the second worst in the NFL.

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