The always excellent Doug Farrar of SI.com wrote a piece showing the fatal flaw for each of the NFL’s division leaders. Guess what the Eagles big issue is. You get a cookie if you chose “pass defense”.
The Eagles will come into the postseason as one of the teams that nobody wants to deal with if they take the Dallas Cowboys next Sunday night and win the NFC East. But when facing pass-heavy offenses, the Eagles’ defense is one that can be exploited. Defensive coordinator Billy Davis has done a good job this season getting his charges to play well in the front seven, but there are question marks in the secondary, to be sure. Philadelphia’s pass defense has struggled in particular with route combinations that involve crossing patters, either at the line of scrimmage or downfield…
Very true.
Philly is way too confident on defeating Dallas this Sunday. The Eagles almost seem arrogant but that’s Reed’s style. Still it could bite the Eagles in the ass. Dallas is cornered and likely noting disrespect. Just a warning….