What did we learn from the Eagles' win over the Colts? The Birds' defense, thanks in part to new additions Linval Joseph and Ndamukong Suh, is good enough to carry the team. That, and other observations, from Jeff_McLane.
with the Chargers, and he knows how to play the necessary technique at the nose. It was an inspired acquisition by GMran six times for 48 yards and a touchdown on the Colts’ opening drive. But 37 of those yards came on two rushes vs. the Eagles’ four-man front. Gannon tried to go with light boxes on first down and he paid the price. So the defensive coordinator deserves some blame for those calls.
Gannon has become a punching bag for some fans and media types. His scheme apparently isn’t aesthetically pleasing enough for Philadelphians fostered on the aggressive defenses of. They also seem to need someone to blame when things aren’t going well. But here’s the thing: the season has gone well, and Gannon’s unit has played a huge part in that. I could list a litany of statistics in which his defense ranks near the top of the NFL.
I addressed Sirianni’s dubious decision-making in my column off the game. It’s difficult to say whether returning to face his former team amid the controversy over the firing of his mentorhad anything to do with his uneven day. But my sense is that it did. Sirianni is a passionate guy. He has a thing about loyalty. And he can get fiery, probably more than you’d like to see a head coach act.
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