What we learned from Eagles-Lions: Too early to overreact; Jordan Davis needs to play more; pass rush lacks teeth

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didn’t employ more five-lineman looks with Davis in the middle, especially after it was apparent that the Lions weren’t as successful vs. that front as they were vs. four linemen.went off left tackle for 50 yards, that the Eagles’ run fits weren’t sound. A closer look at the film will likely reveal why the Lions were able to gash the defense on the ground for 181 yards, but it looked more like a schematic issue than one based on personnel.

getting close to the quarterback a couple of times. But there weren’t many individual rushes that stood out. Gannon will likely be under fire after his unit surrendered 35 points to an offense not exactly teeming with stars. The Lions had at least three dropped passes and Goff also missed a couple of open receivers. It could have been worse. There was bound to be some early turbulence with five new starters on defense. New safetyhad to learn a new defense in less than two weeks and move to a position he hadn’t really played since college. He looked understandably lost at times.

Hurts still struggles to see the field. He’s not yet a polished thrower. But the expectations for a 24-year-old quarterback in just his second full season as the starter have gotten out of whack. Does he look like a Super Bowl-caliber quarterback? Heck, no. But how many do, especially at this stage of their careers? It’s fair to project Hurts as nothing more than what he is now — a mid-tier NFL starter — which makes him one of about 20 in the world.

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