The coordinators met the Philadelphia media on Tuesday at the NovaCare Complex as the Eagles prepare for Monday night's game against the Washington Commanders. Here is what they had to say ...
Jonathan Gannon gears up for a Commanders offense with a different QB
Statistics don't tell the whole story, but they can provide a very telling snapshot. So how does this snapshot of the Eagles' defense look nine weeks into this 2022 regular season?
1. The Eagles are 1st (most) in the NFL in takeaways (18) and 1st (lowest) in opposing quarterback rating (68.0)
2. This defense is 2nd (fewest) in the league in passing yards per game (177.6)
3. Philadelphia has allowed the 3rd-fewest total yards per game (299), which by that metric means the Eagles have the third-ranked D in the NFL
4. The Eagles have allowed the 4th-fewest points per game (16.9 ppg) among the 32 teams
5. With 26 quarterback sacks, the Eagles rank tied for 5th-most in the league
6. Opposing teams have converted 37.9 percent of their third downs against the Eagles, ranking Philadelphia 12th in the NFL in that category
Impressive, right? When Defensive Coordinator Jonathan Gannon met the media on Tuesday for his weekly press conference, he answered four questions about his run defense/tackling/Jordan Davis' absence before a new topic, Washington quarterback Taylor Heinicke, was broached. Gannon spoke briefly as he opened up the media session with a recap of last week's win in Houston and then, eventually, moved on to the Commanders and the Monday night NFC East game at Lincoln Financial Field.
"Seems likes a long time ago, but good win on the road, battled hard, did some good things in that game, got some things to clean up as always," Gannon said. "We'll work on improving those things, and I thought our guys in a 14-14 game in the third quarter made some big plays to step up and help our team have a chance to win. So, I like how we finished out that game (two second-half takeaways, three points allowed), and looking forward to playing Washington at the Linc."
On Heinicke, who is 2-1 in his starts this season, Gannon said: "I think he presents a certain challenge because he can make a lot of off-schedule plays. He doesn't have a lot of fear of throwing the ball into coverage, and he's got good skill guys around him and he gives them chances to make plays on 50/50 balls, which you've seen him do as he's come back in a little bit. It's basically the same offense to me. It's just that he can move around and make some off-schedule plays, which that presents a different challenge to us when we rush and when we cover. We'll have a good plan ready to go, and we have to execute at a high level to give ourselves a chance to win the game."
Gannon understands that there are things to improve on with the defense and he and his coaching staff will work on consistency and the execution of the defense. By and large, though, as the Eagles cross over into the second "half" of their 17-game regular season, the defense has been on point.
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