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Eagles snap counts: How Eagles replaced injured Slay vs. Seahawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles lost a heartbreaker 20-17 on Monday night to the Seahawks to drop to 10-4 on the season.
There’s no doubt the Eagles missed Darius Slay in this game but his replacements actually held their own in the loss.
Slay underwent arthroscopic knee surgery last week and is expected to return before the end of the regular season. In his absence, the Eagles used a rotation with rookies Kelee Ringo and Eli Ricks.
Here’s how the cornerback snaps looked in this game:
James Bradberry: 59 snaps (97%)
Kelee Ringo: 32 snaps (52%)
Eli Ricks: 29 snaps (48%)
Bradley Roby: 29 snaps (48%)
Josh Jobe: 2 snaps (3%)
The fourth-round pick Ringo and the UDFA Ricks had solid showings. The bigger problem at the cornerback position was the veteran Bradberry, who was torched on that 92-yard game-winning touchdown drive at the end of the game.
Via ProFootballFocus, here’s a look at how those three main outside cornerbacks fared in coverage against the Seahawks:
Bradberry: 6 targets, 6 receptions, 112 yards, 5 first downs, 1 touchdown
Ringo: 2 targets, 0 receptions
Ricks: 3 targets, 0 receptions
While we might be getting ahead of ourselves a bit, it’s fair to wonder what will happen when Slay returns. Bradberry hasn’t played well for most of the season after the Eagles paid him to return on an extension in the offseason. And it’s very early for Ringo and Ricks but they looked fine out there and at least have some juice.
Could we be heading for a rotation in a few weeks? Maybe. It would make some sense.
Other defensive notes
• The Eagles used a ton of three-safety looks in this game. Reed Blankenship and Kevin Byard played all 61 defensive snaps and Sydney Brown played 48. While Brown missed some plays, the Eagles are making a concerted effort to get him on the field these days.
• Perhaps the biggest Matt Patricia indicator from snap counts was that the defensive line rotation…
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Publish date : 2023-12-20 11:07:16
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