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Eagles’ pass rush searching for answers after dismal performance vs. Falcons originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Josh Sweat searched for the words. And searched.
But he had trouble finding an answer as he stood in his corner of a stunned locker room quiet enough to hear a pin drop.
What the heck is wrong with the Eagles’ pass rush?
“I don’t know,” Sweat said. “We’re not on the same page, man. We gotta be together. Ain’t on the same page. That’s all I can say. We’re just not rushing together.”
The Eagles lost 22-21 to the Falcons on Monday Night Football in devastating fashion. Nick Sirianni made some highly questionable decisions, Saquon Barkley dropped a huge pass and Darius Slay gave up a game-winning touchdown.
But the most concerning thing coming out of this loss is the complete lack of pass rush from the Eagles’ defensive line.
Through two games, it has been nearly non-existent.
“We’ve gotta be disruptive,” veteran Brandon Graham said. “We didn’t come through today, especially against the run. We know what we need to work on. I think it’s a good challenge for all of us. Dang, we lost that one. That’s all I can really say. We lost that one today. It’s on us as a defense.”
The Eagles on Monday night faced Kirk Cousins in his second game coming back from an Achilles injury. Cousins has never been very mobile and in Week 1 the Steelers were all over him with 12 pressures.
But against the Eagles, Cousins looked mighty comfortable in the pocket. He was sacked just one time for 8 yards; a nice play by Milton Williams, but just one play.
If this game was a test for the Eagles’ defensive linemen … they failed.
And it was never more apparent than on the final drive of the game, when Cousins carved up the Eagles, who barely pressured him at all. The Falcons went 70 yards on 6 plays in just 1:05 to score a game-winning touchdown.
“I have no words for that. Unacceptable,” Sweat said about the last drive. “I ain’t got no…
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Publish date : 2024-09-17 11:00:00
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