The players might have changed on the Eagles offense this season, but the play-caller didn’t. Coach Doug Pederson was back to his pass-happy proclivities in Sunday’s 30-17 win over the Washington Redskins. But after watching the production of the running game, can you blame him?
The Eagles ran 65 plays — “ran” might be poor wording — and only 24 of them were rushes. Four of those rushes were quarterback scrambles, leaving only 20 designed runs for the running backs. LeGarrette Blount, Darren Sproles, and Wendell Smallwood combined to average 2.6 yards per carry.
“Obviously at the end of the day, it’s not good enough,” Pederson said.