We first should ask ourselves: “How often is EDGE4 on the field for Philly?” Fortunately, that’s a pretty routine question.
Jim Schwartz has been the defensive coordinator in Philadelphia for three years, and has prioritized the pass rush since he arrived. We can look at the Eagles EDGE snap counts over those three seasons (chronologically ordered, 2016 - 2018) to see just how often EDGE4 impacts the game.
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I used snaps/game, instead of pure snap counts over the course of a season, to control for injury — specifically, the Derek Barnett injury in 2018, which left the Eagles with basically three EDGEs for the remainder of the season.