With all the talk about lapses in coverage and lack of identity in the secondary, the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles have a sneaky problem that has persisted since the Super Bowl. The play-action pass.
In the Super Bowl, New England Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady torched the Eagles’ defense and while the leaks were everywhere, they were especially prevalent when play-action was used. On 17 dropbacks, Brady went 12/17 for 248 yards and 1 touchdown for a 132.6 QB Rating. It wasn’t an aberration; if anything, it was a foretelling of things to come.