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Will Jim Schwartz Blitz More In 2017?

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Does Jim Schwartz plan to blitz more this season? On third downs last season, the Eagles blitzed 27 percent of the time which ranked 20th in the NFL.

NFL Films senior producer Greg Cosell pondered the question on this week's Eagle Eye in the Sky podcast with Fran Duffy now that the Eagles have cornerback Ronald Darby.

“It’s clearly in his playbook," Cosell said, referring to Schwartz's days in Tennessee. "I thought you know what, ‘Is he going to blitz a little more this year because Darby is a very good man corner?