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Wow-it's getting even uglier in Philly.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/spor...of_offense.html
Eagles Notes
The other day, quarterback Donovan McNabb said the Eagles last season employed a different offense after his year ended with six regular-season games remaining because of a knee injury.
Yesterday, offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg differed, saying the offense that was capably executed by Jeff Garcia was "very similar" to what they're now using.
So was McNabb incorrect?
"I'm not going to comment on other people's comments," Mornhinweg said. "Everybody views a single play differently, let alone a whole ball game of plays."
McNabb alluded to the end of last season, when he was asked if he expected the team to ask less of him this season because he was returning from a serious knee injury.
"Things have changed from last year, and I know that. Everybody knows that," McNabb said. "It's not for me to say, 'Well, if I ran that offense last year, we would have success now.' It's a different offense. It's different personnel."
The Eagles leaned more heavily on the running of Brian Westbrook after McNabb went down with the injury. They went 5-1 in the last six games to win the NFC East Division.
Zero TD catches
In one of the most shocking statistical oddities in the NFL, the Washington Commanders have used six wide receivers, but none of them has caught a touchdown pass.
Tight end Chris Cooley has caught five of Jason Campbell's six touchdown throws. Fullback Mike Sellers caught the other.
"It's very unusual," said coach Joe Gibbs, whose Commanders will play the Eagles on Sunday in Landover, Md. "We'd like to get more scores from our receivers, and we'd like to score from a long way out. It just hasn't happened for us. On our reads, we start deep then check down. I guess you can say it's just not us getting hooked up."
Poor coverage
Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson placed most of the blame on poor pass coverage for the big games Dallas quarterback Tony Romo and Terrell Owens had Sunday night.
"I think that's the only game I can say we didn't cover well," Johnson said. "We did not cover T.O. very well. Simple as that."
It's a plan
Linebacker Takeo Spikes said the Eagles want to force Campbell to try to beat them, which they can do by clamping down on Commanders running back Clinton Portis.
"First- and second-down rushing yardage is going to be very big this game," Spikes said. "Try to at least hold them to 2.7 or 3 yards a carry. If you're able to do that, you put them in third-and-long situations."
The Commanders ran for 296 yards in last week's 23-20 overtime win against the Jets, the third most in team history. Portis had 196 yards, the fourth-highest single-game total in regular-season team history.
Birdseed
Considered a key free-agent signing in 2006, Eagles defensive end Darren Howard has three tackles this season and has seen his playing time reduced as he plays behind emerging standout Trent Cole. "I'm sure he'd like to play better, and we hope he does play better, too," Johnson said. . . . Defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley was limited at practice yesterday because of back spasms.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/spor...of_offense.html
Eagles Notes
The other day, quarterback Donovan McNabb said the Eagles last season employed a different offense after his year ended with six regular-season games remaining because of a knee injury.
Yesterday, offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg differed, saying the offense that was capably executed by Jeff Garcia was "very similar" to what they're now using.
So was McNabb incorrect?
"I'm not going to comment on other people's comments," Mornhinweg said. "Everybody views a single play differently, let alone a whole ball game of plays."
McNabb alluded to the end of last season, when he was asked if he expected the team to ask less of him this season because he was returning from a serious knee injury.
"Things have changed from last year, and I know that. Everybody knows that," McNabb said. "It's not for me to say, 'Well, if I ran that offense last year, we would have success now.' It's a different offense. It's different personnel."
The Eagles leaned more heavily on the running of Brian Westbrook after McNabb went down with the injury. They went 5-1 in the last six games to win the NFC East Division.
Zero TD catches
In one of the most shocking statistical oddities in the NFL, the Washington Commanders have used six wide receivers, but none of them has caught a touchdown pass.
Tight end Chris Cooley has caught five of Jason Campbell's six touchdown throws. Fullback Mike Sellers caught the other.
"It's very unusual," said coach Joe Gibbs, whose Commanders will play the Eagles on Sunday in Landover, Md. "We'd like to get more scores from our receivers, and we'd like to score from a long way out. It just hasn't happened for us. On our reads, we start deep then check down. I guess you can say it's just not us getting hooked up."
Poor coverage
Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson placed most of the blame on poor pass coverage for the big games Dallas quarterback Tony Romo and Terrell Owens had Sunday night.
"I think that's the only game I can say we didn't cover well," Johnson said. "We did not cover T.O. very well. Simple as that."
It's a plan
Linebacker Takeo Spikes said the Eagles want to force Campbell to try to beat them, which they can do by clamping down on Commanders running back Clinton Portis.
"First- and second-down rushing yardage is going to be very big this game," Spikes said. "Try to at least hold them to 2.7 or 3 yards a carry. If you're able to do that, you put them in third-and-long situations."
The Commanders ran for 296 yards in last week's 23-20 overtime win against the Jets, the third most in team history. Portis had 196 yards, the fourth-highest single-game total in regular-season team history.
Birdseed
Considered a key free-agent signing in 2006, Eagles defensive end Darren Howard has three tackles this season and has seen his playing time reduced as he plays behind emerging standout Trent Cole. "I'm sure he'd like to play better, and we hope he does play better, too," Johnson said. . . . Defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley was limited at practice yesterday because of back spasms.
