Run Down

Despite some signs of improvement on one side of the ball, it was overall another day of disappointment for the Philadelphia Eagles on the way to their seventh straight defeat.

On the Week 9 edition of “Inside The Birds Postgame,” Geoff Mosher and Adam Caplan recapped the 19-11 loss to the New York Giants. 

GETTY IMAGES: The Philadelphia Eagles struggled running the football in the 19-11 loss to the New York Giants.

Pass Game

Geoff Mosher: “We didn’t want to judge this game based solely on the outcome. With the move to Joe Milton, we wanted to see if that made a tangible difference…Outside of one drive, I can’t say I can sit here and say that I was really encouraged by anything else other than some decent play action passes they had.” 

Adam Caplan: “Overall, Milton was disappointing. In fact, there were so many times where he had protection, but he would run. What we don’t know yet is if the pass targets were getting open.”

Run Game

Mosher: “The most discouraging thing for me is their inability now, even with Landon Dickerson at left guard, Drew Kendall at center, to run the ball at all, to get anything in the run game. (Saquon) Barkley is certainly limited, but when he is on the field and getting his carries, he does not look like someone who is slowed up by a hamstring injury or back. He had nowhere to run the ball today…They don’t look like they’re trying to find new, unique, and creative ways to run the ball.”

Caplan: “I’m looking for some of the West Coast stuff, from the Shanahan tree especially. I get it that (Sean) Mannion is from more of the (Sean) McVay school, but man it’s just so disappointing.”

Pass Rush

Mosher: “The pass rush finally came alive, and this Giants offensive line isn’t bad at all…Six sacks in total.”

Caplan: “I would say over half of their quarterback hits were probably after four seconds…Their coverage was really good.”

Braden Mann

Mosher: “Braden Mann, holy cow. He continues to be fantastic with those punts.”

Caplan: “This punt was mostly in the air. He had a couple which weren’t great, but overall he has been their MVP.”

– Benjamin Paul is a staff writer for InsideTheBirds.com.