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Rambling thoughts:
Wentz the rookie on the road for the first time on MNF (rookie QBs are 1 of their last 16 SU on road MNF)
Cutler 8-2 on MNF
Bears OLine is awful, especially on the right edge where their RT was graded 67th out of 64 OL starters (yes you read that right) after week 1.
If you Blitz Cutler he melts. That's what happened in Houston, they started blitzing and he melted. Then they had to throw to catch up which meant more blitzes and he melted more. Its been that way his whole career.
Eagles DLine is very good, especially around the edges, and Cox is no joke in the middle. Eagles didn't blitz much against Cleveland, rushed 3 mostly. However was that their scheme or was that just their plan vs RGIII?.
Eagles have basically nobody to cover anyone in the secondary. Cleveland found success in jumpballs and Chicago has Jeffery and the potential that is Kevin White for jumballs all day long.
Wentz used Ertz quite a bit (6 rec). He was his main mid guy, and went to him in crunch situations (see 4th down vs Cle). Ertz is gone now. Wentz did complete some nice passes but did so on basically one route, a deep post. Clevelands secondary isn't very good, and the deep post is a timing throw, Cleveland didn't respect Wentz throwing it so when he actually threw nice deep posts it was into single coverage and accurate for easy TDs.
Cutler 8-2 on MNF
Bears OLine is awful, especially on the right edge where their RT was graded 67th out of 64 OL starters (yes you read that right) after week 1.
If you Blitz Cutler he melts. That's what happened in Houston, they started blitzing and he melted. Then they had to throw to catch up which meant more blitzes and he melted more. Its been that way his whole career.
Eagles DLine is very good, especially around the edges, and Cox is no joke in the middle. Eagles didn't blitz much against Cleveland, rushed 3 mostly. However was that their scheme or was that just their plan vs RGIII?.
Eagles have basically nobody to cover anyone in the secondary. Cleveland found success in jumpballs and Chicago has Jeffery and the potential that is Kevin White for jumballs all day long.
Wentz used Ertz quite a bit (6 rec). He was his main mid guy, and went to him in crunch situations (see 4th down vs Cle). Ertz is gone now. Wentz did complete some nice passes but did so on basically one route, a deep post. Clevelands secondary isn't very good, and the deep post is a timing throw, Cleveland didn't respect Wentz throwing it so when he actually threw nice deep posts it was into single coverage and accurate for easy TDs.
Chicago wont make that mistake and if you watch the Houston game Chicagos DBs didn't give up a deep post, infact they forced a ton of sideline jumpballs that Fuller and Hopkins simply out jumped them for. Their coverage was good down field, forced a ton of throws on outs (hardest throw in the game and one Wentz was awful at vs Cle). Philly doesn't have a Hopkins and Fuller to bail them out on jumpballs and Wentz isn't as versed in the back shoulder stuff as Brock was.
Chicago does have a weakness covering kicks, so I do think Sproles could get serious yardage.
Add it all up, who do we like?
Chicago does have a weakness covering kicks, so I do think Sproles could get serious yardage.
Add it all up, who do we like?
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