How Do the Eagles Stat Leaders Match Up With the Rest of the League?

by Bob_Q on Oct 28, 2010 7:00 PM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

Now that the bye week has finally arrived, it's time to examine how the Eagles measure up stat-wise to the rest of the NFL. Let's take a look at the good, the average, and the ugly.

The Good

David Akers has racked up 12 touchbacks on kickoffs this season - enough to rank him fifth in the NFL. He is also tied for fifth place in total points scored with 52. David Buehler, the Cowboys' highly-touted kickoff specialist, only has five touchbacks on the season (ranked #17).

Nate Allen and Asante Samuel are tied for sixth place in total INTs with three each.

Jorrick Calvin has produced the seventh-highest average on punt returns with 13.3 yards.

Trent Cole is tied for the eighth-highest sack total with six sacks. One of the players he is tied with is none other than former Eagle Jason Babin. Juqua Parker is tied for 21st place with four sacks.

DeSean Jackson - you had to know his name would appear here - is currently ranked #4 among receivers with five or more catches in yards per reception (20.8). He is also ranked #20 in yards per game with 65.8.

Jeremy Maclin is tied for fourth place with Colts wideout Austin Collie for number of receiving touchdowns (6). Those six scores are also good enough to rank him sixth overall in total number of TDs. He also falls one place behind DeSean Jackson in the yards per game category with 65.4.

LeSean McCoy is tied for fourth place in rushing TDs with 5.

Sav Rocca is ranked as the fourth-best punter in both average distance (47.1 yards) and number of fair catches forced (10).

Michael Vick has the highest per-game rushing average of a quarterback by far with 46.8 yards. Just to give you an idea of how high up on the QB rushing scale he is, the next player on the list is Bills signal-caller Ryan Fitzpatrick with an average of 7.3 yards per game.

The Eagles offensive line is ranked fourth overall in average rushing yards allowed per attempt with 4.9 yards.

Check out "The Average" and "The Ugly" after the jump.

The Average

Kevin Kolb is ranked 17th overall with a passer rating of 85.3.

LeSean McCoy is ranked 17th overall with an average of 68.1 yards per game.

Quintin Mikell, the team's leading tackler, is ranked #26 in the NFL with 36 total tackles.

The Ugly

David Akers is ranked 28th overall in percentage of field goals converted with 73%. Those three missed field goals against the Falcons are hurting him, but it's nothing that can't be wiped away with a solid performance for the rest of the season.

Jorrick Calvin is ranked #36 among kick returners with an average of 22.9 yards.

Kurt Coleman is tied for 16th place in total penalty yardage with 55 yards.

Ellis Hobbs is ranked #3 in total penalty yardage with 84 yards. He is also #30 among kick returners with an average of 23.7 yards. Bring on the hate.

Kevin Kolb is tied for 6th place for total fumbles with five. The tying player? Brett Favre.

Jason Peters and Ellis Hobbs are tied for 15th place in total penalties drawn with five each.

The Eagles offensive line is ranked second overall in sacks given up with 21. The only team worse than them is the Chicago Bears, who have given up a nausea-inducing 31 sacks so far.

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DAMN

UDDDDAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

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E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!!!!!!

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by Udalango on Oct 28, 2010 7:57 PM EDT reply actions

I really thought he was playing okay this season

But I guess the numbers don’t lie.

by FlyEagles15 on Oct 29, 2010 11:52 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I think he was referring

to the 31 sacks given up by the Bears…..but the Hobbs reaction could also be valid I guess..lol

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by BWestFactor on Oct 29, 2010 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions

yup it was the bear

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by Udalango on Oct 29, 2010 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Penalty yardage

is sure a tricky thing. There’s no doubt DB’s, especially in today’s pass-orientated NFL, are big targets here. Especially since pass interference is a spot penalty, and not just the 15 yard standard for something like holding or a facemask. I’m glad the AMOUNT of penalties was included as well, and that we can see Ellis Hobbs and Jason Peters both have 15. I think that number is somewhat more accurate than penalty yardage, especially for DBs.

by PhiladelphiaEagles on Oct 28, 2010 8:03 PM EDT reply actions

David Akers has racked up 12 touchbacks on kickoffs this season – enough to rank him fifth in the NFL. He is also tied for fifth place in total points scored with 52. David Buehler, the Cowboys’ highly-touted kickoff specialist, only has five touchbacks on the season (ranked #17).

But Buehler is stronger and faster than Akers, so that makes you point moot. /s

Also, 31 sacks? Holy bologna.

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by alcatraz0109 on Oct 28, 2010 8:32 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Interestingly enough

The only difference between the number of sacks the Bears have, and the number of sacks the Eagles have is one Giants game.

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-Antrel Rolle

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by tito (eight and oh) on Oct 28, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

NO WAY the Eags give up 10 to the G-Men

though i would love to see it happen. Their line is much better than whatever the Bears are employing as pass protection for the moment.

by brisulph on Oct 29, 2010 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Barely

imo

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by Willgfass on Oct 29, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm sure you probably would have thought that...

The last time the Giants got ten sacks against a team, not saying I think it’s gonna happen, but you know, just sayin’…

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"If I was one of our offensive opponents, I’d be scared shitless"
-Antrel Rolle

"We’re going to hit the quarterback as many times as possible, and if he doesn’t make it through the game, then that’s unfortunate for him."
-Barry Cofield

by tito (eight and oh) on Oct 30, 2010 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions

What's with all the Giants activity on our board lately?

Oh right, the Giants are doing well right now, I forgot about that.

by AZ Eagle on Nov 2, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I've been pretty happy with Sav this year

I admit that I was one of the people hoping they’d replace him. The statistic for fair catches is impressive. Did you see how his net punt yardage was in comparison to the rest of the league?

I’m not concerned about Akers. That game against the Falcons destroyed his average and I feel it was an aberration.

That statistic for the offensive line tells me to expect the Eagles to draft offensive line in the first round of the 2011 draft.

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by Baron Dainer Von Tresvant on Oct 28, 2010 9:38 PM EDT reply actions

His net punt average is 39.3 (ranked #10). Less impressive, but that could be mostly the fault of the special teams coverage.

And I’m totally with you on drafting an offensive lineman first. It’s high time we add a household name that’s not immediately proceeded by a curse word.

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by Bob_Q on Oct 28, 2010 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Tackles

Being 26th in tackles isn’t an average thing. Keep in mind that the ratio of “tacklers” to “quarterback” or “running backs” is relatively large. To compare them, one would have to adjust the data.

by 999 on Oct 28, 2010 9:54 PM EDT reply actions

Vick also has 0 INTs to 6 TDs

Nobody is counting him in the 0 INT stat because he hasn’t been Active enough but if he keeps that stat at 0 against the Colts it’s for sure going to be a point to mention.

by cin7 on Oct 28, 2010 9:58 PM EDT reply actions

word.

by Dunta Is A PUNK on Oct 28, 2010 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Your kick off AVG's stat is way off

You used stats of all kickoff returners instead of limiting it to 5 returns or more, etc. So you have about 15+ Returners listed ahead of Calvin who only returned 5 or less kickoffs this year. Ranking Hobbs at #30 makes him seem like we’re in the bottom 3, but he’s really #19 (average) if you only list Qualified players.

Calvin’s punt return yrds (yeah i know the fumble ERASES all of it in our eyes) is also 13.3 AVG, which is 6 YDs higher than Desean Jackson’s AVG return this year. You have a rookie getting limited exposure at 2 positions in special teams.. so it’s a bumpy ride, but he has shown potential, not exactly part of the “Ugly” section stat-wise.

Also, Philadelphia is listed 16th and 14th for Kickoff and Punt Returns (out of 32 teams) so again.. it’s not UGLY, you’re just not looking at the stats from the right angle. ;)

by cin7 on Oct 28, 2010 10:11 PM EDT reply actions