PFF: Eagles Secondary Steps Up Vs Dallas
by JasonB on Dec 27, 2011 5:24 PM EST
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PrintPro Football Focus released their grades for the Eagles week 16 matchup with the Cowboys and among their "performances of note" was the play of the Eagles secondary without Asante Samuel. I found it especially encouraging to see them single out Nate Allen for good play for the second week in a row.
With Asante Samuel out and the Cowboys' strong receiving targets, the Eagles needed to make sure their secondary wasn't going to be a reason for concern. Some of their lesser known players stepped up like safety Nate Allen (+3.0 coverage) who used his physical nature to prevent two passes from being caught by hitting the receiver while in the act, which forced two dropped passes. While he was thrown at five times, he allowed just one catch for no yards. With Samuel out, Joselio Hanson (+1.5 coverage) continued to see extended playing time. He did his part by shedding a block by Jason Witten on a bubble screen to stop Miles Austin for no gain, and deflected a pass to Austin in the end zone late in the game. As a unit, the linebackers have struggled in coverage in the past, but all five linebackers who saw playing time had a positive coverage grade. Everyone stepping up went a long way in keeping Dallas out of the end zone.
Their game ball went to Jeremy Maclin who caught 5 balls for 72 yards and a TD.
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PFF has him allowing more than he has ever in a game.
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by Euler.is.a.Pimp on Dec 27, 2011 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
6, but for under 40 yards or something
by Anders Jensen on Dec 27, 2011 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
Nate Allen's physical nature?!
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dude
Sometimes you remind me of jibta. You make some good posts and back them up, but you never sway your opinions about players. If you dislike a player, then you always dislike him no matter if there are obvious improvements made in his game or not.
by PhilsForever on Dec 28, 2011 2:47 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
allen gets wayy too much hate on this site
He has had some bad games, but he has had some very good games too. He’s going to be a quality safety, especially with the widespread crappy safety play from around the league.
And of course any secondary is going to look good against Stephen McGee
JoeD AKA The Voice Of Reason
Nate Allen is trash, he is a softie who has no awareness or ball skills in coverage. He’s a truly awful player and without a doubt the worst starter on our team.
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"Stats are for fantasy and losers. Winning is an attitude."
What if his knee is still bothering him
he should be fine next year. He was playing great last season
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No, he really wasn’t. Remember Kenny Britt?
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he played in the slot in college some
and some of his positives coming out was his ball skills as a safety. He’s better then you’re giving him credit for. He had 3 INT in his first few games as a rookie.
This season I think that his knee was an issue along with Juan being the DC. Early on nobody knew where they were supposed to be.
Nate Allen had 3 interceptions in his first 4 games along with 4 passes defended. Since those 4 games, Nate Allen has played in 23 games. In those 23 games, he has 1 interception and 9 passes defended. It is pretty clear that he was not able to keep up the pace.
And I love how everything is blamed on Juan. Juan really had nothing to do with the Nate Allen being trash. Is Juan supposed to make Nate Allen more physical and decisive?
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Juan is partially to blame.
If you think that Juan isn’t to blame for anything on the defensive side of the ball you are an idiot. Does he deserve all of it, no, but he certainly should be getting his fair share. No Juan can’t make Allen more Physical or decisive, but he can put NA in man coverage, get Matthews off the field. Allen is plenty physical and isn’t afraid to go in the box to make a stop.
Yeah Allen had the 3 INt’s in the first four games. But your calling out his ONE kenny Britt game, when that wasn’t all his fault either. Hobbs I believe had something to do with it as well.
Sure since his first few games his numbers have been done, but for this whole season he’s had the knee issue. We all know that it takes more they one year to come back at 100% on that. Next year he’ll be better, just has as the year’s gone on he’s gotten better.
On top of that a new DC, first time DC at that who’s spent the past how many years on the offensive side of the ball. So Juan does get some of the blame. You can’t argue the first half of the year and in some cases the whole year Juan was playing some of the player in the wrong way. There was no off season to get coached up on the new defensive scheme so everyone was learning on the fly. The LB crew has been terrible, that doesn’t help the safety job at all having to cover for the LB and the deep part of the field.
So tell me why is Allen so trashy? He did bite badly on the Brady play fake for the Welker TD. But for the most part as the years gone on and his knee is healing up he’s played better more and more.
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by philiafan14364 on Dec 27, 2011 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
2012 wish list for this team
1. Re-tool coaching staff, cut ties w/juan & Marty. Won’t speculate on who to bring in but greatly reduce AR’s personnel input. Re-think Howie’s position within the organization as well.
2. Don’t blow our draft picks with small, high motor def players. Put some emphasis on signing or drafting a Bigger WR & RB.
3. Change the uniforms from the awful Mid-Night Green back to the Kelly & Silver ala 60’s.
Easy to drop Juan and Marty
Pretty sad if you cut with them but you can’t give any replacements. Kind of half assed on your part. Anyone can say “fire, cut, get rid of” but if you can’t give a name or two for a replacement it hold no water whatsoever!
Not really…
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"Stats are for fantasy and losers. Winning is an attitude."
Not really?
What does that mean?
Anyone can sound smart and say “we need to fire Reid!” But if there is no better option out there what’s the point. And furthermore, if you can’t even find a name to give your opinion to then that is just plain moronic to even say that somebody needs to be fired.
Fine you want AR fired that is your opinion, but at least take a minute to say “Fire Reid and lets hire XXXX.” Then go ahead and maybe give us some reasons why this guy would be a good head coach. Just saying fire Reid is childish.
How in the hell do we need another RB or WR?? This is 10 years ago when we had Todd Pinkston going over the middle (although Jackson hasn’t been too far off) and on any other team Shady would have the rushing record this year.
You are so foolish it’s not even funny.
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