That first half was atrocious all around. Play-calling, the O-Line, general offensive execution, and that secondary. Getting lit up by Case Keenum?
Slow starts on offense were a problem all last season, and Doug and Groh need to fix that up. No more dumbass screens to Sproles, please.
But it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.
And the Eagles finished as best as you could. The O-Line tightened up in a big way. Granted, they got some help from Jonathan Allen going down to a knee injury. But still… I didn’t hear Kerrigan’s name all game. Wentz was a stud. Not one – but two! – deep bombs to DJax, accurate passes all around (71% completion rate), three TD passes, shredding Washington’s secondary. It was damn good. Gotta keep it up next week against Atlanta.
Defense also tightened up in the second half. Secondary played a little better, but it CANNOT be this bad against the Falcons in Week 2. Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Mohammed Sanu, Calvin Ridley, etc. on the road? That’s a fukking blowout right there. Really lucky they were playing Keenum and a bunch of rookie WRs this week. Not gonna be the case next week.
Defensive line started slow, woke up. But Malik Jackson going down is not good. Need Hassan Ridgeway and Tim Jernigan to step up. Also – hope to God that Jackson’s injury isn’t serious.