Daily News | Eagles-Texans: Already suspect run defense leaky without Jordan Davis, Howie Roseman handling success
HOUSTON — The Eagles moved to 8-0 for the first time in franchise history with a just-get-out-Dodge-on-a-short-week 29-17 win over the 1-6-1 Texans on Thursday night. Win, lose, or draw, here’s what we learned:in the lineup, the Eagles had been just passable in stopping the run through the first seven games. He made a difference, partly because the majority of his snaps have come as the nose tackle in coordinator’s odd-man base front, but mostly because of his physical presence.
ran at will, especially in the first half. He had 88 yards on 13 carries by the break — 139 yards on 27 carries, overall. Thirty-six of those yards came on one rush when safetiesmissed tackles. But Pierce, who deserves his share of credit, along with Houston’s offensive line, was also consistently picking up tough yards up the middle.lined up a few times over the center in the first half.
“Of course, that makes you not quite as good against the run,” he said Friday. “But that starts with us as coaches putting the guys in better position.” The Eagles’ tackling, or lack thereof, was sloppy against the Texans. It’s been the defense’s Achilles heel most of the season. Pro Football Focus has them ranked last in the league. Sirianni said he wasn’t concerned, but you can bet that isn’t the case privately. Effort is not the problem. Some of the misses are because of poor technique. Some have to do with, which requires more tackling in open space. But it’s a discipline that needs to be cleaned up.
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