"I Don't Know What This Is," Says a Baffled Brian Baldinger in Film Review
It’s that time of the week.
Time to take a look at some Eagles film breakdowns with a flabbergasted Brian Baldinger, who is scratching his head and trying to figure out what the hell the Birds are doing. He’s one of us.
Clip #1:
.@eagles had 1-5-24 yard line to start this game. 3 straight incompletions on the most basic of plays. 5 yards might as well be 100 yards. This isn’t OFFENSE! #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/LuT86q9ZCa
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) December 1, 2020
“if you make the throw right now, it’s a first down”
We do this every week with Carson Wentz. Guys are open coming out of breaks and he’s late to release the ball, or he doesn’t see it, or who knows what the problem is.
Watch the second throw again. Terrible mechanics. Front foot facing the wrong direction, hips aren’t being used properly. And on the third throw, two guys not on the same page. One has been on the field all season long and one is just returning to play, but he’s been here for years now and won a Super Bowl with this team. This shouldn’t be happening, these miscommunications.
Clip #2:
.@Eagles it can’t It Just Can’t get any easier than this; yet they make it so hard. So Impossibly Hard! #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/cpswSVStMG
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) December 1, 2020
“you’ve got Travis Fulgham and Jalen Reagor literally not covered”
This graphic was floating around on social media, and it looks ten times worse in video replay. You’ve got two guys literally wide open on the left side of the field, and Wentz should have identified the Seattle mixup pre-snap, but did not. Instead we got an underthrown deep shot that resulted in an incomplete pass.
Clip #3:
.@eagles of the 65 snaps last night this 1 play bugs me more than any other. Twins RT it’s a layup. It’s a layup in every offense. #Birds have real issues #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/lvPajZBef9
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) December 1, 2020
“there’s the throw, just make it”
It’s insanity.
Look at this right here. He’s looking right at a wide-open receiver and does not release the ball: