Tim McManus detailed the meeting that happened between Nick Sirianni and some Eagles players that turned the season around via ESPN. What was the message? Run the ball. Which proves one thing. Eagles fans could run this team:

PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Nick Sirianni had just retreated to his office on a Monday afternoon in late September following a team meeting when three imposing figures appeared in the doorway.

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It was on that sour note that players were set to dispatch from the NovaCare Complex for their bye week respite. But three of them — offensive linemen Lane Johnson, Jordan Mailata and Landon Dickerson — first had to get something off their chests.

“Hey, can we talk?” one asked as they appeared at Sirianni’s door, per Mailata.

“Yeah, come sit down,” Sirianni replied.

The 6-foot-8, 365-pound Mailata made his way inside — along with the 6-6, 325-pound Johnson and 6-6, 332-pound Dickerson — and situated themselves on a couple of small couches inside Sirianni’s office. They proceeded to make their pitch for why the Eagles should shift toward a more run-oriented, offensive line-dependent attack.

“It was just reminding him, ‘You have weapons in the air, on the ground and you have a hell of an O-line,'” Mailata said. “We wanted to lead with, ‘Hey, before Saquon got here, you had us. Now you have us and Saquon. So use it.'”

That conversation helped set the tone for a bye week of change for the Eagles. They are running the ball 40.8 times per game (up from 30 rushes before the bye) and are averaging 194 yards on the ground — well above the No. 2 team over that span, the Pittsburgh Steelers, who are averaging 160 yards per game on the ground. Philadelphia’s designed run rate of 59% since Week 6 is highest in the NFL — up from 40% from Weeks 1-4 (18th highest in NFL).

Run the ball? That’s your big plan? We’ve been screaming that from the stands, in our living rooms, and at bars for decades. Is the NFL that easy? Take the ball, put it in the hands of one of the best players in the world, and have him run behind a MASSIVE offensive line. My WIP Uncle could be the next Vince Lombardi if that’s all it takes.

Get these guys a job at NovaCare stat:

 

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Those guys aren’t even clocking in 100 hour work weeks and they know what the gameplan should be. You know how college coaches have a “Get back” Guy? The Eagles should have a “Run the ball” Guy. Just so when Nick forgets in the heat of the game that they need to run someone can whisper in his ear and remind him that he has Saquon Barkley and the best O-Line in the NFL.

If Jeffrey Lurie can afford it we should get Nick a “Take the Points” Guy too.


The Commies allow the 5th most rushing yards in the NFL. Run the damn ball!

Live look at Mary Kate from Delco in section 102 tonight: