seabowl":3ergjhx2 said:
Because Philly runs that racecar offense the problem is if they either score quickly or can't get first downs they put tremendous pressure on their D. They are 4th worst in time of possession in the league whereas we are near the top. With our ball control O we have a chance of wearing them out by mid 3rd quarter. A heavy dose of Beastmode if this happens will probably bode well for the Hawks. A variation of this O has been run by in the past and the main issue is the stress it puts on the teams D running this scheme. Will be interesting to see for sure.
Philly's D is conditioned to be on the field all game. They actually usually play better as the game goes on, instead of worse. They are usually pretty successful in getting the ball back quickly for their O. I posted these stats in another thread but here is a breakdown for you:
Average Drive Info
Eagles Offense Starts at Own 30.5
TOP - 2:09
Plays Per Drive - 5.83
Yards per Drive - 32.0
Points Per Drive - 1.97
Seahawks Offense Starts at Own 31.9
TOP - 2:58
Plays Per Drive - 6.02
Yards per Drive - 33.6
Points Per Drive - 2.20
Eagles Defense Starts at Own 25.6
TOP - 2:23
Plays Per Drive - 5.2
Yards per Drive - 27.0
Points Per Drive - 1.60
Seattle Defense Starts at Own 25.5
TOP - 2:42
Plays Per Drive - 5.7
Yards per Drive - 27.0
Points Per Drive - 1.61
Philly's average offensive drive is 2 min, 9 sec. their average defensive drive is 2 min, 23 sec. Seahawks average offensive drive is 2 min 58 sec and their average defensive drive is 2 min 42 sec. In eagles games, both teams usually wind up with quite a lot of drives during the game... thus more chances for each offense to score points. If you look at both the hawks and eagles defensive statistics, the eagles actually allow less plays per drive, the same amount of yards per drive, and slightly less (almost the same) points per drive.