Eagles-Rams snap counts: Time for less Quez Watkins, more Olamide Zaccheaus

The official snap counts from the Philadelphia Eagles’ Week 5 win over the Los Angeles Rams are in. Let’s have a look and run by means of some evaluation.

OFFENSE

Jalen Hurts and the beginning offensive line performed the whole sport. Profitable formulation.
A.J. Brown missed a single snap. He led the Eagles in receiving yards (127) however ranked second in targets (8) and tied for second in receptions (2).
The Eagles lastly obtained Dallas Goedert going. He noticed a team-high 9 targets for eight catches, 117 yards, and one landing.
DeVonta Smith performed so much however noticed 5 targets for only one six-yard reception.
Quez Watkins noticed three targets and caught two of them for 4 yards. He inexplicably did not comply with good blocking on a Third-and-2 bubble display screen to get tackled for a loss as a substitute of choosing up the primary down. Infuriating play that killed a promising drive. After watching Watkins wrestle relationship again to final yr, the Eagles actually need to restrict his position. Particularly when Olamide Zaccheaus has been making the case for extra snaps. Though OZ didn’t log a goal on this one, he has 69 receiving yards in his final three video games whereas Watkins has 68 in his final 10 mixed.
D’Andre Swift noticed 23 whole touches for 108 yards as RB1.
Kenny Gainwell had a very nice third down play the place he supplied an excellent block in cross safety earlier than leaking out for a catch and breaking a sort out for a primary down. That was spectacular. As a runner, although, he solely managed to realize 17 yards on seven carries (2.4 common). That places him at 3.2 yards per stick with it the season.
The Eagles used extra 12 personnel than they did final week when Jack Stoll solely performed 8% of the snaps. Stoll noticed his third goal of the season for a four-yard achieve.
OZ noticed his lowest snap depend since Week 1, when he solely performed seven snaps (10.6%). Extra OZ, much less Quez.
Grant Calcaterra has but to see a goal this season. He hasn’t seen one since Week 15 final yr.

DEFENSE

Justin Evans performed each snap in his first sport again from harm. His return appeared to work in direction of stabilizing on the secondary.
It’ll be attention-grabbing to see how the Eagles deal with the taking part in time at linebacker with Nakobe Dean now eligible to return from injured reserve. Although he botched two takeaway makes an attempt on Sunday, Nicholas Morrow has principally performed nicely because the inexperienced dot. He may go all the way down to being LB3 behind Dean and Zach Cunningham, who had been the 2 starters in Week 1.
Josh Sweat led all Eagles edge rushers in snaps to notch two QB hits and a pressured fumble. With two FF by means of 5 video games, Sweat has an excellent likelihood to surpass his earlier profession excessive of three in a single season.
With Fletcher Cox out, Jalen Carter performed his highest snap depend proportion this season. His earlier excessive was 50% in Week 1. The rise was price it; Carter had two sacks and two tackles for loss. The Eagles need to rotate their defensive tackles to maintain them contemporary … however they may need to take into account upping Carter’s snap depend when wanted.
Haason Reddick’s back-to-back sacks to finish the sport had been fairly cool. He’s now as much as three in his previous two video games. Heating up with the solid off?
Bradley Roby performed extra snaps than anticipated in his Eagles debut. They actually wanted him with their different slot CB choices struggling. His taking part in time ought to improve as he will get extra adjusted to the protection.
The Eagles curiously began Mario Goodrich within the slot after making him a wholesome scratch in Week 3 and taking part in him for zero defensive snaps in Week 4.
Kentavius Road noticed his highest snap depend proportion this season since he was upgraded from DT6 to DT4 with Cox and Marlon Tuipulotu out.
Eli Ricks was a part of the rotation at slot CB.
Derek Barnett didn’t log a stat for his fourth consecutive sport. He has one sack and 4 QB hits over his final 14 video games.
Moro Ojomo made his common season NFL debut after beforehand being a wholesome scratch each week. He had a small position as DT5.

SPECIAL TEAMS

No defensive snaps for Josh Jobe with the Eagles abandoning their James Bradberry within the slot and Jobe on the surface method.
Zero defensive snaps for Christian Elliss since Week 3.
Terrell Edmunds was relegated strictly to ST obligation one week after taking part in 100% of the Eagles’ defensive snaps as a beginning security and struggling.
Boston Scott deserves a carry or two right here and there. The Eagles can afford to take these out of Gainwell’s workload.
Tyler Steen solely performed on particular groups throughout his NFL common season debut.
Britain Covey made his influence felt regardless of taking part in simply 4 ST snaps; he returned two punts for 35 yards.

DID NOT PLAY

INACTIVE: Fletcher Cox, Marlon Tuipulotu, Sydney Brown, Tanner McKee, Rashaad Penny, Albert Okwuegbunam

ACTIVE: Marcus Mariota

The Eagles are reportedly hoping to have Cox again for Week 6.
Brown would possibly have the ability to play in Week 6 as nicely.
Though he will get to swimsuit up below the NFL’s new third quarterback rule, McKee is the one Eagle to not be formally lively for a single sport this season.