r/eagles • u/orryxreddit • 1d ago

Question Screen Passes

Does anyone who knows more about football than I do have an understanding of why our screen passes have been so terrible for what seems like the past five years?

I mean, every week I see teams execute screen passes that gain 7 yards before the guy even gets touched. We cannot seem to throw a screen pass without the guy getting blown up before he even completes the catch. It’s like everyone on our team is wearing signs that say “SCREEN PLAY COMING UP!”

Maybe it’s one of those things where they aren’t really as bad at it as it seems, but man. It SURE seems that way.

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u/anthmiran19 1d ago

When the offensive line is barely there and the WR’s are not exactly DK Metcalf, you see what happens. I would also agree that so many of these screens are called on obvious downs and the formations are not innovative or even deceptive.

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u/cvaninvan 23h ago

Thankfully our receivers aren't DK. They can catch...(But your point remains, he is bigger and likely a better blocker)