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Nate Gerry says Eagles linebackers are looking to ‘flush it’ and move on after debacle against the Rams

Nate Gerry looking forward to the Bengals afer bad loss to the Rams

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The Philadelphia Eagles entered their Week 2 matchup against the Rams with the No. 1 rated defense in football. That honor quickly evaporated and 60 minutes later, the Eagles defense was a disaster during a 37-19 loss to the Rams.

The Eagles linebacker corps led by Nathan Gerry played below average in the afternoon, looking outmatched in the running game and beyond confused by the Rams short passing game. On Wednesday, Gerry took the blame for the Eagles brutal play against the run and used the phrase, “flush it” when talking to Les Bowen of The Inquirer, to describe where the Birds though process in advance of the matchup with Cincinnati.

“It’s easier for us to flush it knowing we still have the objectives and goals ahead of us that we still want to accomplish. … It’s just one of the bumps in the road. … I feel like we learned from it, and especially after today’s practice, I feel like we’ve definitely flushed it.”

The Eagles gave up 191 rushing yards on 39 carries and were gashed for big plays both on the ground and in the air as well.

Gerry called Sunday a bump in the road and something the Eagles will move on and learn from.

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Jim Schwartz gives the Eagles linebacker corps a vote of confidence

Jim Schwartz says he’s very confident in the Eagles linebackers despite their poor play in loss to the LA Rams

During the Eagles 37-19 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, the Philadelphia defense was confused and gashed over and over by Sean McVay’s constant motion and misdirection. Left in the aftermath was Nate Gerry missing tackles or Eagles defenders chasing behind Rams offensive stars scurrying towards the end zone.

On Tuesday, Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz took the blame, suggesting that his game plan was the cause of the debacle.

When getting specific, especially about his underperforming linebacker corps, Schwartz again took the fall, stating that he didn’t put them in a good enough position.

During Tuesday’s zoom meeting, Schwartz talked about a more complex game plan, but if Gerry and company struggled with a “simpler” gameplan, what was a more complex and more difficult gameplan going to help?

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Jim Schwartz takes the blame for the Eagles defensive debacle vs. the Rams

Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz takes the blame for the Eagles performance vs. the Rams

Jim Schwartz is taking the fall for his players and on Tuesday the Eagles defensive coordinator took fault for putting too much on Philadelphia defenders during their massive collapse in the 37-19 loss to the LA Rams.

Talking to the local media on Tuesday, Schwartz echoed Rodney McLeod’s comments that the Eagles defensive attack was easy for the Rams to gameplan for.

Schwartz took fault for attempting to make the scheme easier for Eagles defenders, with the intent being on them reading and reacting. Instead, Eagles defenders were left confused and out of position.

Schwarts took the blame on Tuesday.

“Well, what happened on the field was I had a poor game plan.

We had a very simple game plan. You guys know that the Rams use a lot of tempos out of their huddle, and a lot of different motions, and things like that, and, the whole sort of theme was to make it as simple as we could — we’ve had success with that in the past. But, in an effort to do that, I also created a lot of conflict with what the guys were doing, and it gave them a lot of stuff to look at. And what I though would make it easier, didn’t make it easier, it made it harder.”

Schwartz went onto say that there wouldn’t be any personnel changes and the Eagles gameplan going forward would be much more complex.

Philadelphia Eagles announce 8 captains for the 2020 NFL season

Carson Wentz, Fletcher Cox among 8 Eagles named a team captain

The 2020 NFL season is upon us and on Wednesday, the Philadelphia Eagles announced the eight players named team captains, providing leadership and an ear to Doug Pederson and the Eagles staff.

The Eagles had five captains last year, but after some growth and improved play this offseason, a few new names landed among the group.

The players were informed by head coach Doug Pederson during a team meeting on Wednesday morning.

“It’s a little bit of a different approach this year,” Pederson said on Wednesday morning shortly after informing the players at the daily team meeting. “It is important to me to select players who are great leaders, who are going to be captains all year. I felt like these gentlemen represented what we’re looking for in the way they’ve worked so hard and led the way for the team on and off the field. It’s a group I’m proud to call our captains for the season.”

The offensive captains for 2020 are – quarterback Carson Wentz, center Jason Kelce, and left tackle, Jason Peters. The defensive captains are defensive linemen Fletcher Cox and Brandon Graham, along with safety Rodney McLeod. The special teams’ captains are Duke Riley and Craig James, two players who’ve only been with the Eagles since last year.

James has impressed so much, that he was rewarded with a contract extension.

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