(05-27-2019, 08:58 AM)Upper Wrote: My concern with the oline is a bit more specific. I am worried about how the oline was constructed compared to the new QB we will have to protect. We now have probably the heaviest footed OT tandem in the league. As we all know by now, Cam led the league in pressures allowed his rookie season, but his sack total was relatively modest. I think that despite all of Blake's drawbacks, we can credit him for keeping many pressures as pressures and not sacks (yes I know he ran into the occasional sack too). Will a larger percentage of those pressures turn into sacks with the far less fleet of foot Foles standing in the pocket? I fear that may be the case.

I know the easy response will be that Foles will get the ball out faster, and that will be true to an extent, but I think overall Foles back there will be a net negative for the oline's image.

The eagles dialed up more and more quick hit passes for Foles late last season for this very reason and it worked. 

Foles went from averaging around 3.2 seconds to get the ball out to 2.2 -2.3 over the final 4 weeks of the reg season and accordingly he went from throwing under pressure around 35% of the time down to around 15-20% of the time. 

I'd wager this information is not lost on our new coordinator who was present for all of this. 
I'd also wager Foles had this element of the game in mind when he discussed the dialogue he's having with his new running backs group and preparing them to be looking for the ball. 

If Robinson and Taylor are as bad as you think they'll be, Foles and Flip will likely be prepared to steer the offense in this direction. 

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