Eagles game plan: Hit Newton repeatedly

[Mr. Scot]

“Get him uncomfortable,” Cox said, via Ed Kracz of the Burlington County Times. “Hit him, hit him, hit him, hit him, hit him, even when they run the ball, hit him. I think that will shake him up a bit, make him frustrated and that’s when all quarterbacks start doing crazy things.”

It worked a year ago, when the Eagles sacked Newton nine times and picked him off three times in a dominating performance. But Newton’s playing with a different confidence so far this year, is healthier and has better protection.

He also doesn’t shy away from contact, putting his linebacker-sized frame to good use when he’s outside the pocket. And they’re clearly comfortable with him running it, as the Panthers lead the league in rush attempts.

That creates more opportunities for him to get hit, which is exactly what the Eagles are looking for.

PFT: Eagles game plan for Newton is simple

[Cat]

I swear, I just picked Cox up for my fantasy team right before I read that on Profootball. I hope that fuger gets me negative points this week. 

[PandaPancake]

That Chip Kelly guy is a genius. No one else thought of that

[CLTPanther]

That's probably every teams plan.. gotta catch him first though

[2jakefansinva]

Hey Fletch.......who you think is going to wilt first after being hit....

Newton or Bradford ??

[PandaPancake]

Where's that picture of Norwell?

[Mr. Scot]

Pay close attention to this part...

"Hit him, hit him, hit him, hit him, hit him, even when they run the ball, hit him.

What you'll want to note here is that Cox is not talking about when Newton runs the ball.  He's talking about plays where Newton hands it off.

Basically, he's saying they plan to take cheap shots.

[Bartin]

Pay close attention to this part...

What you'll want to note here is that Cox is not talking about when Newton runs the ball.  He's talking about plays where Newton hands it off.

It's legal on read option plays. Same thing Suggs did to Bradford in the preseason.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

Pay close attention to this part...

 

What you'll want to note here is that Cox is not talking about when Newton runs the ball.  He's talking about plays where Newton hands it off.

i'm pretty sure he's talking about read option plays....except the panthers are running less read option than the last time the two teams met.

[Mr. Scot]

I don't see it as specifying read option plays only, guys

I could see that used as an excuse, though.

[Spaceballs83]

Eagles are sounding cocky. They are riding off their win from last year. News flash, this is a new year as the Seahawks found out last week.

[Bartin]

I don't see it as specifying read option plays only, guys.

It's basically not even possible to hit a QB legally on a standard handoff from under center though it is still legal if you hit him within about a second of the handoff.

This is absolutely talking about read option plays and read option style handoffs where the edge defender is left completely unblocked.

They got the idea from this which was incorrectly flagged: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000514817/Suggs-tackles-Bradford-low-gets-flagged

[frash.exe]

Lol

 

good job unveiling the gameplan, fletcher

[nosuchthingasapanther]

Lol

 

good job unveiling the gameplan, fletcher

not really much of a gameplan. making a qb as uncomfortable as possible is every defensive lineman's goal.