Inside the Eagles’ Secret Blueprint: How One GM Engineered Three Super Bowl Triumphs
That Eagles squad had Hurts at quarterback and a solid offensive line, with eventual Hall of Fame center Jason Kelce as its anchor. But they didnât have a running back like Barkley â no disrespect to Miles Sanders, his fellow Penn State product, who had a solid season â and struggled to maintain gap integrity. Hence that leagueâs worst run disruption rate allowed and an overall run game that was just OK.
The offense had its benefits, though. The Eagles had gotten the Tennessee Titans to trade them A.J. Brown, a masterstroke by Roseman when the AFC squadâs relationship with the star wideout fell through. They spent a first-round pick on Heisman Trophy-winning receiver DeVonta Smith, and those receivers helped Hurts level up into one of the leagueâs better quarterbacks. The Eagles averaged 7.0 yards per designed pass play to rank fifth in the league and got a 59.8% burn rate from their receiving targets (eighth in the league). Â
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