Any defense that has the misfortune of going up against the Philadelphia Eagles' spread read option offense in 2022 will without a doubt have their hands full with the task at hand. During that season, the Eagles were victorious in the National Football Conference championship game. Rich Rodriguez, a seasoned college football coach, is credited with being the person who first drew up the zone read formation in 1991 while serving as the head coach of Glenville State. Rodriguez did this while Rodriguez was serving as the head coach of Glenville State. There is nothing original about either the initial concept or any of the many others that have developed from it. However, head coach Nick Sirianni and offensive coordinator Shane Steichen have their professional football team running the now-common scheme with what are arguably better results than we have ever seen before at any level of football. This is the case despite the fact that the scheme is now commonplace. This holds true regardless of the caliber of football being played. The statistics demonstrate that the college offense that the Birds have been running against paid professionals this season has been just as dangerous as it has been described.
The numbers support how dangerous the offense has been throughout its history. During the 2022 NFL season, the team had many offensive statistical accomplishments, and the comprehensive sports statistics database that was provided by Sports Info Solutions details all of those accomplishments, including the following:In the National Football League, Eagles running back Miles Sanders ranked first in both read option carries (88) and rushing touchdowns (4). Sanders led the league in both categories. Sanders's 401 rushing yards and 21 first downs on read options were second only to those of Ravens quarterback and 2019 NFL Most Valuable Player Lamar Jackson. Jackson leads the NFL in rushing yards and is the Ravens' leading rusher. Sanders amassed 368 more rushing yards than any other player in the NFL combined through the use of RPOs, making him the leader in this category. Sanders led all NFL players in carries (220), rushing yards (1,050), rushing touchdowns (10), rushing first downs (52) and broken tackles (23) on run plays that were called from shotgun formations. Sanders also led all NFL players in rushing first downs (52). Jalen Hurts, the quarterback for the Eagles, finished first among all quarterbacks in the NFL in rushing attempts (28), rushing yards (182), yards per carry (6.
5), touchdowns (5), first downs (11), first down percentage (39.3%), and missed tackle percentage (32.1%) on RPOs. Hurts was also first in the NFL in yards per carry (6.5). With a total of eight rushing touchdowns scored from the shotgun position, Hurts led all quarterbacks in the NFL in rushing touchdowns scored from the position. Hurts was second in the NFL in passing yards (434), second in the NFL in air passing yards (99), and second in the NFL in passing touchdowns (4), and he did not throw any interceptions. His success came from running RPOs. Both in terms of the number of pass attempts off RPOs (69) and the total number of pass attempts off RPOs, he led the NFL. Hurts is tied for first place in the National Football League with Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs in terms of passing touchdowns from the shotgun after play action with nine. In addition, Hurts has a passer rating of 111.5 on such plays, which is second only to Mahomes among quarterbacks who have thrown at least 50 play-action shotgun passes. Mahomes has the lead in this category. Hurts had the most passing attempts (130), completions (90), and passing yards (1,095) in the entire league when he was passing from the shotgun after playaction.
This play from the NFC Championship game features one of the Eagles' more common plays, and it showcases some of the strategies that the Eagles consider to be some of their most effective plays. This play is a RPO in the first place (take note of the bubble action that is being performed by tight end Dallas Goedert in addition to the read action that is being performed by quarterback Jalen Hurts and running back Miles Sanders). In addition, this play includes a read option. The first team for the year 2022 comes in at number two. APPuller Jason Kelce, a center who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the near future, is currently in the lead. Kelce is an All-Pro player. The Philadelphia Eagles boast what is widely regarded as the most talented offensive line in the entirety of the National Football League (NFL). It is generally agreed upon that Kelce, a veteran player, possesses the most talent of all the talented players on that line, which also includes a number of other talented players.
When it comes to interior offensive linemen in the league, Kelce is arguably in a league of his own when it comes to his combination of skills, intelligence, and mobility
Kelce is in a class by himself
He has no peers
The aspect of this game that fascinates me the most is how the Eagles attacked the defense of the other team by lining up three receivers and a running back on the same side of the field at the same time
When a running back is aligned to the strong side of a trips look, they are said to have a fast four alignment
This is due to the fact that the running back serves as the fourth receiver on that side
The name for this formation comes from the position of the running back, which is aligned to the "strong side" of the look
It is important for you to keep in mind that the method that defensive players use to count the number of receivers on each side of the formation is to start counting at the sideline and move inward toward the ball
When a fast four is on the field, it is possible to quickly devastate opposing defenses that have not adequately prepared for the situation
This look has the potential to make the pre-snap picture considerably easier to understand for the quarterback. Either the defense will play a formation that is more conventional and encourage the offense to take advantage of the overload that it has created, or it will kick over all of its coverage in order to account for all four receivers, which will weaken its ability to defend against runs from the backside. In either scenario, the quarterback's job is significantly simplified. The RPO action in combination with this formation can quite literally freeze the linebacker in place, as was pointed out by Greg Olsen, a commentator for FOX Sports, in reference to a rather infamous play that Fred Warner ran during the same game. This play was run by Warner during the same game. This observation was made by Olsen in reference to a play that occurred during the same game as the previous one.
