Eagles HC Pederson calls out players for lack of effort

We don’t ever take a year off as far as we need to lose these games because we can get a certain pick. It’s unlikely the team would unless someone like Sean Payton or John Harbaugh became available, but things have not looked good for Doug of late. When we had everybody in the early part of the season, [RT] Lane [Johnson] was there at the right side and [G/T] Allen [Barbre] was at the left guard position and things were rolling pretty good, so we’ve had our share of adversity this season. It could still get worse. “There’s nothing really to change”. “We just have to study his tape”.

If only it were that easy.

What Pederson has sensed in the Eagles (5-6), who have lost six of their last eight games, is tightness. The rookie threw three interceptions for the first time, and that number could have been even higher. To only have Treggs on the field for two snaps with Jordan Matthews not playing due to an ankle injury is more than a little curious.

Doug Pederson won the coin flip for the seventh time this season, and unlike the other six occasions, made a decision to take the football rather than defer until the second half.

Here’s a look at how the Bengals’ first six drives ended. And never mind that those numbers are more than former first-round pick Nelson Agholor ever had in a game.

It continued as the Bengals scored on their first drive. You don’t get down. But, with just four weeks to go in the regular season, the effort given Sunday will have to be the norm. Then again, those four false starts by the line in the first half kind of kept him playing catch-up.

Bengals: Rookie Cody Core caught a 50-yard pass for his first career reception, setting up Jeremy Hill’s TD run in the first quarter.

“Well, I think a lot of that was obviously after a lot of frustration directly after a game”, Jenkins said. “[Coverage problems] can’t keep happening week in and week out”. For the Bengals to win the division under those circumstances, both the Ravens and Steelers would have to win three or fewer of their last five games. Cincinnati clobbered the Eagles 32-14. Nugent made it 29-0 after nailing a 26-yard field goal before the Eagles finally got on the board. They entered halftime with a 19-0 lead. He was lucky that was only his first.

“Andy, man – you can’t throw a ball any better”, said veteran receiver Brandon LaFell of his 44-yard catch among his seven receptions for 95 yards. Cincinnati limited Scarlet Knights running back Ray Rice to a season-low 54 yards. He spoke highly of his teammates who have continued to press forward, and he said he wants his team to be more disciplined. “Not shoot ourselves in the foot, quite frankly”.

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Dalton, who has thrown passes to eight different receivers, is 16 of 20 for 217 yards and a touchdown for a passer rating of 128.5.

Since I’m aware a lot of Eagles fans are ultra-sensitive to any criticism of Wentz, I’m not suggesting in any way that he cost the Eagles the game Sunday. When the defense forced a fumble, the Eagles had a chance to come within one possession.

Wentz finished the game with 308 yards on 36-for-60 passing, one touchdown and three interceptions, with anything positive for the rookie signal caller coming after the game was long out of reach. Their most ridiculous penalty was lining up offside on the kickoff to begin the second half.

Pederson said Monday he meets weekly with owner Jeff Lurie and executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman, who have told him his job is secure. “We dug ourselves a hole and it was hard to come out of”.