Philadelphia Eagles versus Detroit Lions: 10 Storylines to watch

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 08: Quarterback Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles warms up before playing against the Washington Redskins at Lincoln Financial Field on September 8, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

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DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 09: Defensive Coordinator Jim Schwartz of the Philadelphia Eagles and formally head coach of the Detroit Lions watches his defense at Ford Field on October 9, 2016, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /

9. Will Jim Schwartz continue to blitz?

Everyone’s clamored for Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz to employ the blitz, and versus the Falcons in Week 2, everyone who had asked got their wish. There’s an old saying though. If you live by the blitz, you’ll, sometimes, die by one, and Atlanta would deliver a gut punch on a fourth-down screen pass to Julio Jones that went for a long touchdown catch and run.

No one was bothered because everyone knows that’s the risk you take when you send extra guys. Seeing those rushers felt great though, didn’t it? It kind of reminds you of when Jim Johnson was on the sideline, didn’t it?

Now, there’s only one question. Will Schwartz continue to bring pressure or has he been turned off by that Jones touchdown? Let’s hope it’s the former if the front four can’t get any pressure. Everyone’s sick of that ‘picket fence’ idea.

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