Philadelphia Eagles: 2 Reasons those Giants games won’t be cakewalks
By Hunter Doyle
1. The Philadelphia Eagles may only have half of the field to work with on offense.
Free-agent signing James Bradberry was a huge addition for New York this offseason. Quarterbacks have struggled against him over the past few seasons, especially last year. He allowed just 6.6 yards per target, a 59.8 percent completion percentage, one touchdown, and a 70.1 passer rating for the quarterbacks he faced. Oh, and you can add three interceptions and 12 pass breakups to his resume for good measure.
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Bradberry is battle-tested after playing in the NFC South, where played versus signal-callers like Matt Ryan and Drew Brees, and he lined up across from some of the best receivers in the game like Julio Jones, Michael Thomas, and Mike Evans multiple times every year. Bradberry excelled in both man and zone coverage. Moving to the NFC East will benefit him. There’s still talent in the division at wideout, but nothing like he saw in the NFC South.
New York also recently signed Logan Ryan. He’s expected to have multiple responsibilities on the defense, but he should play the majority of his snaps in the slot cornerback position. Ryan’s numbers speak for themselves. You won’t find too many corners who have four interceptions, four forced fumbles, 18 pass breakups, 4.5 sacks, ten quarterback pressures, and 113 tackles as a stat line. If all goes well, he’s going to fill that role nicely and have success in defensive coordinator Patrick Graham’s scheme.
Darnay Holmes will likely be the backup slot corner and should see the field a lot. Holmes was the fourth-ranked cornerback in the nation coming out of high school, but he also had some injuries that affected his draft stock.
When Holmes lined up against Marquise Brown in 2018, he didn’t allow any completions and picked up an interception and a pass deflection on four targets. Learning from Logan Ryan and these other vets could be a huge benefit for him.