Philadelphia Eagles: 3 Reasons Jalen Reagor continues to fail

So, what have we learned here as Philadelphia Eagles enthusiasts?

Jalen Reagor is ultimately responsible for his own success, but maybe he should get a pass here. Pederson implements pre-snap motion with Reagor that is similar to what Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid does with Tyreek Hill.

Wentz motions Reagor into the backfield and then he motions out on a swing route. The problem is that the Eagles have only given him the ball on this play once. Other than that, he’s only been used as a decoy. As previously mentioned with the jet motion, no one is going to bite on the swing pass if the Eagles never throw 18 the ball. Most of the time, Reagor has blockers and room to work too. Pederson is just hurting himself and his football team.

Sometimes Pederson just sends Reagor deep to take defenders away from the guys who are working underneath. That’s great but sometimes there’s not even a safety outlet underneath which isn’t a great idea with this offensive line. Another problem is that Wentz will take deep shots to Reagor with multiple defenders around him. Why he’s doing so is unknown. Perhaps there’s nothing underneath and 11 is just hoping for the big play.

While Wentz and the offensive line are big issues for this football team, Reagor could have even more opportunities if Pederson just tried to get the ball into his hands. Even though there have been a few drag routes and crossers from Reagor there’s still room for a lot more. That alone could get this passing game going.

While this is just our analysis from the game versus Cleveland, there are more plays to point out from all of Reagor’s five games with similar issues. To quote Wentz and Pederson, it has to be better. Hopefully, everyone will see ‘better’ from this team when the Birds meet Seattle on Monday Night Football, but if we’re being truthful, it’s difficult to imagine that we’ll see anything new.