Eagles - Jaguars Takeaways: Winning In Many Ways

 > If you are a fan of being able to win in different ways – and why wouldn’t you be? – having a rain and wind day and crushing on the ground, while overcoming a big early deficit, is all kinds of good.

> QB Jalen Hurts’ first quarter pick-6 was just a horrific play from start to finish. Bad decision by Hurts to throw into coverage to 4th WR Zach Pascal, bad execution of the pass leading to the tip and score, and bad luck from T Jordan Mailata getting hurt in the runback. Just maximum fail.

> The fact that Hurts can Hulk Up to finish touchdown runs is one of those superpowers that I hope he doesn’t use too often. Because injuries.

> The offensive PI call on TE Dallas Goedert that cost WR AJ Brown a nifty score was bogus, but I have no idea what that call means now, and refs are people too who need TV time, so. Moving on.

> P Arryn Siposs continues to miss inside the 20 opportunities, and PR/KR Britain Covey doesn’t look like he’s going to survive the season. The fact that this is the most consistent point of complaint among the faithful is the very definition of First World Problems.

> For a good defense, this team gives up kitten-soft touchdowns far too often, but they’ve got more takeaways than scoring plays against them. So, time to STFO.

> It’s a bad idea to judge an offense in bad weather conditions and when they are missing their top people, but… QB Trevor Lawrence just didn’t pass the eye test for me. For a purported generational talent, he just seems ordinary, and that’s before we get into the fact that he was a turnover machine today. (Yes, yes, weather… but Hurts’ stopped at one giveaway. Lawrence got to five. That’s not all coincidence.)

> The pick CB James Bradberry in the third was flat out awesome, in timing and game context.

> A hidden part of why the pass rush has been getting home in the past few games: DT Fletcher Cox is having a bounce-back year while playing fewer snaps. Keeping him fresh for 17 games will be the challenge.

> This team seems to be trying to see if they can win every game by simple treating the opponent like a speed bag in the second quarter. So far, they haven’t done the trick in other quarters, and it has not mattered. It will eventually.

> If you want to pick nits, going +4 on takeaways and winning by 8 at home seems a little on the light side. Fourth down play calling remains not great, and injuries were a real concern today. Again, First World problems.

> RB Miles Sanders with the bell cow day, 24 carries and 2 scores. If the man can stay healthy, he’s going to have a very nice second contract from someone soon. And if RB Boston Scott isn’t healthy soon, he’s going to get Wally Pipped by new toy RB Trey Sermon.

> DE Hassan Reddick with the Nope, No Drama strip sack to end things was downright porny, especially for a hometown hero. In the past two days, the man has sold some jerseys.

> Right now, it’s difficult to tell whether keeping your powder dry about being the best team in the NFC (if not the league) is just being a killjoy, or whether pricing Super Bowl tickets is jinxing it or refusing to honor the moment. But they just seem special, deep, well-coached, motivated, etc. Not allowing a 14-point hole at home to remain and fester and controlling the line of scrimmage in both directions will do that.