Philly.com · Oct 19, 2018
Eagles tight ends are giving opponents matchup headaches
TIM TAI / Staff PhotographerIn a league where three-wide-receiver sets have become the norm, the Eagles have gone back to the future.
They are playing a ton of two- and three-tight-end sets this season, though, unlike the old days, they aren't using them to play three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust football.
In their first six games, the Eagles have used "12″ (1 RB, 2 TE) or "13″ (1 RB, 3 TE) personnel on 50.4 percent of their offensive plays, which is a dramatic increase over last year, when they used 12/13 personnel just 31.3 percent of the time.
Even more startling: The Eagles have thrown the ball 60.8 percent of the time with 12/13 personnel.
