Well, that didn’t go according to plan. The Eagles marched onto the site of Super Bowl 52 and put up a performance that will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.
Scheme or nah?
The Eagles did a great job making Dalvin Cook, the Vikes’ leader in receiving and rushing coming into this game, a non-factor, but at the expense of making Cousins throw against this secondary.
Stefon Diggs tallied 167 yards and 3 touchdowns by himself, torching Rasul Douglas and Sidney Jones frequently on the same play over and over.
The Eagles run an inverted cover 2, the receiver runs a post and there’s no Safety over the top to help the cornerback, who is trying to keep outside leverage.