Doug Pederson says the wounds with the Eagles have forced him to make a lot of calls on his match sheet for the Falcons match

Doug Pederson held his press conference the day after the Eagles defeated the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night. The Philadelphia head coach unfortunately did not offer much in terms of injuries, but he did address a number of topics that deserve to be addressed here.

Scratch parts

Pederson was questioned that losing Alshon Jeffery, DeSean Jackson and Dallas Goedert early in the game had changed the offensive game plan. Maybe you could guess the answer!

If the concern. It affects a lot. If you looked at my list of appeals this morning, you would see a lot of scratches on plays and different things.

One thing I said after the match is also with [Eagles offensive coordinator] Mike Groh, [Eagles offensive line/run game coordinator] Jeff Stoutland and the offensive staff making the necessary adjustments and coaching these young players, Mack Hollins, J.J. [Arcega-Whiteside]. And what's interesting, if you watch the match like we did this morning, I mean, Zach [Ertz] tell the guys where to go. Nelly [Nelson Agholor] tell us we are moving guys. Our pieces are moving and we put guys in positions that did not train in those positions during the week and that still had a chance to finish. Took the lead and had a chance.

I take my hat off these guys for hanging out there.

I do not know about you, but I still do not understand how ridiculous it is that the Eagles essentially lost Jeffery, Jackson and Goedert – a trio of 15 receptions, 221 yards and four touchdowns in the first week – WARMUPS OF PREGAME. None of these types were in the injury report that preceded Sunday night. And it's not even as if they were injured during the match, which can be expected from such a dangerous sport. Three key offensive players injured while jogging on the field before the game are another level of bad luck.

The offense committed by the Eagles in 2019 was characterized by their ability to use two different personnel programs: 11 (three wide receivers) and 12 (two tight ends). They have the talent to be an effective offense in both deployments, which all teams can not claim.

Losing Goedert immediately removed 12 people from the board Sunday night. Now, the Eagles deserve to be blamed for not being better prepared to handle a tight injury as Goedert and Zach Ertz are the only two players in the 53-player roster. The team had Alex Ellis as the third tight end of the first week, but gave it up to promote cornerback Craig James to the training team. Pederson explained this decision:

We trusted in our two tight ends. We went with a game plan consisting of running a large part of the action-game with two tight ends, the game of the race at two ends tight. I felt comfortable with both guys.

And then in our 11-staff, having Zach and Dallas working there. And then just have the extra database just available on the special teams and then if needed in the secondary, just keeping that extra guy on.

It's also hard to blame both the injuries and injuries for the slow start of the team, considering that the attack was the worst in the first quarter of the NFL last year and that had collected no points for the first quarter this week.

Nevertheless, Pederson has a valid reproach. It's not as if the Eagles had plenty of time to plan their match knowing they were not going to have Jeffery, Jackson and Goedert. The coaching staff had to make major adjustments on the fly. And despite that, they were still in a good position to win the match, if not for Nelson Agholor, who blatantly won a touchdown pass.

Injuries occur in the NFL. That's the nature of the game. What happened in Atlanta? It's just not normal. How can you prepare to lose three main players during warm-ups?

Take responsability

Congratulations to Pederson for blaming the slow beginnings of the Eagles.

Q. Slow starts were widespread last year, when you self-lit in the off season, what was your main reason for not scoring in the first quarter, and how did you try to fix that? year?

DOUG PEDERSON: I just need to find the magic pieces.

Q. Do you think this is playing or is it more performing?

DOUG PEDERSON: It's always the theater. It's on me. I have to do a better job.

Games are not the only problem. The execution could allow for better. But Pederson made the right choice to put him on himself and not on his players. He even threw the "best job" Andy Reid-ism there.

Now, go fix it, Doug. It's too late.

Do not stay with the racing game

It was disappointing to see the Eagles struggling to manage the ball effectively against a Atlanta defense that ranked 32nd in the number of yards per game opponents in 2018 and struggling again in Week 1 this year. Miles Sanders and Jordan Howard combined for only 46 yards in 18 races (average of 2.6). Their longest run of the night? Five meters each.

Pederson explained how the absence of 12 people was detrimental to the Eagles race game:

Q. What is the main reason you left the race? Was it Dallas GoedertThe absence, the way the game was played, a combination of both?

DOUG PEDERSON: A bit of both. We had trouble running the ball, which we are proud of. Last week, I may have mentioned that we would face a much better defense of the Atlanta Falcons than the first week. It's just – it's the NFL and a great pride on that side and they're well trained.

So we knew it was going in this football match. We were going to try to run and try to establish it and we fought a little there. We must make these corrections.

It's also an important element, with a lot of staff changes, strict constraints, and things like that, which have taken us a step further. I will not make an excuse, but it affects him a little.

After Sunday's defeat, the Eagles respected Wentz and almost wanted the team to win despite less than optimal circumstances. Pederson also praised the starting quarterback of the team:

Q. Do you think that QB Carson Wentz being touched so early has affected his game and how do you think he's played globally, and do you take into account the punishment in that?

DOUG PEDERSON: Obviously, this is a physical and violent game. The quarterbacks are going to be affected. Yesterday, we saw two quarters of the league get hit, or one by one. So that's part of the game. That's one of the things you love about Carson, it's his tenacity. You would like to see him, maybe throw the ball a little earlier here and there. But the fact that he played well yesterday and that he really held us in this football game – the finishing shot at Mack [Hollins] fourth quarter was amazing. For him, escaping the pocket, as he has done a few times, was incredible. And these are things that you can not really coach. You do not really teach these things. It is quite natural, the instinct given by God. It's hard to take that away from a player, and yet, at the same time, you always want him to protect himself as best he can, but he's playing games for you and I'm not going to take it from him.