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104824, just so everyone is clear...the Eagles are going FASTER this year
Posted by cgonz00cc, Wed Oct-15-14 11:54 AM
Last year, in 422 minutes of possession the Eagles ran 1054 offensive plays, for an average of 2.49 plays per minute of possession

This year, the Eagles have ran 410 plays in 156 minutes of possession, or 2.63 plays per minute of possession. Last year the Eagles ran 1054 plays in 422 minutes of possession, or 2.49 per minute. So thats one lie dispelled. The 2014 Eagles are definitely faster than 2013.

In Kelly's last year at Oregon they ran 81.4 plays per game for ave TOP of 28:04. That comes out to 2.89 plays per minute of possession. Despite the fact that more than a THIRD of their plays went for first downs and stopped the game clock as per college rules, 2012 Oregon only ran 0.26 more plays per minute of posession than the Eagles are running today in the NFL where first downs dont stop the game clock. So the second lie is now exposed. Philadelphia is not running plays slower than Kelly's Oregon teams did, they just dont have the luxury of clock stoppages after 1st downs.

In short, O_E is lying (shocking I know) and should not be looked at as a knowledgeable resource regarding the spread offense