Seahawks' KJ Wright Claims Seattle Knew Most of Eagles' Play Calls Before They Ran Them
By Adam Weinrib
There's "predictable" and then there's whatever Doug Pederson, Mike Groh, and the Philadelphia Eagles drew up on Sunday against Seattle.
In an incredibly important home contest, Carson Wentz did the opposite of "showing out," fumbling thrice and often looking lost with the ball in his hands.
Turns out, his skittishness was due to extreme preparedness by Seattle (and a bit of offensive negligence, as well). KJ Wright, one of the Seahawks' stoutest defenders, claimed in the postgame scrum that his team knew most of what was coming.
Not only was Seattle able to accurately diagnose a large chunk of Philly's plays right from the huddle, but they were able to sniff out a good portion of their TE screens, a section of the playbook Groh might want to just toss out and start over with.
Philly has a remarkable tight end tandem of Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert, but they're currently using their bell cows in situations so predictable that the defense is diagnosing them all and screaming about 'em pre-snap.
Of course, your average Philadelphian wasn't too impressed by Seattle's boast.
There is that valid angle, yes. Things have to change in the City of Brotherly Love, and fast.