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With Michael Vick limited in practice by a sore hamstring, second-year quarterback Nick Foles figures to make his second pro start. He won one of five starts as a rookie, leading the Eagles to a last-second victory at Tampa Bay.
TAMPA,Nike Air Max Australia Cheap, Fla. (AP) — Step up, winless Buccaneers. You're next in line to take a crack at slowing down the fast-paced offense Chip Kelly has turned loose on the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles.
"He beat us a lot last year with his legs, his scrambling ability, and I think people underestimate his athletic ability because he plays next to a Mike Vick. But that guy's good. ... We have a tough test ahead of us."
REVIS ISLAND: Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson made headlines when he was quoted saying he's faster than Tampa Bay's Darrelle Revis, generally regarded as the league's best cornerback. Revis responded that Jackson's right. "I'm not fast. I've never been fast. ... Fast people are allowed to say those types of things." Revis also said speed doesn't matter. "I've covered him before in the past and it was a good battle. ... I'm not here to discuss who's the fastest. I'm not running for the Olympics, and he's not either. I'm just here to compete and play."
"Not the way they run the ball out of the shotgun, much like what people are doing in college," Sheridan said.
Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan is in his ninth season as a NFL assistant,Cheap Nike Air Max Wholesale Uk, and he's never seen anything quite like what Kelly brought to Philadelphia.
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RUN SHADY, RUN: Philadelphia RB LeSean McCoy is averaging over 5 yards per carry and is the NFL's leading rusher with 514 yards. "Shady is running at an incredible level," Bucs coach Greg Schiano said. Tampa Bay is ninth in run defense (94.3 yards per game) after leading the league last season.
Foles led the Eagles back from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit against the Bucs last season,Nike Air Max Billig, finishing with 381 yards passing, including a winning 1-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Maclin on the final play.
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN: Kelly turned down an offer to leave Oregon for the Bucs before Tampa Bay hired Schiano after the 2011 season. "I looked at it very hard. I was very impressed. ... My decision to not take that job was totally about the University of Oregon, not the Tampa Bay Buccaneers," Kelly said.
The first team in NFL history to gain more than 1,300 yards passing and 900 yards rushing through the first five games of a season visits Raymond James Stadium on Sunday. An improved Bucs defense is bracing for a heavy dose of the prolific system Kelly helped popularize in college football during a successful coaching stint at Oregon.
"Obviously, no matter who your quarterback is, you try to play a little bit more to their strengths, but the general understanding in what we do offensively doesn't change,Cheap Air Max 720," Kelly said. "It didn't change when Nick went in the game against the Giants."
Bucs defensive tackle Gerald McCoy called Foles an "underrated passer, underrated athlete."
"The thing that's most impressive is the play-action it sets up off of it," Sheridan added. "This stuff is well thought out. Chip has been doing it for years and had tons of mileage out of it, and he's doing the same thing in our league now. They're tearing it up, statistically."
The Eagles (2-3) have the league's No. 2-ranked offense, averaging 454.8 yards per game. They have the top rushing attack and have been, to the surprise of many, effective throwing the ball,Jerseys NFL China, too.
Kelly said whether Vick,Authentic Jerseys Store, injured during last week's victory over the New York Giants, or Foles plays against the Bucs (0-4), Philadelphia's offense won't change.
ROOKIE UNDER PRESSURE: Mike Glennon makes his second pro start for the Bucs, who released quarterback Josh Freeman last week. Thanks to a bye the third-round draft pick has had extra time to prepare for the Eagles. He was steady, rarely throwing the ball downfield for three quarters of his debut against Arizona. But a fumble and two interceptions in the fourth quarter helped the Cardinals pull out a 13-10 win.
EAGLES RUSH: The Eagles have struggled defensively, ranking 31st among 32 teams. But if they can mount a consistent pass rush against an offensive line weakened by the absence of guard Carl Nicks (MRSA), they could cause problems for Glennon. "Any quarterback that has the opportunity to sit back there and survey the defense and take their time and not feel any pressure is going to be successful," Kelly said. |
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