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Well, Hurts is their clear QB1. If Mac doesn't get these reps now, when is the next time he could get them? You could stunt his development pretty dramatically for something essentially preventative.
Preseason Game 2 - Pats vs Eagles Aug. 19, Thurs. 7:30PM
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NFL Preseason Week 2 Game Recap: New England Patriots 35, Philadelphia Eagles 0 | NFL News, Rankings and Statistics | PFF
Cam Newton and Mac Jones led a New England offense that moved the ball at will in a 35-0 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, who will likely be in trouble if Jalen Hurts misses any time during the regular season.
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Quarterbacks
| Quarterback | Dropbacks | Avg. depth of target | Avg. time to throw | Yards per dropback | Adjusted comp. % |
| Cam Newton | 9 | 7.4 | 3.2s | 11.4 | 89% |
| Mac Jones | 20 | 8.8 | 2.8s | 7.3 | 89% |
Newton was sharp as a passer, getting the ball out accurately on two 50-plus-yard drives in the first quarter. His average time to throw of 3.2 seconds reflected the time New England’s starting offensive line gave him in the pocket.
Jones was nearly intercepted on his first pass of the game, but he rebounded nicely with another efficient outing. For the second straight week, he saw one of his best passes of the night fall incomplete, this time on a catchable deep ball targeting N’Keal Harry.
Newton and Jones combined to go 9-of-11 on passes thrown past the first-down marker. The only two incompletions were drops.
Brian Hoyer (not included in the table above) went 2-for-3 for 30 yards in cleanup duty.
Running backs
Outside of a late fumble, it was another impressive night for Rhamondre Stevenson following his 91-yard touchdown in his first preseason game. He forced 10 missed tackles as a rusher, pending review.Sony Michel was targeted on four of his seven routes in the game, and he turned those four targets into four receptions for 37 yards. Michel’s single-season career-high in receptions came in 2019 (12).
New England featured its running backs heavily in the passing game. They registered a combined 10 receptions on 12 targets for 76 yards.
Wide receivers
| Receiver | Routes run | Targets | Receptions | Rec. Yards |
| Kristian Wilkerson | 17 | 3 | 3 | 36 |
| Gunner Olszewski | 16 | 4 | 4 | 57 |
| Kendrick Bourne | 14 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| Devin Ross | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| N’Keal Harry | 12 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Jakobi Meyers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 56 |
| Isaiah Zuber | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Nelson Agholor | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jakobi Meyers was Newton’s top target in the early going. He ran nine routes and brought in all three of his targets, including a 28-yard touchdown on a first-quarter crossing route where he made a defender miss after the catch.
Meyers split time out wide (five routes) and in the slot (four snaps). All nine of Nelson Agholor’s snaps came out wide, while five of Kendrick Bourne’s six routes with Newton at QB came from the slot. The only other wide receiver to play with the first team was N’Keal Harry, who ran four routes.
Gunner Olszewski led the way on the second unit with a game-high 57 receiving yards on four receptions. Two of those receptions (38 yards) came out wide.
Tight ends
Devin Asiasi was New England’s lone healthy tight end and the only tight end to receive snaps in this game (52).Despite that opportunity, Asiasi was targeted just once on 17 routes without any receptions.
Offensive line
New England’s starting offensive line — Isaiah Wynn (LT), Michael Onwenu (LG), David Andrews ( C ), Shaq Mason (RG) and Trent Brown (RT) — played the first three drives with the starters. Justin Herron also saw three snaps as a sixth offensive lineman.The offensive line created 2.2 rushing yards before contact per attempt in the game.
On initial review, no Patriots offensive lineman was charged with a quarterback hit or sack tonight.
Defensive line
Matthew Judon and Deatrich Wise started the game on the edge, with Christian Barmore and Davon Godchaux on the interior.Judon was one of the best players on the field for the second week in a row. He got to quarterback Joe Flacco after he briefly recovered an errant snap early in the game, and he added some more pressure later on.
Chase Winovich got home with several pressures, including a sack.
Linebackers
Eleven of Kyle Van Noy’s 15 defensive snaps in the game came off-ball, similar to how he was used in New England’s first preseason game. In 2019, his career year, nearly all of Van Noy's snaps came on the edge.Cassh Maluia and Harvey Langi led the Patriots in snaps at linebacker (31), and both recorded a sack. Langi also picked up an interception in the game.
Secondary
Kyle Dugger: snaps by alignment| Alignment | Snaps |
| Line of scrimmage | 2 |
| Box | 7 |
| Slot | 2 |
| Free safety (deep) | 9 |
Kyle Dugger made a strong play in coverage on a fourth down in the second quarter, reading Flacco and breaking on a pass to make a play on the ball. Dugger started the game with Devin McCourty at safety.
Jalen Mills was the primary slot defender early in the game and played 12 slot snaps in Philadelphia’s first four drives. No other Patriots defender played more than four.
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I get credit here for knowing something about Oline play, but I thought Cajuste didn't look great pass blocking and was lunging and
getting off-balance rather than using his kick slide, which he did very well at WVU. Then I read this, and Lazar is one of the best overall evaluators and film guys we've
ever had in the media, and I wonder whether I am completely missing the boat on him.
I still haven't seen the whole game but will finish it tonight and try to watch Cajuste more carefully. I know he took snaps at LT and I did
notice him make one tremendous run block where he blocked two guys driving one guy back 5 yards with nice aggression and power.
He might not suck, but we have much bigger issues to settle.
Time to throw: 3,2s to 2.8s.NFL Preseason Week 2 Game Recap: New England Patriots 35, Philadelphia Eagles 0 | NFL News, Rankings and Statistics | PFF
Cam Newton and Mac Jones led a New England offense that moved the ball at will in a 35-0 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, who will likely be in trouble if Jalen Hurts misses any time during the regular season.
New England Patriots
Quarterbacks
Quarterback Dropbacks Avg. depth of target Avg. time to throw Yards per dropback Adjusted comp. % Cam Newton 9 7.4 3.2s 11.4 89% Mac Jones 20 8.8 2.8s 7.3 89%
Newton was sharp as a passer, getting the ball out accurately on two 50-plus-yard drives in the first quarter. His average time to throw of 3.2 seconds reflected the time New England’s starting offensive line gave him in the pocket.
Jones was nearly intercepted on his first pass of the game, but he rebounded nicely with another efficient outing. For the second straight week, he saw one of his best passes of the night fall incomplete, this time on a catchable deep ball targeting N’Keal Harry.
Newton and Jones combined to go 9-of-11 on passes thrown past the first-down marker. The only two incompletions were drops.
Brian Hoyer (not included in the table above) went 2-for-3 for 30 yards in cleanup duty.
Running backs
Outside of a late fumble, it was another impressive night for Rhamondre Stevenson following his 91-yard touchdown in his first preseason game. He forced 10 missed tackles as a rusher, pending review.
Sony Michel was targeted on four of his seven routes in the game, and he turned those four targets into four receptions for 37 yards. Michel’s single-season career-high in receptions came in 2019 (12).
New England featured its running backs heavily in the passing game. They registered a combined 10 receptions on 12 targets for 76 yards.
Wide receivers
Receiver Routes run Targets Receptions Rec. Yards Kristian Wilkerson 17 3 3 36 Gunner Olszewski 16 4 4 57 Kendrick Bourne 14 2 1 23 Devin Ross 13 1 0 0 N’Keal Harry 12 2 1 19 Jakobi Meyers 9 3 3 56 Isaiah Zuber 9 1 1 12 Nelson Agholor 9 0 0 0
Jakobi Meyers was Newton’s top target in the early going. He ran nine routes and brought in all three of his targets, including a 28-yard touchdown on a first-quarter crossing route where he made a defender miss after the catch.
Meyers split time out wide (five routes) and in the slot (four snaps). All nine of Nelson Agholor’s snaps came out wide, while five of Kendrick Bourne’s six routes with Newton at QB came from the slot. The only other wide receiver to play with the first team was N’Keal Harry, who ran four routes.
Gunner Olszewski led the way on the second unit with a game-high 57 receiving yards on four receptions. Two of those receptions (38 yards) came out wide.
Tight ends
Devin Asiasi was New England’s lone healthy tight end and the only tight end to receive snaps in this game (52).
Despite that opportunity, Asiasi was targeted just once on 17 routes without any receptions.
Offensive line
New England’s starting offensive line — Isaiah Wynn (LT), Michael Onwenu (LG), David Andrews ( C ), Shaq Mason (RG) and Trent Brown (RT) — played the first three drives with the starters. Justin Herron also saw three snaps as a sixth offensive lineman.
The offensive line created 2.2 rushing yards before contact per attempt in the game.
On initial review, no Patriots offensive lineman was charged with a quarterback hit or sack tonight.
Defensive line
Matthew Judon and Deatrich Wise started the game on the edge, with Christian Barmore and Davon Godchaux on the interior.
Judon was one of the best players on the field for the second week in a row. He got to quarterback Joe Flacco after he briefly recovered an errant snap early in the game, and he added some more pressure later on.
Chase Winovich got home with several pressures, including a sack.
Linebackers
Eleven of Kyle Van Noy’s 15 defensive snaps in the game came off-ball, similar to how he was used in New England’s first preseason game. In 2019, his career year, nearly all of Van Noy's snaps came on the edge.
Cassh Maluia and Harvey Langi led the Patriots in snaps at linebacker (31), and both recorded a sack. Langi also picked up an interception in the game.
Secondary
Kyle Dugger: snaps by alignment
Alignment Snaps Line of scrimmage 2 Box 7 Slot 2 Free safety (deep) 9
Kyle Dugger made a strong play in coverage on a fourth down in the second quarter, reading Flacco and breaking on a pass to make a play on the ball. Dugger started the game with Devin McCourty at safety.
Jalen Mills was the primary slot defender early in the game and played 12 slot snaps in Philadelphia’s first four drives. No other Patriots defender played more than four.
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That's like 3-cone times to Patriots scouts.
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