Eagles’ red-zone offense usually settles for less
When the Eagles reach the red zone, offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg runs through a quick list of reminders for his offense: Touchdown. Check down. Get the ball vertical both in the run and pass. No sacks. No penalties. Take care of the football. In their first preseason game Friday against the Jaguars, the Eagles – in eight trips inside the red zone – scored only two touchdowns, settled for five field goals, and had one turnover. As for Mornhinweg’s inside-the-20-yard line tenets . . . “We blew them all,” he said Monday at training camp. “We blew all of our philosophies.” The two touchdowns in eight tries would have put the Eagles at the bottom of last year’s NFL rankings. The
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Eagles’ red-zone offense usually settles for less
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