As we prepare for the huge NFC Championship matchup between the Eagles and Commanders, I ask the NFL fan base, Does Kenny Pickett give the Eagles the best chance to win?
At first, you may think are you crazy? Bench Jalen Hurts in the biggest game of the season. Well let’s peel back the onion a little bit. Hurts went down with some sort of knee injury last week after getting tackled awkwardly. He ended up finishing the game but didn’t look 100%. The Eagles don’t need Hurts to be 100% to win with Barkley as your secret weapon in the backfield. They have been winning with a formula of not making mistakes and running Barkley with the hopes he breaks one or two for a touchdown. This formula has worked the last several weeks, but in the biggest game of the season, I’m not sure!
If you watched the game between the Eagles and Commanders about a month ago, Pickett stepped in and did a really good job. The balanced offense of passing and running with Barkley worked well, well enough to score 33 points. In that game, he fed DeVonta Smith, he fed Brown and other key people. The Commanders had a hard time stopping their offense. Good offenses have a balanced attack to keep the defense off balance. With Hurts hurt and the passing game struggling with him at QB, should the Eagles start Kenny Pickett? Something to think about, because in this game your just trying to win and survive! There’s no style points for passing over 300 yards and having 200 yards rushing.
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