Full summary of Schwartz’s comments:

“Watching the film:
1) Josh is pretty damn good in pass pro. His balance on inside/counter moves and push/pull is outstanding. He’s got a calm and ease about his game that you can’t teach. It’s not the most traditional and against certain styles we’ll see but man it’s all there.

2) Kingsley is getting better. Some really nice 1 on 1 pass pro reps this week. He tends to be a little hit or miss there where the misses are quick and bad, but he’s improving. He’s really good at frontside G/C combo blocks in the run game, both inside and outside zone.

3) Creed is Creed. Got beat once on a 1 on 1 vs Jalen Carter where Jalen got a well timed start (he was all over the snap count) and did his signature jab step to counter. It was the most I’ve ever seen Creed leave the middle to go hit/help on a DT, lot of respect for his game.

4) If Jawaan could just avoid penalties he’s a good player, especially in pass pro. Thought he played well there against good competition. But the penalties are there and I don’t think ever changing, it’s just part of who he is.

5) The pockets need to be firmer. Too often Pat is feeling bodies, can’t complete his throwing motion, and/or is getting his arm hit. The difference between a clean pocket and follow through vs. having to shorten the motion to avoid contact is stark and it happens way too often.

5) (cont.) Pat will be the first to tell you he needs to hit more of those throws but I’d love to see some cleaner platforms more consistently for him to step into and let rip. That and the top 2 WRs being out (plus Royals) are the biggest issues with the pass offense.

6) Philly had a lot of moving parts in the run game. Changing fronts, blitzes, DL on the move. For the most part there were a lot of good reactions and blocks to the changing pictures. That stuff is not easy in the least. Wish we’d see less kick outs and more T/TE combo blocks.”

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  3. The fact we keep 4 TEs and really don’t use them in blocking sets often is a huge head scratcher

  4. I just want to say thank you for posting this. I miss out on a lot of content as I’ve been actively trying to reduce my social media intake and I really miss these types of informative tweets.

  5. So of our five offensive lineman –

    Two are consistently good, “one of the best in the business” types (Creed and Trey)

    One is seemingly also a “one of the best in the business” types, just doesn’t have enough experience to say so definitively yet (Josh)

    One is pretty good, just gets penalized too much (Jawaan)

    The other is pretty good, just a little inconsistent (Kingsley)

    That’s really a pretty good situation to have. Hopefully since it’s once again a new starting 5 combination, they steadily improve as a unit as the year goes.

  6. No mention of our lacking running core?

    We’ve got one guy who can only take it up the middle, and another who’s got the vision but aging out. Most of the run plays are just draws into 1-2 yard nothings, if that.

    Completely one dimensional because of it. All the other team’s defense has to do is push the pocket a little because even if it’s a run, they just crowd it and play is done. If it’s a pass, they push the pocket and get Patrick antsy to get out and throw it to WR’s and TE’s that can’t get separation.

  7. #5 is the truth!! Clean that pocket up be more stout and it’s on!! We also gotta help the OLine by moving the pocket on playactions plays

  8. I didn’t get to watch the game because of a damned Su day wedding, but losing 20-17 while leaving 10pts on the field to fluky things is not bad at all. If they can just be 3-3 by the time Rice comes back, this team could win 9 or 10 of 11 and be right where they need to be.

  11. >4) If Jawaan could just avoid penalties he’s a good player, especially in pass pro. Thought he played well there against good competition. But the penalties are there and I don’t think ever changing, it’s just part of who he is.

    Glad someone said this. He’s not *that* bad of a front-side tackle, he just commits way too many penalties, some of which was due to the increased scrutiny, but he’s always had issues.

    Oddly though, his PPF grade was better as a run blocker, IIRC.

  12. I would say #5 and #6 are my main concerns.

    Also can we let Andy Heck retire already and just hire Mitch?

  14. So we should have a great o line. Then why can’t run the ball. Hmmmmmmm ( I’m not blaming the line)

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