Eagles Going Retro With Major Position Change in Offense

The NFL has always seen ebbs and flows in the way the game is played over the last half century. Offenses blew the doors off the 1980s with Dan Marino, Joe Montana, and Jim Kelly leading the way.

The 90s, though, was all about which team could run the football the best.

While the age of the quarterback has continued into the 2010s, the league is back to being a run-first, ground and pound, kind of group.

And the Philadelphia Eagles are at the forefront of that change.

Fresh off a Super Bowl title that saw their offensive line and running back set league records across the year, Philadelphia is doubling down on their run-first approach. And owner Jeffrey Lurie, after years of pushing for a pass-first leader, is jumping on the bandwagon.

“We are going to try to resurrect the fullback position,” Lurie told 94.1 WIP Monday when asked about the team addressing their run-first philosophy.

There’s reason why this can work for Philadelphia.

They have an all-time great running back in Saquon Barkley, and an elite offensive line, and a quarterback in Jalen Hurts who doesn’t have the biggest arm, but is one of the best decision-makers in the sport. …

Oh, and Hurts also happens to be a “power runner” himself.

It’s easy to see why the Eagles are “all-in’ on the offensive line approach.

Lurie has always been an owner who looked at the 49ers dynasty and the West Coast offense as a model to follow for his own team. By changing things up, though, he clearly is opening to the possibility that there are more ways to win than just throwing the football.

And the other 31 teams are behind the curve on that one. …

Leaving Philly in a class all of its own.

Eagles Going Retro With Major Position Change in Offense

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