DeVonta Smith, wide receiver: Correct the little things

The offense looks for consistency once again against a very good Los Angeles defense, and wide receiver DeVonta Smith says the way to do that is to eliminate the mistakes.

“The little things, shooting ourselves in the foot, that’s what we have to stop,” he said. “Just go out there and execute. That’s the biggest thing.”

All eyes will be on star defensive back Derwin James, a critical piece in the Chargers’ scheme.

“They move him around – sometimes he’s in nickel, sometimes safety, sometimes linebacker,” Smith said. “You always have to see where he’s at, what he’s doing. He’s a guy who gets to the ball. They rally to the ball well. They have guys on the outside who are pretty good, who can get to the quarterback, so we have to execute and know where 3 (James) is at all times.”

And the noise from the outside? Does it reach the inside?

“Same as it is every week,” Smith said. “Ain’t no panicking here. No reacting here. That’s all on the outside.”

Jaelan Phillips, EDGE: Eye discipline is critical for defense

The question for the Chargers is who lines up at quarterback. Justin Herbert has been limited both Thursday and Friday in practice, so he is still very much a question mark after having surgery on his left (non-throwing) hand. But for the Eagles, there is a whole lot more to the Los Angeles offense, and it begins with the running game.

“They have good backs, their offensive line is pretty solid. They do a lot of gap-scheme, misdirection, plunges, boots, and work your eyes,” Phillips said. “I think that’s something that we’ve kind of struggled with the last couple of weeks. That’s a point of emphasis in practice – making sure our eyes are good and we’re playing the run properly. Eye discipline has been the biggest thing, locking in on our assignment. It’s not like we’ve been physically outmatched. We’ve played teams that have good schemes, a lot of misdirection and things like that. You have to be disciplined with your eyes and that’s something we need to be better doing.”