Hogs Haven on Saquon Barkley

Barkley's -3 yard micropass and drop highlight Eagles' blocking and timing issues in new scheme.

Saquon Barkley caught one micropass for a loss of three yards and dropped a second one in Week 1 against Washington. The Eagles' new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion has reimagined the micropassing game with more motion and under-center formations, but the Eagles have serious blocking and timing issues to work out. The source questions play designs that require Barkley to backpedal from the line of scrimmage, then wait flatfooted for a pass about five yards deep, with Goedert and Wicks as his lead blockers, suggesting a 'normal' running back screen might be more effective.

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