Egan — Home field advantage last year was essentially irrelevant in the NFL.
Around Washington Post, The home team went 137-131-1, just above the .500 record, their lowest since 2002, outside of a mostly fanless 2020 season.
There are many reasons why an unpleasant environment no longer causes problems for visitors. From teams researching the art of travel, to mastering the silent count more than ever before, to teams playing at higher tempos to avoid the time when the crowd gets up to max volume.Several Position The piece suggests fans aren’t as crazy as they used to be.
Despite recent evidence that home field advantage is having a big impact, Philadelphia has a decent counter-argument. It is based not only on anecdotal evidence, but also on some empirical evidence. Last year Philadelphia was nothing special at home, Over the past five years, the Eagles have gone 23-16-1, ranking in the top 10 against the spread and leading by +152 points on the Lincoln Financial Field. On the road they are 18-20-3 to spread, plus a difference of 35 between their spans.
Whether the entire league has adapted to the road trip, or just a few examples, the Minnesota Vikings, a . Be prepared for piercing sounds. Care must be taken with them as they continue to adapt to new attacks. As most teams do, the team pumps up the crowd noise recorded during practice. This is what the receiver says Adam Thielen will help in preparation.
“From a noise standpoint, practice makes it harder for us to realize it on our own… When you get to that game, you’re like, ‘Oh, I’ve been here before, I’ve felt this before.’ It’s like Thielen said.
Ahead of Week 1, Thielen and Justin Jefferson admitted there was a pretty steep learning curve in transitioning from the Kubiak-style system they’ve been running since 2019 to new head coach Kevin O’Connell’s offense. was That didn’t show against Green Bay last week, as he had the sixth-most yards per play of any team in the league. But moving an offense that requires a lot of communication to the Philadelphia turf would be a different animal than his friendly US Bank his stadium limits.
“[The offense is] I haven’t played it loud yet, so I’m pretty sure it hasn’t taken root yet,” Thielen said. “I think the more you practice, the tougher you are on yourself and maybe you can make it sound louder than it actually is … and do some things after practice, some things before practice, and meetings. Talk about how you’re really trying to communicate certain things in the room, and some of the tempos we’re trying to implement.
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Players aren’t the only ones making adjustments. O’Connell is calling his first road game as head coach.The man in the HC hat and calling plays was the offensive coordinator/playcaller in Washington in 2019. It took him just one game to realize he was different.
“One of the things I think I can do to move forward is when the defense is there. I can’t afford to spend 10 minutes talking to Kirk on [Cousins] or talk to Wes [Phillips] Look at the, [Microsoft] surface,” said O’Connell. “First and foremost, I have to really rely on all the staff to be able to do my job as a head coach all the time, and I have to rely on ‘picking a spot.'”
On Monday night, through the sound barrier, O’Connell will take the second step of building a rapport with quarterback Kirk Cousins.Sending a play isn’t as easy as pressing a button Madden All AI players automatically know what to do. O’Connell has to deliver a specific message to quarterbacks.
“I think we’ve developed a real relationship, not just what I say, but sometimes what I say,” O’Connell said. “Every play call sounds the same.” No. I call the same play and all the words may be the same, but what I emphasized at that point in the game, the situation, the down and the distance, he picks it up and understands I was able to.”
One advantage Cousins and O’Connell have is their previous experience in Philadelphia. Cousins played at Lincoln Financial Field where he threw 192 passes for a 70.3 percent completion rate, 8.5 yards per attempt, and just 13 touchdowns.He had three interceptions and an impressive 112.1 QB rating. In 2018, he had arguably the best win as a Viking, going 30-for-37 for 301 yards and making four big-time throws (per PFF).
This time, he also has the former quarterback’s ears.
“I think it just removes some of the gray, which I think is a good thing sometimes,” O’Connell said.
Additional notes: Rookie CB Andrew Booth Jr. is out. Everyone else on both the Vikings and Eagles rosters will play Monday night.
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