I apologize to Baltimore Ravens fans in advance for my fascination with the wide-nine alignment that the Philadelphia Eagles often use on defense, but if you are as curious about it as I am, then you probably won't mind me expounding on it a little further on the blog. And if you're not as curious, maybe this stat will pique your interest: The Eagles were first in the NFL with 50 sacks in 2011, and they did it by rushing just four players 82 percent of the time, according to the fine folks at Football Outsiders. Trent Cole and Jason Babin combined for 29 of those sacks.
By By Matt Vensel
Sep 14, 2012
I apologize to Baltimore Ravens fans in advance for my fascination with the wide-nine alignment that the Philadelphia Eagles often use on defense, but if you are as curious about it as I am, then you probably won't mind me expounding on it a little further on the blog. And if you're not as curious, maybe this stat will pique your interest: The Eagles were first in the NFL with 50 sacks in 2011, and they did it by rushing just four players 82 percent of the time, according to the fine folks at Football Outsiders. Trent Cole and Jason Babin combined for 29 of those sacks.