A depleted Philadelphia Eagles offense stumbled down the stretch in Sunday's 24-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. The Eagles squandered a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. While the defense allowed Matthew Stafford and co. to move the ball 177 combined yards on back-to-back touchdown drives, Philadelphia's offense went scoreless in the second half.
The Eagles averaged 3.0 yards per play and allowed four sacks on Sunday. That effort led former NFL head coach Rex Ryan to admonish their offensive line on Monday morning's "Get Up." "I don't think so," Ryan said when asked if the Eagles offense can recover. "I think their offensive line is absolutely hot garbage right now." Three-time Pro Bowl guard Landon Dickerson remains on the injured list, and All-Pro tackle Lane Johnson missed Sunday's game due to personal reasons.
Ryan doesn't think getting back those mainstays will fix Philadelphia's problems. He's not the player he once was anyway, even if he comes back. Neither is Lane Johnson," Ryan claimed.
"So, to me, they're not moving anybody off the ball." The Eagles didn't convert any of their 12 third-down attempts and succeeded on just one of four fourth-down tries. The Rams even stuffed a Tush Push on 4th-and-1 to retrieve the ball on their side of the field late in the third quarter. Philadelphia began Week 4 without DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert, and Saquon Barkley exited early with a hamstring issue.
Injuries have taken a massive toll on the Eagles early, but Ryan remains primarily concerned by their performance in the trenches. It's pushed back now," Ryan said of Philadelphia's signature quarterback scrum. "So to me, that's where it starts.
They are abysmal up front. You don't have DeVonta Smith. You don't have your tight end, Goedert.
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