Sanchez couldn’t rally Philadelphia to a comeback win over Miami on Sunday, but will likely get another chance this week when the Eagles (4-5) host Tampa Bay (4-5). “Obviously we lost a leader in Sam Bradford, but the focus is going to be on Mark going forward”.
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But then the offensive line began missing blocks, the unit as a whole stagnated and Bradford got walloped by Miami linebacker Chris McCain on play that forced him out of the game with a concussion and left shoulder injury.
“Yeah, we had a couple other options”, coach Chip Kelly said of the fateful interception. We saw it past year at times how effective we were with him. But penalties, uncharacteristic poor special teams play and a killer red-zone interception late in the game doomed them. They have an embarrassment of riches at running back and after a rocky start, have certainly improved and look poised to put up huge numbers in the second half of the season. They just said he hurt his shoulder and he’s in concussion protocol.
Did you sleep last night? It’s no surprise that Ndamukong Suh was able to rack up his best game of the season in Philadelphia. The Eagles return to practice tomorrow on Tuesday.
The injury is unfortunate, especially considering how comfortable Bradford has been looking in recent weeks.
“It’s my job to go in, and there should be a seamless transition”, Sanchez said. “We haven’t even had a discussion about it”. During his five-season stint with St. Louis, Bradford missed a total of forty-one games.
Sam Bradford was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles along with a fifth-rounder pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, in exchange for quarterback Nick Foles, a 2015 fourth-rounder selection, and a 2016 second-round pick. “It’s just the team that executes the best is going to win on Sunday”.
Mark Sanchez entered the game in the third quarter on Sunday to the roar of the crowd’s approval. He was attempting to force the ball into wide receiver Miles Austin when he had tight end Brent Celek open underneath.
“We probably shouldn’t have thrown the ball is what we shouldn’t have done”, Kelly said.
In nine games played and started this season, Bradford has 214 completions for 2,297 yards and 11 touchdowns, also throwing 10 interceptions.
“When you get in games like this and its a dog fight, your impact players, you need them to step up and make plays and ours did today….I’m proud of the way they fought”, said Campbell. The throw he made to Zach Ertz on the big play on the over route where he avoided the rush and stepped up in the pocket and was a good play. “He’s got a feel of what we’re trying to do defensively”. So I think you always say it’s one play away when you lose a game but it’s the same thing when you win the game.
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“We have confidence in Mark Sanchez”, said coach Chip Kelly, whose team somehow remains a half-game out of first place in the NFC East with a 4-5 record, but still has a tough three-game stretch against the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills and Arizona Cardinals coming up, as well as division games against the NY Giants and Washington.
