The Eagles Ran A Fake Philly Special Against The Bears, The Team From Whom They Stole The Play
What a ballsy move by Doug Pederson (even though it didn’t work). It is downright cocky to show the same formation that won you a Super Bowl AGAINST THE TEAM THEY STOLE IT FROM. The layers of what he was doing is truly amazing.
The Philly Special itself has taken on a life of its own this season. It appears in the game as the Wildcat-like playbook wrinkle du jour. We’ve seen a couple variations of the play this year, but the plunge up the middle was a couple inches short. I’m just happy the Eagles tried the play on the 2-point conversion as opposed to 4th down.
But did Pederson lift the fake formation from Texas Tech?
The Eagles installed the play a month later, leading up to the Jags game.
Makes ya think!