He actually played more on the right side than on the left in 2019 for the first time in his career and played his most nickel snaps ever.īack during the 2018 season, Schwartz actually gave a surprisingly detailed answer when asked about his hesitance to travel corners. Schwartz that day said that it would be easier if they knew exactly where receivers were lining up but “the multitude of formations” offenses use make it more difficult. Last season, he had the most balanced year in his seven year career. Check out the breakdown of his cornerback snaps, according to ProFootballFocus, over the last three seasons:
Slay has been a Pro Bowler in each of the last three seasons and during that time, the Lions lined him up all over the field. Why Nick Sirianni expects Jalen Hurts to keep getting better “If they need me to continue to do it, that’s what I’ll do. I’ve been doing this for the past four or five years and obviously I’ve been very successful at it,” Slay said. In 2020, the Eagles will face Amari Cooper, DeAndre Hopkins, Michael Thomas, Odell Beckham Jr., Terry McLaurin, Davante Adams, A.J. He’ll travel with receivers or he’ll stick to a side - whatever the coaching staff thinks is best.īut it would probably make sense if Schwartz used him in this way - at least in certain matchups against the best receivers in the NFL. Slay, 29, said he’ll do whatever Schwartz wants. If the best route to go about it is me traveling with a guy, then I’ll do it.” “I kind of ask for it a lot because of the fact that I want the game on me and I want to help win the game. “Oh, I love the challenge,” Slay said on a conference call Thursday afternoon.
When the Eagles traded for Darius Slay last month they got a three-time Pro Bowl cornerback who doesn’t just travel with the NFL’s top receivers … he loves every second of it. During his four years as Eagles defensive coordinator, Jim Schwartz has rarely traveled his cornerbacks, but to be fair, he hasn’t really had a top-tier corner during that time either.
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