Tobin tried to play with time running out
Doug Pederson did not know Matt Tobin was hurt on the team’s final play on offense, pens Dave Zangaro of CSNPhilly.com.
“I honestly did not know that he was injured on the play before,” Pederson said. “There was a pile and he came out of the bottom of the pile, but didn’t see anything at that time. On the last play, yeah, had I known, maybe I could have done something with a back or a tight end over there. Thing is, Matt did a great job that whole drive blocking him. And a lot of times they were line gaming, they were stunting and [Ryan] Kerrigan was coming inside. It just so happened on that last one, he was a little bit wider. And obviously on film, Matt, just an unfortunate situation, just couldn’t push off the knee.”
Tobin was only in the game because Allen Barbre suffered a hamstring injury. Barbre was only playing right tackle because Halapoulivaati Vaitai has an MCL sprain and has been out. Vaitai had only been playing because Lane Johnson was suspended for 10 games.
So with the game on the line, the Eagles were down to their fourth option at right tackle … with an MCL sprain that’s serious enough that it might end his season.
Had Pederson known Tobin was injured, he could have offered help by way of tight end or running back. Or he could have put reserve lineman Josh Andrews at guard and moved Isaac Seumalo to right tackle.
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Doug Pederson did not know Matt Tobin was hurt on the team’s final play on offense, pens Dave Zangaro of CSNPhilly.com.
“I honestly did not know that he was injured on the play before,” Pederson said. “There was a pile and he came out of the bottom of the pile, but didn’t see anything at that time. On the last play, yeah, had I known, maybe I could have done something with a back or a tight end over there. Thing is, Matt did a great job that whole drive blocking him. And a lot of times they were line gaming, they were stunting and [Ryan] Kerrigan was coming inside. It just so happened on that last one, he was a little bit wider. And obviously on film, Matt, just an unfortunate situation, just couldn’t push off the knee.”
Tobin was only in the game because Allen Barbre suffered a hamstring injury. Barbre was only playing right tackle because Halapoulivaati Vaitai has an MCL sprain and has been out. Vaitai had only been playing because Lane Johnson was suspended for 10 games.
So with the game on the line, the Eagles were down to their fourth option at right tackle … with an MCL sprain that’s serious enough that it might end his season.
Had Pederson known Tobin was injured, he could have offered help by way of tight end or running back. Or he could have put reserve lineman Josh Andrews at guard and moved Isaac Seumalo to right tackle.
Read more at http://www.phillymag.com/birds247/20...K64jpdILypl.99
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