Defensive formation on 3rd and 16 in Eagles game.

St. Widge said
I mean he left it to a solid coverage Safety in man coverage with a Safety over the top. Both guys messed up their execution along with Lattimore. And while it's more aggressive than just playing zone, the call would have worked if not for poor execution.

And frankly, calling a Mesh concept on 3rd and 15 is an odder call than DA choosing to play man with a Safety over the top.

The argument for that coverage on that play was that Goddard was the only guy hurting you and they were down to their 3rd and 4th WR who had barely played before this game. So they essentially doubled Goddard by putting Harris in man coverage on him with a Safety over the top. Given what Philly had on the field at WR, I don't have an issue with that call. In addition, it's odd to call for a Mesh concept when it's 3rd and 15.

It's not an odd call versus a man heavy team. Let's say the mesh doesn't work and our guys fight through the "screens", you still have a decent chance at a 7-8 yard completion with potential for a broken tackle and YAC, or at the very least set yourself up for a manageable 4th and medium. But the reward is high if the defenders get caught in traffic, as we saw. It's a very easy playcall for what we show defensively.