Jason Kelce says offense can help Eagles third-down defense
Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce said the offense could do a better job sustaining drives in order to keep the defense off the field and play fewer snaps
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00:00 I think I said that in the podcast too, sustain drives, obviously be more consistent.
00:05 I think that it's difficult as a defense to defend consistently when you're fatigued.
00:17 And I'm not making excuses at all.
00:22 We gotta be better on offense, defense across the board.
00:26 But I think that as an offense, when you're functioning and
00:30 keeping guys fresh, it's hard.
00:33 Defense is a reactionary position.
00:35 A lot of it, I mean, unless there's a blitz, if you're talented, you go over here.
00:38 A lot of it is kind of reacting to what the offense is giving you formationally,
00:42 from a play perspective.
00:43 And you have to be incredibly quick and decisive and athletic.
00:50 There's a reason why the corners are the most athletic guys on the field.
00:53 It's very hard to play those positions.
00:55 And I think we can do a better job of keeping those guys fresh just by
01:00 functioning better as an offense.
01:02 So I think for me, obviously the defense is gonna have their things that they
01:07 wanna fix, but the best way I can approach the next game is just worrying about
01:12 our offense, worrying about being able to run the ball more effectively,
01:16 eat up clock if we need to.
01:17 Functioning at a more consistent level is inherently going to make our defense
01:24 better, and I know they'll get even more better working on making the improvements
01:28 that they're worried about.
01:29 So let's cut that with my approach.