With Reed Blankenship stepping into C.J. Gardner Johnson's place, Eagles coaches will look for the undrafted rookie to make some adjustments. While he'll benefit from training as the starter, opposing quarterbacks will likely test the 23-year-old.
, and four days before he was to make his first NFL start, Reed Blankenship stood at his locker stall in front of a collection of TV cameras. If the Eagles safety had allowed himself a moment to bask in his newfound celebrity, a high-pitched nearby teammate made sure to snuff that out.Blankenship, ever the Southern gentleman, finished his answer before obliging a reporter who wanted to know if he had a new nickname.
“Reed had a very good game,” Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon said Tuesday. “He came in there and that’s a tough spot. But our guys, like they’re psychologically [prepared] for that to happen.”Three quarters later, Blankenship got knocked out of the game himself. After a collision, his chin strap ran up his face and bloodied his upper lip.
The Eagles have mostly been solid in defending the middle third. But with slot cornerback Avonte Maddox sidelined with a hamstring strain, and Blankenship a relative neophyte in the post, Gannon should expect to see more plays dialed up to stress his deep safeties. “There is a difference between memorizing my adjustments and the defenses and understanding the why behind that,” Gannon said. “[Blankenship is] obviously very smart, like all those guys in that room are, and that’s a thinking position. He is a big, physical guy that can move.After watching his film from the Packers game, Blankenship said his good moments weren’t as good as he initially thought, nor were his bad moments as bad, which can often be the case upon review.
When the Packers had early success on the ground vs. the Eagles four-man fronts, Gannon leaned on the five-man. His 5-1 “Penny” front allows him to keep nickel personnel, but with Blankenship alone in the post, Green Bay ran a route concept that stressed the deep safety. Epps handled most of the pre-snap disguise vs. Green Bay, but Blankenship will have to do more in future games if Gannon doesn’t want his safeties tipping off tendencies.
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