Chux: Loud & Clear

I loved the trade for Jay Ajayi. Whereas some people thought he was a little overrated and just a one-year wonder, I saw a really good talent that was stuck on a bad team. My expectations for him are pretty high, not only for this season but for the next few as well. Each week I will be examining each of his snaps and will break down all of the ones I find significant. I’ll be looking at not only his runs but how he does in the passing game as a receiver and a blocker as well. Week 12 vs Chicago Bears Ajayi might have only gotten 6 touches in the game, but he did get the most amount of snaps he’s had since joining the team, 22 (17 in Week 9, 13 in Week 11). By comparison, LeGarrette Blount had 37 and Corey Clement had 15. 1st Quarter, 9:34 mark, 2nd & 10 from Chi 44 It wasn’t a great start to the game for Ajayi. On his first snap, which was the play right before this one, he dropped an easy catch in the flat. On his first carry, his inconsistencies in finding the

I loved the trade for Jay Ajayi. Whereas some people thought he was a little overrated and just a one-year wonder, I saw a really good talent that was stuck on a bad team. My expectations for him are pretty high, not only for this season but for the next few as well. Each week I will be examining each of his snaps and will break down all of the ones I find significant. I’ll be looking at not only his runs but how he does in the passing game as a receiver and a blocker as well. Week 11 @ Dallas Cowboys Ajayi again only saw limited touches and snaps, but we started to see him take on other assignments and roles that he wasn’t asked to do 2 weeks prior against the Broncos. 1st Quarter, 12:18 mark, 2nd & 3 from Phi 42 For Ajayi’s first run of the game Doug Pederson called an inside power run concept. Lane Johnson pulls from his Right Tackle spot to the left side B-gap where he takes on Cowboys Linebacker Justin Durant. Jason Kelce and Stefan Wisniewski do a great job o