Crazy stat shows Eagles lagging behind NFL trend

Motion isn't the secret to success, as a lot depends on scheme and personnel. For instance, among the 10 highest-scoring offenses in the NFL, four are within the top 10 in snap-motion percentage, including the Miami Dolphins (2nd, 32.0), San Francisco 49ers (3rd, 29.3), Detroit Lions (6th, 27.3) and Baltimore Ravens (7th, 27.0). Meanwhile, roughly the same amount of teams reside in the bottom 10, including the Eagles (4th, 27.4), Buffalo Bills (5th, 27.3) and the highest-scoring team in the league, the Dallas Cowboys (1st, 32.3). 

Entering Week 14, the Eagles rank fourth in points-per-game, eighth in yards-per-play (5.4) and ninth in yards-per-game (361.7). So, the offense's lack of motion doesn't seem to be much of an issue, right? Not so fast. 

After a blowout loss to the 49ers, the Eagles' reliance on Hurts, backed by a seemingly predictable offense, has apparently been exposed. The 49ers attacked Hurts and the Eagles differently than most teams, focusing more on containing the Philly QB instead of chasing him around. Void a ton of motion from the Eagles, the 49ers didn't have to change much when it came to lining up their pass rush and it showed in a 42-19 thumping in Week 13. 

Not everyone has the kind of impact players on the defensive end that the 49ers do, but as their All-Pro defensive end Nick Bosa told Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area, they "put the blueprint out there" to slow down the Eagles. 

If anything, the motion stats show a lack of offensive creativity on the Eagles' part, which opponents will eventually take advantage of. Now 14 weeks into the season, it's mighty late in the campaign to make wholesale changes. Still, after the debacle against the 49ers, it'll be interesting to see if the Eagles take a different approach against the rival Cowboys on "Sunday Night Football."