The Eagles Need To Work On Ball Security

It seems like an obvious statement when it comes to football, but the Philadelphia Eagles are one of the worst teams when it comes to ball protection.  It has been obvious throughout the beginning of the season as they have made crucial turnovers in key spots during ball games.  Turnovers and fumbles happen once in awhile, but the bigger picture is that they seem to not care about holding the ball.

When any Eagles player is running in the open field or at anytime, they all run with the ball away from their body and it is being exposed mightily through the first four games.  It is understandable why the Eagles fumble so much when you see how they hold the ball.  They need to work on this and they need to improve on this now.

During the past four games I have probably screamed at the TV to protect the ball more almost every play.  Whether it is LeSean McCoy running with the ball away from his body, Michael Vick running with one hand on the ball, Jeremy Maclin barely protecting it, and other players as well.  It is not just one player it is all of them.

In order for the Eagles to start winning they have to start protecting the ball better, and one simple way is to just protect the ball like you should.  If they would be able to do this almost all of their fumbles would have been prevented.  It is time to start going back to basics and this is one area where they really need to improve.