I don't believe this is fair to Penny. The Eagles brought him in on a "show me" contract. The Eagles basically got a quality back dirt cheap for the season, but the reason why Penny agreed to play for such a small contract was because he believed he would get an opportunity to show the league that he was back from inury and still one of the top backs in the league but the Eagles refuse to give him the opportunity. Yes, he did have one holding call that brought back an AJ Brown touchdown but when you get beat on pass protection as he did on that play, it's more important to hold a guy and save Jalen from injury much like when a cornerback is going to be beat for a touchdown so he takes the holding call in order to save a touchdown. I just don't get it. A back like that with our offensive line could actually demoralize an opponent when you are leading by two scores and are stuffing the ball down their throats. I just don't get it.

@meeks726

8 ай бұрын

Are you ret4rded

Just look at what Penny did in Seattle when he was healthy dudes really good, Eagles pretty dumb not giving him at least 10 carries a game he can be explosive

No Penny makes no cents.

@Byronic19134

8 ай бұрын

We got DeAndre Swift now and at no point, ever, at nothing, is Penny better than Swift.

@DruGOATBOY

8 ай бұрын

@Byronic19134 Not the point. I was never arguing who is better. Just want to see Penny in the rotation.

@MarliQQLuv

8 ай бұрын

​@DruGOATBOY you def weren't arguing that, not sure what dude means. But yeah we do play this loyalty game and while I respect it, it's frustrating. I think Penny will surprise people and everyone saying he isn't good and that's why he isn't playing will be proven wrong.

Penny is our reserve back. How do people not get this? Bottom line is he's not hurt & fresh - can't say that about any other back in the league. Playoff Penny on his way.

@nicksgottalent

8 ай бұрын

Hopefully he's not rusty if they're planning on doing that 🤦🏾‍♂️

@MarliQQLuv

8 ай бұрын

We said that about Sanders, that we would start running more in playoffs, and that did not happen. I'm not saying he will never see the field but I am not holding my breath

@Stepk360

8 ай бұрын

I would like that to be right

Yah I agree. If we can’t get Penny in the low red zone we need to give Scott more touches there. I would just keep gainwell as the overall backup for swift instead of our red zone back

Don't blame him, blame coaches. Play calling ain't so good

@quillott4729

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, finally somebody wit some sense

I would like to know why not alternate Swift with Penny instead of using Gainwell

@Byronic19134

8 ай бұрын

I would like to know why not rotate Swift with Scott who is better than both?

@nicksgottalent

8 ай бұрын

​@@Byronic19134Boston Scott is not better than Rashad Penny 😂😂

@Byronic19134

8 ай бұрын

@@nicksgottalent Based on what? Like Boston be out there making plays. He avg more yards per carry in red zone, plus he can lineup at wr and play special teams.

@nicksgottalent

8 ай бұрын

@@Byronic19134 We haven't even used Penny. Our O-Line is better than Seattle's. Penny averages more yards per carry overall too. Scott is better than Gainwell though

@dontme5670

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@Byronic19134based on track history penny has more rushing yards, both came in the league 2018, penny has won out a starting role as a premier back. Scott has never, besides a good role player. Hes a #2 at his best. While penny healthy could be a #1 for other teams. But can’t stay healthy while playing

What coach SIRIANNI doesn’t want to used Penny on 3rd down yardage between 3/5 yards? And here’s what I had in mind, do you think there’s a player favoritism going on between the coach and Penny? I think Rashaad Penny has something left in the tank that he can still play , and proved to them that he could rack that yardage and get the first down, and instead relying on Number “1” risking his injured legs! Eagles 🦅 still have a long ways to go to get were they want to! ☮️☮️☮️🦅🦅🦅🏈🏈🏈

@MusaBrasi

7 ай бұрын

That’s exactly what it is Favortism

Penny ❤. It’s not his fault man, if he stayed healthy he’d be an absolute monster. He’s not a power back tho. He was fast

We need to use penny or trade/sign a big RB I love gainwell but the redzone a issue and he can fix that

They’re probably waiting till later in the season to open their playbook. Or at least till an injury.

They always pull Swift for Gainwell in the Red Zone, don't understand why! Penny was a wasted signing and none of the 3 are good pass blockers. So basically the brotherly shove is our power back

We don’t use the penny like we don’t use Devon Allen for his speed I just don’t get it

Penny's blocking was terrible in his first game... I think once KG get hot they will try to rotate in penny

The Boston Scott question is the most relevant one. Why isn't he being used more in the low red zone?

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One of the most exciting RBs to watch bust a run. He might be healthy at just the right time, like his last year with Seattle when he blew minds for a few games in a row.

That is one way to keep him healthy.

I had penny not making it before the season

When you get the chance to make plays in practice... You got to make them!!!

I dont see us keeping Swift, but if we did and signed Braelon Allen, that ferocious 1 2 punch.

And here we are today still not using him …. Are you kidding me ???!!!!

I’ve been saying this. Why pull Swift I’d try him for Gainwell.

GCS ! A PENNY for your thoughts!

The eagles play favorite that's why Kenny started the season. What's up Gate

Yea, we need a road grader, especially in the 4th Quarter

Doesn’t say much about a medical exam before the hire. Eagles ever think about a Refrigerator Perry back?

Boston Scott has always been good in red zone!! I dont get it either. It should be swift and Boston at goal line or near. Gainwell and swift in 3rd down situations. Heck I'm fine with Boston Scott in 3rd downs. He is very underated.

If healthy, has the speed to hit the hole and go for a long run. Never saw him in 23. What happened?

@Unknown-ji7vz

4 ай бұрын

Eagles didn’t use him they wanna keep using Gainwell and he ain’t doing nothing

They say Penny is healthy, so give him the damn ball. Has to be better than Gainwell. Take off the bubble wrap, it's Dallas week. Dallas sucks Go Birds!

He's a good guy

Insurance for the Swift injury

I heard he broke his leg last year so maybe he is not ready to play yet.

So, my thoughts are that he is not one of the guys that's putting in the work and making an effort. All the talent in the world can't make up for attitude and effort.

Thanks for the info about Penny. But I like to simplify the answer. This is just my opinion, Steve's answer is backed by in depth research. I believe the Eagles rely mostly on Hurts with the Brotherly Shove. Plus when you only have 1 football and 60 minutes. There can be an actual "Too much of a good thing" I believe Eagles signed both Swift and Penny as insurance policies on each other. But Swift showed more upside during training camp. Plus with Gainwell being an actual draft pick of ours. I believe the plan was to mainly use 2 RB's in our normal rotation. Which we have seen. I don't have an answer for Scott, but he seemed to be a solid red zone target last year 🤷 As far as Penny. I believe the Eagles haven't needed to use that insurance policy. I don't believe we will trade him, because the season is only halfway over, and you never know. A fan made a comment a week ago, saying they should hold Swift back so the Eagles could resign him for least money in the off season. Clearly I mentioned that wasn't a good idea, especially when we are trying to win a SB. However, It makes me wonder if the Eagles know we can't sign both, most likely no RB to a higher money contract, since the RB position is clearly undervalued. But here is an idea. Let's say the Eagles liked what they saw from both Swift and Penny. But Swift was the favorite. Would it be to much of a stretch to think, the Eagles salary cap will get tougher and tougher as we reach the end of some of these rookie contracts. So keeping that in mind. Is it possible the Eagles are putting Penny on ice, hoping teams may forget about him. (Kind of like how Gainwell, who was talked about being a high draft pick during the CoVid season. But he decided to sit out, and the Eagles got basically a steal drafting him a year later) Maybe the Eagles are hoping we can resign him on the cheap in the off season. When most teams basically forgot about him. 🤷

If the Eagles knew all of R. Penny stats from the beginning why bother to sign him?

@CoachHeitter

8 ай бұрын

What's up Orlando! Those numbers are specific to a particular area of the field, the red zone. They're not representative of his play between the 20s. Over the last two years, when healthy, Penny averaged over 6 yards per carry, and his career average is 5.7 yards per carry. This is really informing people that over the last three years he hasn't been a red zone back, despite his size. Even in Seattle, he was used in a similar role. The break in case of emergency back. The injuries seem to have caught up to him a little. His leg break seems to have really hindered him so far in the 2023 season. He wasn't terrible in the preseason, but he didn't have that same juice in his legs either. This might just be a lengthy rehab and heal, or it could be indicative of a larger issue with age and injuries catching up. It's tough to really say without seeing him used in a consistent role. Some people think they're keeping him fresh for the post season. I don't know about that. We saw this same thing last season with Trey Sermon. What I'm trying to get people to realize is the coaching staff didn't identify him as a 3rd down, 2-minute, red zone back. That's an attribute more so of Kenny Gainwell and Boston Scott. Both of these guys are true to that role. However, as good as Kenny G was last year in that role, he's struggling with it this year, and he's now put the ball on the ground 4 times in under 250 total touches. You can play a guy out of a slump, but ball security is a much larger underlying issue, and that normally gets you removed from the field at least temporarily. To me, the staff is likely going to give Kenny G one more opportunity this week. However, with the bye week following this game, if it still doesn't look right, I wouldn't be shocked to see Boston Scott get a larger role, and Rashaad Penny could be activated. Once upon a time, he returned kickoffs. If they shuffle their rotation, by the way, not a guarantee; but they might need to shuffle ST play too. It becomes a matter of whether they would keep Boston returning kicks, or do they take some of the workload off of his special teams use. We won't really know until or unless that first domino falls, Kenny G being reduced in his role.

@orlandorosado6171

8 ай бұрын

@@CoachHeitter They brought him in on a prove it deal. What is he proving from the bench? That’s all I am trying to say. Before he was signed he had to pass a physical, in the preseason they got a chance to see his game and the organization could of cut him if he didn’t fit the bill and could of found someone else all I’m saying. They don’t even use him on kickoff? If he’s that awful why waste a roster spot.

@CoachHeitter

8 ай бұрын

@@orlandorosado6171 I think they view it as you're only 1 play away from needing a back, and he is the most proven guy between the 20s of their reserve backs. Now, I can't say for sure that Rashaad Penny is first up, knock on wood, in a situation where D'Andre Swift is injured. It probably depends on the nature of the injury, the length of the injury, and even to this day, how they feel about Kenny G. Those are things we really don't know unless that type of situation occurs. However, they would need another body, whether he's primary or in a reserve role. With that said, I would say watch out for how they shape the roster over the next two weeks. We got a list of guys returning, and we will need roster spots. I don't think Rashaad Penny is 100% safe from being cut, and signed to the practice squad.

I don’t understand why they put Kenneth Gainwell over him he’s way better than Gainwell

Penny played great in Seattle until he got hurt

The special effects were awesome! 😂

Coach Gorilla Gates at his best. Penny’s broken leg and surgery last season has him slower and less powerful. When he is right again I think the eagles will use him.

@quillott4729

8 ай бұрын

He’s not hurt it’s no explanation for not using him instead you run ya franchise quarterback who already has an injury in tough situations Eagles coaching at its finest

It's his practices, I'm telling you, if he was blowing up plays in practice, they couldn't keep him off the field

@MarliQQLuv

8 ай бұрын

Remember, it's the team that benched Swift in favor of Gainwell at the start of the season. I believe that Swift only managed to come off the bench because it was hard to ignore how impactful he was over gainwell. I think Penny is off the field to avoid us banging the doors down to see more Penny than Gainwell. And then what you have is two injury prone backs playing with a possibility of losing both before playoffs and making Gainwell feel pushed to the side when he needs the confidence

Fact is Penny was good, sometimes, when healthy, with a limited sample size. I don’t know why everyone is so big on him.

@imisskatelyn9517

8 ай бұрын

He is a first round talent that led the league with yards per carry. Injuries are the reason his career has been derailed. It's never been a question about his talent.

@Scbirdsfan803

8 ай бұрын

@@imisskatelyn9517 it’s debatable if he’s a first round talent because he hasn’t been on the field enough to show any level of consistency. He led the league in YPC because he has very few carries to drag the average down.

Penny is saved for the second half of the season when Swift is worn down

@imisskatelyn9517

8 ай бұрын

How about sharing the carries between them all season and not letting Swift get worn down? That makes more sense to me.

@MarliQQLuv

8 ай бұрын

​@@imisskatelyn9517we will never know

Boston Scott is better than Penny and Kenny imo. Also Penny doesn't even look in shape.

Penny is an explosive RB but was prone to injuries. Why risk playing him when you can save him for the playoff. Why would you panic and risk your chance to win it all. It’s not like the Eagles are at risk of not making the playoffs. If you are the coach, u think it’s a good idea to run him down to the ground before the post season? It’s the Eagles plan to preserve him for the post season.

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