Miles Sanders is one of the best young running backs in the NFL and yet the Eagles have underutilized the former Penn State star tremendously.
Sanders had MVP aspirations to start the season, but enter Week 14, the Eagles star running back is just looking to increase his usage rate.
During a sitdown with Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie on Tuesday’s 94WIP, Sanders blamed his lack of rushing attempts on his struggles to catch the ball this season.
“I mean no,” Sanders told Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie on Tuesday’s 94WIP Midday Show when asked if he surprised he isn’t getting more carries.
“I’m lacking in some other areas too, I haven’t been the best in the passing game, been dropping a lot of passes, and gotta be a little bit more sharper in my pass protection too. I’ve had two straight weeks where I made mistakes, so just gotta sharpen a lot of the other stuff up.”
Carson Wentz's expected points added per target by pass-catchers:
Travis Fulgham: 0.74
Greg Ward: 0.28
Dallas Goedert: 0.16
John Hightower: 0.06
DeSean Jackson: 0.05
Zach Ertz: -0.16
Miles Sanders: -0.39— Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) October 27, 2020
Sanders is the league leader among running backs in dropped passes with 8 on the season.
Sanders only has 118 carries for 631 yards and three rushing touchdowns to go with only 19 catches for 123 yards through the air, this season.
As a rookie, Sanders had 50 receptions, for 509 yards.
