Should the Philadelphia Eagles bring Jordan Howard home?

Should the Philadelphia Eagles bring back Jordan Howard?

The Philadelphia Eagles sit atop of the dreadful NFC East at 3-5-1, but nothing is good right now in Philadelphia. The offense still has no identity, and the combination of Doug Pederson and Carson Wentz is continuing to be questioned everyday.

One of the bright spots on the offense this year has been second year running back Miles Sanders, as he has shown he can be a dynamic playmaker for the Philadelphia Eagles. On the season, Sanders has 86 carries for 519 yards and 3 touchdowns, good for an average of six yards per carry (3rd best in the NFL) and 86 yards per game (4th best in the NFL). In the games he’s been available, Sanders has been great for this offense.

The only problem with Sanders is he hasn’t always been available this season, as he has missed three games due to injury. On top of that, Sanders was on a pitch count to start the year after recovering from an injury. With Sanders out, the team has had to rely on running backs Boston Scott and Corey Clement, which hasn’t been the best fix for the absence of Sanders.

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With the long-term availability of Sanders being a serious questions should the Philadelphia Eagles look to add another running back this late in the season?

If they do decide to add one, an old friend has just become available.

On Monday, the Miami Dolphins waived running back Jordan Howard after a disappointing 2020 with the team. For the year, Howard has carried the ball 28 times for 33 yards and 4 touchdowns, with most of his carries in goal line situations. The Dolphins slowly began to phase Howard out of their offense, as he became the victim of several healthy scratches on game day. Their offense started working around speed backs, as Myles Gaskin and Matt Breida emerged as lead backs for the team. Their emergence led to the release of Howard, and now he looks for a new home.

With all of that said, should the Philadelphia Eagles bring Jordan Howard home?

Let’s look at why they should.

By bringing Howard in, the Philadelphia Eagles now have a true power running back they can give the football to when they choose to stick to the run. Howard has experience in this system and has worked with a ton of the players on offense already. In his nine games last year with the Eagles, Howard had 119 carries for 525 yards and 6 touchdowns. If Sanders were to go down for another injury, I’m positive the Eagles would have much more confidence in relying on Howard to contribute in the running game than they would in Scott or Clement.

Now let’s look at why they shouldn’t.

Already with Sanders on the roster, it’s obvious that Doug Pederson and the Philadelphia Eagles do not stick to the run game nearly enough as they should. Sanders averages six yards per carry and doesn’t get the ball nearly as much as he should. Scott broke off a 56-yard touchdown run and didn’t get the ball for the rest of the game against the Giants. Heck, even Clement scored a touchdown and he didn’t see the ball the rest of the game. As bad as the passing game has been this year, it doesn’t seem like the team is going to adjust and become a run dominant offense.

That is where I am at when it comes to the Philadelphia Eagles bringing in Jordan Howard. It could be a positive thing to finally have a true power running back the team has lacked all season. However, it’s uncertain whether or not he will get the ball enough to justify bringing him in.

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The Philadelphia Eagles should definitely monitor Howard’s situation, but make the decision that is best for the football team.

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