The running game hadn’t shown any signs of life across August. The offensive line failed to generate any space, and the bargain buys of free agent LeGarrette Blount, 4th-round rookie Donnel Pumphrey, and UDFA Corey Clement struggled to capitalize on any daylight they found.
Coming out of the trade deadline, Philadelphia has the opposite problem.
It took a couple of weeks to get the engine growling, but LeGarrette Blount has averaged 14 touches and 70 yards (4.9 Y/C) across the last 6 games of the young season. With exactly 100 touches on the year, Blount is 2nd in the NFL in yards/carry for backs with at least 100 carries (Kareem Hunt).