Eagles vs Buccaneers Participant Props for Kenneth Gainwell, D’Andre Swift

We had each D’Andre Swift and Kenneth Gainwell lively in Week 1, and it was Gainwell who dominated the Eagles backfield. It wasn’t an enormous shock since he had probably the most expertise with the group, and neither Swift or Rashaad Penny may very well be relied upon because the lead canine.

Effectively, Gainwell missed the Eagles’ Week 2 win over the Vikings, and it positive appears like a altering of the guard. I gained’t go so far as saying Gainwell acquired Wally Pipp’d by Swift, however it could make sense that the Week 3 roles within the Eagles backfield might be very completely different in comparison with Week 1.

Gainwell was the Eagles’ lead canine of their run to the Tremendous Bowl final season, and he began Week 1 with 14 carries for 54 speeding yards. These 14 carries matched his profession excessive, together with the playoffs, having additionally gotten that many appears on the bottom within the NFC Championship Sport.

The third-year RB has primarily been a complementary participant within the Eagles backfield in his profession. His bodily profile additionally doesn’t lend itself to being a bellcow.

This wager isn’t a wager that Swift has completely taken over the Eagles backfield. As an alternative, it’s assuming he’ll get the vast majority of the speeding work in opposition to a stout Buccaneers protection.

Final season, Gainwell performed all 17 common season video games and cleared this quantity twice.

I wouldn’t play this an excessive amount of additional, although, solely taking place to 32.5 since Sean Koerner and Chris Raybon have Gainwell projected for 29 speeding yards.

I’ve a tough time believing Swift goes to go from 28 carries to lower than 9 in a single week. I do know Gainwell is again, however the former Lions RB dominated Minnesota to the tune of 6.25 yards per carry and 175 speeding yards. You don’t cease feeding that man.

Koerner has Swift projected for 12.6 rush makes an attempt, and Raybon has him pegged for 12.2.

We’re betting on Philadelphia feeding the new — and productive — hand at RB this week after it has had 10 days to organize for this sport.