Fitzpatrick was outstanding with his eye manipulation last week against New Orleans, a trait that showed up once again on Sunday against the Eagles. On the very first play, the veteran quarterback dropped back and removed Malcolm Jenkins from the middle of the field with his eyes. By staring to his right, he had Jenkins lean heavily toward the sideline, clearing room for DeSean Jackson to run to the post.

The Eagles were in a form of Cover 3 on the play, with three zone defenders underneath and three deep down the field. Jalen Mills is playing with outside leverage, meaning he is lining up outside of Jackson to force him inside towards his help in Jenkins. With Jenkins not there, it's nothing but green grass for a 75-yard touchdown. Don't rip Mills on this play - yeah the visual isn't good - but this all starts with the eyes of Fitzpatrick.

Later in the game, that eye manipulation shows up again. Fitzpatrick takes the snap, stares to his right, and removes Nigel Bradham from the intended throwing lane. Mills is in off coverage, Mike Evans attacks inside, Jalen believes he has help there as well but it's taken away by Fitzpatrick. The veteran takes the linebacker out of the play and makes a picture-perfect "second-window throw" to Evans for a score.

I also want to show you a play where Jackson got a big first-down reception in front of Mills. Again, the defense was in a Cover 3 scheme, this time with four defenders underneath. The Bucs line up with tight splits, meaning the receivers are aligned tight to the formation. What that does is force the outside corners off the line of scrimmage even more than normal. Why? If both Jenkins (lined up inside) and Mills (outside) line up close together, there's potential for an easy pick play that creates an explosive pass on that side of the field for an easy first down and maybe more. The split also gives a receiver like Jackson a ton of room to operate between the numbers and the sideline.