By Patrick Del Gaone, Sports Talk Philly staff writer 
Philadelphia Eagles' head coach Doug Pederson was unaware that backup offensive lineman Matt Tobin sustained an injury on the second-to-last play of the team's final offensive possession.
One play later, Tobin, Philadelphia's third-string right tackle, was abused by Redskins' menacing defensive end Ryan Kerrigan, who then strip-sacked Carson Wentz to seal Washington's second victory over the Eagles this season.
"I honestly did not know that he was injured on the play before," Pederson said. "There was a pile, and he came out of the bottom of the pile, but [I] didn't see anything at that time. Had I known, maybe I could've done something with our back or a tight end over there. The thing is, Matt did a great job that whole drive blocking him. A lot of times they were stunting, and Kerrigan was coming inside. It just so happened on that last one he was a little bit wider… just an unfortunate situation that [Tobin] couldn't push off the knee."
"We're always looking for those situations, obviously we didn't catch it. As coaches, we've gotta be a little bit more in tune to that. If we see it, we can either substitute or help him."
Tobin's MCL sprain could sideline him for the remainder of the season.
One week after the first-year head coach acknowledged that certain players didn't give 100 percent against Cincinnati, Pederson was encouraged by his team's response to the recent criticism.
"If they just look at yesterday's game, how well they played," Pederson said. "The effort, the energy, the fact that with everything that has gone on this season, the fact that they were in that game until the end. Having another off-season, having another draft, going through free agency again, bringing in some more competition to help at every spot. If they look at that, and that's the message, then we're gonna be okay."
Although Philadelphia has dropped six of its last seven games, the team's rookie quarterback seems to be back on the uptick after a mid-season slump left some wondering if he was in fact the franchise signal-caller for the organization to build around.
This afternoon, Pederson was asked about his plan to ensure Wentz is protected behind an offensive line decimated by injuries.
"By no means do we want to hamper any kind of aggressiveness on offense," Pederson said. "If we need to use backs and tight ends, we'll consider doing that a little bit more as we go."
The 2016 No. 2 overall pick has been sacked 11 times and hit more than nine times per game during the Eagles' current four-game losing skid.
You can watch the full press conference from Pederson below.
