I remember they used to insist on getting the ball to Jordan Matthews at the LOS when he was at the point that he had the foot speed of a pulling guard.  Some things must make more sense when you are professional watching film 18 hours per day and lose the forest for the trees.

1 minute ago, Ace Nova said:

I agree but sooner or later you need to adjust to the blitz - extra blockers, more RB screen plays, 2 TE sets, quick slants,  more running plays, etc.  That’s how you beat blitzes.  
 

What you don’t do is run 4 WR screen plays in a row or keep dropping your QB back with only 5-6 blockers. 

What TEs for 2 TE sets?  They did RB screens. Some worked some failed. Quick slants... maybe not sure how they were covering could have been taking that away. OL has to step up and do it's job. They're supposed to be the best in the league. Didn't look like it

3 minutes ago, judunno said:

WRs were running around open but Hurts was running for his life and on his back 5 times. More time and the INT to Brown is a TD instead. OL getting owned changes everything. He tried to back them off with screens. Some worked... some didn't 

It was a tough night on offense but I’ll wait until the All-22 comes out to determine how much the play calling was at fault.

The one play call that was inexcusable was not running the push play on 3rd and a long 1 when you have at least 2 chances to run it if something goes wrong on 3rd down.  It’s a nearly 100% success rate play.  

1 minute ago, ManuManu said:

It’s unbelievable how hard it is to sack him. The pass rush was really good tonight. 

I’d argue against Dallas and KC, they lost containment getting too far up field which created big lanes and also had shots where guys just didn’t bring Dak and mahomes.

Just now, Connecticut Eagle said:

 

And the Dolphins.

2 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

 

 

I’m surprised he didn’t hit himself in the face on the rebound. 

Just now, judunno said:

What TEs for 2 TE sets?  They did RB screens. Some worked some failed. Quick slants... maybe not sure how they were covering could have been taking that away. OL has to step up and do its job. They're supposed to be the best in the league. Didn't look like it

O line had a tough night in pass pro but 5 guys can’t and won’t ever block 6,7 or 8 pass rushers.  

2 minutes ago, AmericanEagle77 said:

Oh no, I agree that they did. I was more saying that their designs seem to be pretty bad since the success rate of our screens in general this year is...not great. Makes me think we should swipe some designs.

Siri designs the plays maybe give him some pointers.

1 minute ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

And the Dolphins.

It doesn’t matter, you play the schedule they give you. Period. And it’s not an easy schedule.

Just now, Sack that QB said:

The Brian Johnson piling on needs to stop. Should he be defended after this game? No, but people are acting like he goes rogue and Nick Sirianni just picks his ass on the sidelines and does nothing. If the team is going conservative in the game, Nick Sirianni is going to be okaying that. I know people love Nick and Brian Johnson is the low hanging fruit because he's the newcomer, but this is not all Brian Johnson. The Eagles ran a lot of WR screens last year too, but with a different OC. The constant is the same head coach.

I agree with you 100%. He deserves some but philosophically Sirianni deserves more blame. I do think people are reluctant to give him credit when they do things well. The middle screen to Swift and the sweep were good plays and play calls. They ran the ball well in the red zone. It was an up and down game against a very good defense. 

4 minutes ago, Random Reglar said:

I would like to see a BIG RUNNING BACK in those situations,  like today,  that all you want to do is get 3-5 yards running in bounds. 

I've mentioned before that Nolan Smith who almost never plays yet was a 1st round pick was a running back in hs (all he needs to be retaught is run between the tackles) and has that amazing size and amazing speed.

I'm watching Keaton Mitchell of the Ravens make big play after big play,  because he's fast.  Nolan Smith is just as fast,  and he's 50 pounds heavier.   Also Ben VanSumeren.   Also a long list of Eagles who weight more than 230 pounds.  I don't care who,  in the current context of passing, which means smaller faster linebackers, not 260 pound ILBs, the Eagles should be able to find a heavy player who can run for 3-5 yards. 

Different players when preserving leads in the 4th Q with the run.

The Eagles might consider taking the STARS OFF the field in the 4th Q.  The Eagles are one of the most starter heavy teams in the NFL.  Brown and Smith play almost every down. They're great players,  and, look,  another win,  9-1, best in the NFL,  but maybe the Eagles might want to not wear them out,  because playoffs.  

The Eagles probably don't want to spend all their time doing different run things,  they already innovated the shove.

It seems to me that it would be fun and functional if some OL carries the ball,  or a DL comes in and carries the ball.  I mentioned Nolan Smith and VanSumeren.  Anybody who weighs more than 230 pounds.  

Does anybody remember the Cowboys game?  It was also a win.  The Eagles went 3 and out 3 times in a row.  In those games,  you kinda wished that Swift was bigger,  he had a lot of 2 yard carries.   And today,  too,  a negative 2 and a 2.

Put in the BIG players when you are leading in the 4 Q,  especially when you're leading with 5 minutes to go.  Leading with 5 minutes to go should not be a rare situation for a 9-1 team.  They should be prepared for that eventuality.  Big players. run. Use all 40 seconds.  Find a different guy on the team who can run with power between the tackles,  forward.   Not a 210 pound RB.  Jalen Hurts is quite acceptable. But the others are not. Not in that context.  They're good in those "are they going to run or pass" contexts, which are most contexts.  But you really should have the big back to hand it to over and over.

The Eagles have perfected the shove.  It works almost every time,  as well as a great kicker.  The Eagles should work to perfect the "run for 3-5 yards very reliably" thing,  where you remove wide receivers,  saving wear and tear on the stars. 

Gotta pass block to be a RB in the NFL. That's why that guy from the Seahawks isn't playing. Would be really hard for someone like that after such a long break.

Sea, Ari, NYGx2 puts us at 13 wins. Need to win at least 1 of BUF/DAL/SanFran.

14 should get us the #1 seed. Det is not going undefeated.

Just now, Ace Nova said:

O line had a tough night in pass pro but 5 guys can’t and won’t ever block 6,7 or 8 pass rushers.  

That wasn't the case every time.

1 minute ago, Ace Nova said:

It was a tough night on offense but I’ll wait until the All-22 comes out to determine how much the play calling was at fault.

The one play call that was inexcusable was not running the push play on 3rd and a long 1 when you have at least 2 chances to run it if something goes wrong on 3rd down.  It’s a nearly 100% success rate play.  

Frankly thought the first half we were running things we normally would in good conditions. Can’t run deeper stuff in these conditions as it’s harder to throw and i think it kind of hung the oline out to dry (granted they didn’t play well first half) 

The most important game of the season is now the SF game. If we beat SF, even if we lose to Dallas and Buffalo, we're going to be the #1 seed barring Detroit running the table. A win vs. Buffalo is nice, but we really need to start rooting against SF. They need to drop one of their 2 Seahawks games. 

That's two games this year the Chiefs have lost because their WRs made a costly drop at the end of a game.

7 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

There's only one differential that really matters... and there's one that's very close to that.

The only one that really matters is the scoreboard.   The other one is the turnover battle.   Eagles won both of those tonight.  

Exactly.

Yards are fun.

Points are what matters.

1 minute ago, judunno said:

Siri designs the plays maybe give him some pointers.

I’d love to win an eagles autism charity auction to meet Brian Johnson and sirianni and just say please just stop running Fing WR screens/flanks. 

1 minute ago, we_gotta_believe said:

That's two games this year the Chiefs have lost because their WRs made a costly drop at the end of a game.

Pinkston, thrash, JJAW and reagor would be proud.  

4 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

I think the Vikings take at least one game from the Lions.  And the Lions likely drop another one... just because winning is tough in the NFL. 

It changes a bit in the back half of the season against teams that don’t have a real starting qb and have management that may not even want to win the game.

5 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

 

Dolphins...

 

1 minute ago, NCiggles said:

I agree with you 100%. He deserves some but philosophically Sirianni deserves more blame. I do think people are reluctant to give him credit when they do things well. The middle screen to Swift and the sweep were good plays and play calls. They ran the ball well in the red zone. It was an up and down game against a very good defense. 

Philosophically isn’t their problem, it’s situationally, and that is where Johnson IS responsible.

Sirriani is not micro managing the actual calls in-game. ‘

So, the stupid screens and draws when everyone and their cousin can see it coming is on Johnson.

Just now, Iggles_Phan said:

Dolphins...

Pats were undefeated when we faced them too 😉.