Let's go Bama. Roll tide

Awesome. Gainwell on the field more than Swift. Carter not even playing 50% of the snaps. Penny activated just to not play a snap. Covey showing why he's a wasted roster spot. And so many other roster use questions. 

 

24 minutes ago, Nivraga said:

As bad as the defense was, we didn't lose because of the defense. Nick and Brian should just resign after the play calling following the onside kick. The offensive play calling has been really bad all year but that sequence was just shameful. Run the ball on the first play to ensure you get the clock rolling ... good ... but following that they need to be aggressive and make Arizona pay for the onside kick.

 

We definitely lost because of the defense, despite this we could’ve won if our offense matched ARZ’s efficiency. Our defense is the worst in the league, and our offense is too sloppy to win shootouts these days.

Even if we managed a 3pt win yesterday… what does that do for us given that performance? We are a paper tiger, that seems to be getting worse weekly.

I’m not defending the coaches; they are doing a bad job.  But I’ll just say that it’s really convenient to dump all of this on them.  They are replaceable.  So that may be the narrative that gets pushed and the entity that takes the fall.  But it’s more than coaching.

37 minutes ago, Freshmilk said:

GM

Coaching

Players

For me Howie is the one whose job should he on the line.

The Eagles could have won this game even with the defense being laughable.  The sequnce after the onsides kick was awful.  It didn't cost us the game, but it didn't give is the best chance to win.  Therefore, I am not on the Fire Siri boat. 

Consider our back 7 yesterday: 1 undrafted rookie, 1 4th round rookie, 1 3rd round rookie, 1 undrafted 2nd year player, 1 returning from a long injury recovery who likely should not be playing yet, and linebackers who are all fringe roster players right now.  So more than half the defense are bench players at best, with unemployment a close 2nd.

Howie and the team chose the wrong guys to resign or give more money (Slay more $ and Bradberry).  Bradberry's $$ alone would have covered Edwards and White and our front 7 would have been much better.  Losing both safeties and filling them with fringe talent killed us.  Choosing aging CBs over younger, less expensive,  better players is all on the GM.

 

Funny, I seam to remember a lot of fans thrilled that we resigned Bradberry and Slay and though they were good deals at the time. Its funny how things turn once it didnt pan out. 

Slay has been fine, not superstar but held his own when on the field. Bradberry is in the wrong scheme and we all knew it from day one. He is not a man corner which is why the Gmen cut him and why he worked last year under Gannon scheme. It is the coaches job to build schemes around the players strengths that you have. Or work with the GM to let him know what you need and who wont work in that scheme. Sounds like failed communication between the coaching staff and FO in the Bradberry situation. 

4 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Awesome. Gainwell on the field more than Swift. Carter not even playing 50% of the snaps. Penny activated just to not play a snap. Covey showing why he's a wasted roster spot. And so many other roster use questions. 

 

Covey is a wasted roster spot?

4 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

I’m not defending the coaches; they are doing a bad job.  But I’ll just say that it’s really convenient to dump all of this on them.  They are replaceable.  So that may be the narrative that gets pushed and the entity that takes the fall.  But it’s more than coaching.

We already know the GM doesn’t think his S stinks. 

The Eagles are the 29th ranked scoring defense in the nfl.

#32 traded all its best players and is trying to lose.  #31 just outplayed them head to head.  #30 is getting dragged down by the league’s worst offense and is only a small fraction of a point worse.

You could make a legit argument that the Eagles have the NFLs worst defense.

Id say a big mistake was the non use of Swift's upside this year was a major strike on BJ and Nick. First his running ability was not set loose. At times yes, but they ignored the run in a majority of games. But the biggest issues was not using him in the pass game more. You had a clear hole in slot receiver. Set Swift in a motion out to slot receiver from duel back sets giving the option of a ran play. Swift clearly was not used correctly and because of it, If I'm Swift I will not resign here and move on. 

Yes, the defense sucks. We knew that going into the game. I don't see enough opprobrium directed toward the offense. The offense scored 14 points in the first half and only 10 in the second.

This was at home against the Cardinals.

Not nearly good enough.

4 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Covey is a wasted roster spot?

Yeah, I didn't get that one either.

Just now, Desertbirds said:

Yes, the defense sucks. We knew that going into the game. I don't see enough opprobrium directed toward the offense. The offense scored 14 points in the first half and only 10 in the second.

This was at home against the Cardinals.

Not nearly good enough.

We are at the point in the season and team life cycle where many try to neatly package blame into reversible absolutes so there can be hope for next year.

2 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

We are at the point in the season and team life cycle where many try to neatly package blame into reversible absolutes so there can be hope for next year.

It's a sad state of affairs when the fanbase (and maybe the players) of a playoff-bound team are already thinking about next year. But here we are.

7 minutes ago, DeathByEagle said:

Funny, I seam to remember a lot of fans thrilled that we resigned Bradberry and Slay and though they were good deals at the time. Its funny how things turn once it didnt pan out. 

Slay has been fine, not superstar but held his own when on the field. Bradberry is in the wrong scheme and we all knew it from day one. He is not a man corner which is why the Gmen cut him and why he worked last year under Gannon scheme. It is the coaches job to build schemes around the players strengths that you have. Or work with the GM to let him know what you need and who wont work in that scheme. Sounds like failed communication between the coaching staff and FO in the Bradberry situation. 

Just because fans were thrilled doesn't mean it was the right decision(s).   I also recall many fans saying we paid too much for aging CBs while letting younger, good players leave.  I liked the moves at the time. Slay has been a good starter, but we owe him the most money he has ever made at the end of his career and would have to accept a lot of dead $$ to move on from both CBs.

As for scheme, I fully believe Siri and Howie and more talked and agreed upon scheme when resigning Bradberry.  Too much at stake not to.  Adding to Bradberry is the fact of no organizational depth at CB.  Our back up CBs are all undrafted/mid round rookies and 2nd year players.  Very poor roster management.

2 minutes ago, Freshmilk said:

Adding to Bradberry is the fact of no organizational depth at CB.  Our back up CBs are all undrafted/mid round rookies and 2nd year players.  Very poor roster management.

Welcome to 90% of the league

1 minute ago, ManuManu said:

Covey is a wasted roster spot?

IMO yes. He's been very good at PR this year but in a game like yesterday when the defense doesn't force a punt, he serves no purpose. I've been saying it for a while and have posted stats from other teams, that Covey is wasting a spot because he only serves one purpose. Now you can argue that Rick Lavato only serves one purpose too but I don't think any team has a long snapper who plays any other snaps. Haven't seen that since Mike Bartrum. 

We saw it yesterday with Greg Dortch. He's their PR and KR but also WR3. 7 catches for 82 yards. 2 PR for 29 yards and 3 KR for 74 yards. 

Covey can't even be the PR and KR. He's just a PR. That's it. I'm not taking anything away from his PR game because he's been very good at it but I just think the Eagles need to build their roster better.

This goes with Boston Scott too. They've all but eliminated him from the offense and he's here to be the KR, or in the Eagles case, the guy who stands as the goal line and lets the ball roll out of the end zone. At the very least, bring in a guy who can be the PR and KR.

In the grand scheme of things with how this team is playing, Covey is way down on the list of concerns. In fact he isn't a concern. He's good at what he's on the team for. He does exactly what's asked of him. Be our PR. Outside of last week and his big 7 yard catch, they don't use hm.  It's just the way the Eagles construct their roster that I find issues with. 

Preparing myself to be angry when Sirianni doesn't bench his starters on Sunday. It's the most logical decision, but he'll try to "compete".

16 minutes ago, DeathByEagle said:

Id say a big mistake was the non use of Swift's upside this year was a major strike on BJ and Nick. First his running ability was not set loose. At times yes, but they ignored the run in a majority of games. But the biggest issues was not using him in the pass game more. You had a clear hole in slot receiver. Set Swift in a motion out to slot receiver from duel back sets giving the option of a ran play. Swift clearly was not used correctly and because of it, If I'm Swift I will not resign here and move on. 

What's even worse is that Swift showed he can be a lead dog and played himself in to a nice contract. The Eagles should have locked him up for 3 years either the day they traded for him or early in the season. Unless Swift wants to be a hometown guy, I'm with you, no way he comes back. Go to a team who knows how to use you.

19 minutes ago, DeathByEagle said:

Id say a big mistake was the non use of Swift's upside this year was a major strike on BJ and Nick. First his running ability was not set loose. At times yes, but they ignored the run in a majority of games. But the biggest issues was not using him in the pass game more. You had a clear hole in slot receiver. Set Swift in a motion out to slot receiver from duel back sets giving the option of a ran play. Swift clearly was not used correctly and because of it, If I'm Swift I will not resign here and move on. 

I agree, but Swift just had his best season as a pro.  He may see it differently. 

4 minutes ago, RLC said:

Preparing myself to be angry when Sirianni doesn't bench his starters on Sunday. It's the most logical decision, but he'll try to "compete".

For the defense, we have use the term  "starters" liberally.

5 minutes ago, RLC said:

Preparing myself to be angry when Sirianni doesn't bench his starters on Sunday. It's the most logical decision, but he'll try to "compete".

You think they deserve the rest?

59 minutes ago, RLC said:

It's the coaching.

 

On defense yes absolutely.  That's been obvious for a long time now. 

28 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Covey is a wasted roster spot?

Most returners play wr or change of pace back/receiving back. You would hope they’re a wr3 or wr4 at a minimum. At least I think that is what the thinking is here.

 

8 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

What's even worse is that Swift showed he can be a lead dog and played himself in to a nice contract. The Eagles should have locked him up for 3 years either the day they traded for him or early in the season. Unless Swift wants to be a hometown guy, I'm with you, no way he comes back. Go to a team who knows how to use you.

There is a flipside of that...this offensive line is probably the best run blocking group in the leauge due to talent and philosophy. He's not going to get the open gaps most places that he does here.

What sort of draft capital would Jalen Hurts fetch in a trade?

Yes, I'm serious.