Just now, LeanMeanGM said:

Can we all finally agree that after a monster stat line of 6 carries for 16 yards and also getting Jalen Hurts killed, Rashaad Penny being a healthy scratch made perfect sense?

Too small of a sample size. Giant killer looked similar.

1 hour ago, ManuManu said:

Wait, Glazer said before the game that AJ Brown told him they need to "start believing in the coaches?”

Good God. It’s over. 

Think he means the coordinators

Just now, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

I wish DK had a bet for amount of blitzes Bowles brings. I’m guessing it’s gonna be like 60-65% seeing just how bad we are at it. 

Yeah I mean it could be more than that. He may just bring it on every play bar 4th down.

When have we seen something so simple be used to scheme open a player of ours?

Hurts injury update

 

1 hour ago, DawkinsOwnage03 said:

I will say this, he will run the ball.

Thats kinda why i think he might be a good fit if sirianni can get a complimentary passing game going

1 minute ago, ToastJenkins said:

Think he means the coordinators

They are both an extension of Sirianni, Johnson in particular. 

1 minute ago, judunno said:

At one point wasn't Hurts doing pretty well against the blitz? Hell happened.

Idk sheil and solak talked about the eagles and hurts not being good against the blitz last year. I believe it was actually the thing they said hurts needed to make the biggest improvement in. last year i believe we were somewhere in the 20s per dvoa vs. blitz. Just so happens we didn’t turn it over a lot, usually got ahead in a lot of games and the defense was able to get stops. Been 2 years the eagles haven’t learned how to adjust to blitzes and not good. It’s on our coaches and hurts. At some point coaches get fired and if hurts can’t figure it out then he’s gonna keep seeing it and regress more  

17 minutes ago, wussbasket said:

Nick Morrow

Zach Cunningham

James Bradberry

Darius Slay

Kevin Byard

Avonte Maddox/Bradley Roby

Reed Blankenship

 

That's your "starting" back 7. How many of those players would you realistically want back next year playing full time snaps?

Honestly, none. 

8 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Can we all finally agree that after a monster stat line of 6 carries for 16 yards and also getting Jalen Hurts killed, Rashaad Penny being a healthy scratch made perfect sense?

They are just saving him for the playoffs

 

7 minutes ago, judunno said:

Too small of a sample size. Giant killer looked similar.

The other guy no other NFL team ever wants?

Yea, they both stink. 

1 minute ago, ToastJenkins said:

Thats kinda why i think he might be a good fit if sirianni can get a complimentary passing game going

I don't know if he is the answer for PHI or not, but I will say if you take the HC responsibilities off of a Coordinator they are typically tons better at thier primary role as coordinator. Smith has definitely struggled as a HC but he has had the same record, 7-10 three straight years, at least he's consistent. 

I don't think he's the guy for PHI personally, but I think if he gets a chance as an OC for anyone, he will be better than he has been at ATL for the last three years.

19 minutes ago, wussbasket said:

Nick Morrow

Zach Cunningham

James Bradberry

Darius Slay

Kevin Byard

Avonte Maddox/Bradley Roby

Reed Blankenship

 

That's your "starting" back 7. How many of those players would you realistically want back next year playing full time snaps?

I know some are going to have to be back just by default but yeah I mean honestly? Cunningham maybe just because he's been fine this year (but he'd need to be super cheap). Slay will be back and he's been OK this year but he is getting closer to the big fall off. Other than that I mean just nobody. Bradberry needs to go, Morrow has not been good, Byard has not been good, Maddox is a good player but can't stay healthy and Blankenship I think gets overrated. He's an OK player, he's good if he is your back up but as a starter? He's limited and gets exposed.

 

Just now, LeanMeanGM said:

 

We went 11-5.  We have many coordinators they can poach.  

2 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

The other guy no other NFL team ever wants?

Yea, they both stink. 

Don’t get why Boston scott got $2 mil and is on this roster. He’s 28 going on 29. Can find a younger back with potential and more upside that can also play special teams for way less money. Scott isn’t worth the money. Neither was quez. Both should’ve been let go. 

3 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

If I’m Todd Bowles i just blitz every play. Eagles coaches and hurts can’t figure it out. We are still shocked that teams blitz us and make no adjustments to them. 

In fairness to Hurts, it seems like the coaches don't give him any easy solutions for pressure.  

1 minute ago, paco said:

We went 11-5.  We have many coordinators they can poach.  

We should trade Sirianni to them for their first round pick.  

 

Just now, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Don’t get why Boston scott got $2 mil and is on this roster. He’s 28 going on 29. Can find a younger back with potential and more upside that can also play special teams for way less money. Scott isn’t worth the money. Neither was quez. Both should’ve been let go. 

And this is where we now start to enter this interesting discussion during the offseason of where the blame lies and who has the bulk of it etc. Howie brought Scott back on that deal so as a player who has hardly played that is not a good look for Howie. But then who picks who plays and what players are on the field during what plays? I mean this stinking coaching group could not even figure out that Scott has slayed the Giants time after time yet barely saw the field in both games.

1 minute ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

Blankenship I think gets overrated

I like him, seems to be around the ball a lot and brings a load.

I think it's kind of hard to make a lot of informed decisions/opinions about what you have in the younger guys in the back 7 because this year PHI didn't have a typical PHI front 4 getting a lot of pressure. I mean if you have some of these younger guys in last years back seven isn't the discussion a lot different? Hard to judge young secondary talent(or lack thereof) when you aren't getting to the opposing QB quick enough IMO, it's hard to cover these new route schemes and smaller quicker receivers and backs out of the backfield beyond the initial route option.

17 minutes ago, metal said:

Hurts injury update

 

It looked nasty on TV.  Glad he's OK.   They still better run the ball next week.  

19 minutes ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

I think they will bring the blitz without fear. Bowles likes to blitz and will know Hurts and this offense can't handle the blitz. He's going to blitz on more than 50% of plays surely?

They could beat the blitz sometimes if they would throw a RB screen once a century.  The middle screen against KC was very successful and we haven't seen once since.  

The bombshell report about what went wrong this season is going to be something else

27 minutes ago, wussbasket said:

Nick Morrow

Zach Cunningham

James Bradberry

Darius Slay

Kevin Byard

Avonte Maddox/Bradley Roby

Reed Blankenship

 

That's your "starting" back 7. How many of those players would you realistically want back next year playing full time snaps?

Reed and Byard are it.  I think they both can be upgraded but I hope they look to add through the draft.  

7 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Don’t get why Boston scott got $2 mil and is on this roster. He’s 28 going on 29. Can find a younger back with potential and more upside that can also play special teams for way less money. Scott isn’t worth the money. Neither was quez. Both should’ve been let go. 

It's like 10th down the list of problems, but the RB room never, ever made any sense this year. 3 active undersized backs with redundant skill sets, not one of them can pass protect. Scott's KOR ability has all but been nullified due to the rule change.