RunItBAck Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 9 hours ago, EazyEaglez said: So true. We conveniently forget some of the very unlucky breaks that have befallen the Eagles through this streak from guys running into one another and causing a fumble. Heck I’m this last game the Eagles lost the turnover battle. A quarterback doesn’t simply luck into 5tds. A kicker doesn’t kick a nearly 60 yard fg based on luck. The Eagles are the only team to score 37 points on the Bills this year. The next closest was NE with 29. Is that luck? I don’t think so. What I do know is it’s easy to doubt a Jalen Hurts led team especially from afar. After all he "did get benched for Tua didn’t he?” The talking heads have convinced themselves that this is all luck while once again Dallas is struggling to beat another team with a winning record right now. I'd argue there's tons of luck involved in a 60 yard fg. Especially in the conditions he kicked it...it's not that he "shouldn't" make it but everything has to be perfect. From the snap, the hold, the kick, the wind, etc....you do realize if there was a gust of wind during the kick it probably shifts? that's part luck too. Regardless, it was perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkmsn Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 15 minutes ago, RunItBAck said: I'd argue there's tons of luck involved in a 60 yard fg. Especially in the conditions he kicked it...it's not that he "shouldn't" make it but everything has to be perfect. From the snap, the hold, the kick, the wind, etc....you do realize if there was a gust of wind during the kick it probably shifts? that's part luck too. Regardless, it was perfect So --- kind of like every completed pass, which requires a much smaller target window than a FG. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EazyEaglez Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 1 hour ago, RunItBAck said: I'd argue there's tons of luck involved in a 60 yard fg. Especially in the conditions he kicked it...it's not that he "shouldn't" make it but everything has to be perfect. From the snap, the hold, the kick, the wind, etc....you do realize if there was a gust of wind during the kick it probably shifts? that's part luck too. Regardless, it was perfect If Elliott were more of a streaky long range FG kicker I’d agree, but he’s been fairly money from distance since 2017. I’d argue considering the adverse conditions and how the Bills kicker missed it showed how much skill Elliott actually has. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidMoFo Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTW Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 3 hours ago, RunItBAck said: I'd argue there's tons of luck involved in a 60 yard fg. Especially in the conditions he kicked it...it's not that he "shouldn't" make it but everything has to be perfect. From the snap, the hold, the kick, the wind, etc....you do realize if there was a gust of wind during the kick it probably shifts? that's part luck too. Regardless, it was perfect That's not luck, that's the skill and talent of the players, practice and execution. They are experienced in weather conditions as well. Sure, wind can push a ball or the ball can bounce off the goal post one way or another. A kicker nailing a FG with a perfect kick isn't luck. It's skill. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 So the 49ers are getting a week 13 BYE? IN OUR HOUSE? F Vegas!! Go Eagles!!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EazyEaglez Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 20 hours ago, PoconoDon said: So the 49ers are getting a week 13 BYE? IN OUR HOUSE? F Vegas!! Go Eagles!!! People are getting San Fran because they’re buying into the media hype train and the hate for the Eagles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxeaglesfanxx Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Can’t expect get lucky every week. This week proves that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunItBAck Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 Guess there's no luck involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunItBAck Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 Well, well, well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cochis_Calhoun Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, RunItBAck said: Well, well, well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunItBAck Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, Cochis_Calhoun said: I've been watching football for a long time...This was obviously coming. I was trying to warn you guys because you were ignoring the signs...now everyone wants to fire every coach etc... Hell, you got guys blaming Penny (4th string RB) not playing for us losing...All you can do is laugh at this point 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cochis_Calhoun Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, RunItBAck said: I've been watching football for a long time...This was obviously coming. I was trying to warn you guys because you were ignoring the signs...now everyone wants to fire every coach etc... Hell, you got guys blaming Penny (4th string RB) not playing for us losing...All you can do is laugh at this point But that isn't what you're doing, you're going through old posts adding hahaha emoji's, it's like we're all sat round a puddle full of crap but some of us thought it was mud last week, and now we all know it's crap, but you're now sat in the middle of the puddle flinging handfuls of it around and going 'hahaha see I was right, F you hahahah' And my main question would be why? What are you trying to accomplish? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunItBAck Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, Cochis_Calhoun said: But that isn't what you're doing, you're going through old posts adding hahaha emoji's, it's like we're all sat round a puddle full of crap but some of us thought it was mud last week, and now we all know it's crap, but you're now sat in the middle of the puddle flinging handfuls of it around and going 'hahaha see I was right, F you hahahah' And my main question would be why? What are you trying to accomplish? Accountability is a great skill in the real-world. Not that dreaming/hoping is bad but when posters come at me like I'm way off base and act like I have NO idea what I'm talking about...yeah I'm coming back to do the same 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soumak Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, RunItBAck said: Accountability is a great skill in the real-world. Not that dreaming/hoping is bad but when posters come at me like I'm way off base and act like I have NO idea what I'm talking about...yeah I'm coming back to do the same i think you missed the part where a lot of people were saying they were the worst 10-1 team in the history of the NFL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunItBAck Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, Soumak said: i think you missed the part where a lot of people were saying they were the worst 10-1 team in the history of the NFL. Lol nobody was saying that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soumak Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 8 minutes ago, RunItBAck said: Lol nobody was saying that list to phly sports talk. TONS of people were saying that. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/are-eagles-worst-9-1-team-ever-in-nfl-teams-with-low-point-differential-and-same-record-show-title-pedigree/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kiwinavega Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 It's simple. The NFL is not a league that supports luck, and football is not a sport that favours luck. If you reach 10-1 it is because you earned it and deserve it. If you then hit a slump of 1-4 it's not bad luck, it is because you earned it and deserve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 11 hours ago, kiwinavega said: It's simple. The NFL is not a league that supports luck, and football is not a sport that favours luck. If you reach 10-1 it is because you earned it and deserve it. If you then hit a slump of 1-4 it's not bad luck, it is because you earned it and deserve it. And it is why I still think there is some very small hope that things could still turn around. I don't think it will happen but it could. This team managed to get to 10-1 so that ability is there. It managed to do that with this offense and with this defense. Things need to change no doubt, the coaches need to do better and so do the players but this team was once 10-1 and looked nailed on almost for another SB run. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Norseman Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 17 hours ago, kiwinavega said: It's simple. The NFL is not a league that supports luck, and football is not a sport that favours luck. If you reach 10-1 it is because you earned it and deserve it. If you then hit a slump of 1-4 it's not bad luck, it is because you earned it and deserve it. Tell that to the Cowboys and Lions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwinavega Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Luck and corruption aren't the same thing 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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