1 minute ago, Ipiggles said:

I wont be watching the SB. but not because of Swift. I have zero interest in a SB featuring KC and the 9ers. - just the thought made me throw up a bit in my mouth. 

 

I am pretty sure I have better things to do on that day- likely I will be re arranging my sock drawer- or possibly laying out my plan to become Master of the Time/space continuim...... 

I would have watched despite the NFL City Chiefs being in the game if the Lions had won. However, add in the Chiefs BS with the fact that the 49'ers are their opponent and I have ZERO interest.

2 minutes ago, T-1000 said:

By the way (and I'm sure it was mentioned, but I don't feel like looking back on pages and pages of stuff from yesterday) Dan Campbell lost the game for the Lions when he went for it on 4th and 2 in the third quarter. Sports is so mental and momentum is a massive thing. If he takes the 3 they would have traded points with the 49'ers and burned half of the third quarter. The 49'ers still would have had massive pressure on them to come back. When the 49'ers got that stop it was obvious they were going to win the game because Campbell handed them all of the momentum. Then he doubled down later and went for it again when they were down by 3. I guess the tough guy bro coaching act only gets you so far.

Agree 💯

Being aggressive just for the sake of being aggressive just defied logic and common sense. 

Taking the FG before halftime set precedent, giving SF momentum with 2 huge stops instead of taking the points was just Fing ridiculous. 

20 minutes ago, T-1000 said:

2023-2024: The year the NFL finally jumped the shark and was a sport geared towards casuals and pre-teen girls

Not sure about the rest of you but I won't be a watching a minute of the SB.

Meh, I've watched every SB since XIX. Despite getting the last matchup I hoped for and all the other BS, I don't see that changing.  If I cared about pomp and circumstance I'd be watching the halftime shows  

 

6 minutes ago, T-1000 said:

It just didn't make any sense. I actually agreed with his decision to kick the FG at the end of the first half. At that point in the game any points just adds more and more pressure on the home favorite to have to come back and not blow a game they were big favorites in. Then with half of the 3rd quarter burnt and the 49'ers settling for a FG he gets greedy and doesn't take the 3. That game completely turned on it's head with that stop and I said it at the time. Trading 3 points with only a quarter and a half left would have been a huge win for the Lions having been up 24-7 at the half. 

And it's possible they started to get antsy because they felt like they left points on the board, which caused them to press a little more and make up for it which caused those drops.

And I would've kicked the other FG too because their defense was wiped at that point and even if they scored a TD on that drive, they likely were going to give one up again anyway so they would've had to come back down and score again. So might as well tie it, because Shanahan is a pansy and he would settle for a FG on their next drive if you can hold them to 4th down situations. And even if the Niners did score a TD,  they can still win it if they go for 2 at the end.

25 minutes ago, garingovt2000 said:

If we have Brown and Smitty on the outside who do you think our slot WR will be in 2024?  Winner gets a prize.

Ricky Pearsall

 

Reasons:

1) From a cap standpoint, I think it will be a rookie

2) Because I don't watch college football and picked a random rookie prospect.  

Just now, Birdman said:

Agree 💯

Being aggressive just for the sake of being aggressive just defied logic and common sense. 

Taking the FG before halftime set precedent, giving SF momentum with 2 huge stops instead of taking the points was just Fing ridiculous. 

Yep. People will point to "the Lions being the Lions" and the Gibbs fumble was huge. However, I said last night even before they didn't convert on that 4th and 2 that Campbell just lost them the game. The 49'ers were dead in the water after settling for 3 and letting the Lions drive right down the field. When they elected to not to take the points and keep their 3 score lead they gave the 49'ers hope and once they got the stop you could see the game shift in an instant. I'm not even a Lions fans and hours later it still driving me nuts how stupid an NFL coach could be. I also heard he doubled down on both 4th down decisions after the game which would have me extremely concerned for the Lions future.

5 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

 

GUYS WE ABSOLUTELY NEED GARDNER-JOHNSON BACK.

HEY GUYS, CJGJ? GUYS?

GARDNER-JOHNSON? GUYS?

I swear the EMB's lovefest with the guy is so damn annoying. In before the 'he'd be different on our team, two different defenses!' claim.

2 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

And it's possible they started to get antsy because they felt like they left points on the board, which caused them to press a little more and make up for it which caused those drops.

And I would've kicked the other FG too because their defense was wiped at that point and even if they scored a TD on that drive, they likely were going to give one up again anyway so they would've had to come back down and score again. So might as well tie it, because Shanahan is a pansy and he would settle for a FG on their next drive if you can hold them to 4th down situations. And even if the Niners did score a TD,  they can still win it if they go for 2 at the end.

Like I said, I agreed with the decision at the end of the half to take the points. However, if there were a time between the three decisions to go for it it was at the end of the half. At least if they don't get it they are still up by 14 and have the half to settle things down and not give the 49'ers immediate momentum. You had a 17 point lead at the half. The 49'ers had to settle for a FG to start the second half. You drove right down the field and could have matched their FG keeping it a 17 point lead with half of the 3rd quarter done and kept all of the pressure on the 49'ers. The pressure immediately shifted to the Lions when they failed to convert. One of the worst coaching decisions I have seen in a big playoff game in a long time.

3 minutes ago, T-1000 said:

Yep. People will point to "the Lions being the Lions" and the Gibbs fumble was huge. However, I said last night even before they didn't convert on that 4th and 2 that Campbell just lost them the game. The 49'ers were dead in the water after settling for 3 and letting the Lions drive right down the field. When they elected to not to take the points and keep their 3 score lead they gave the 49'ers hope and once they got the stop you could see the game shift in an instant. I'm not even a Lions fans and hours later it still driving me nuts how stupid an NFL coach could be. I also heard he doubled down on both 4th down decisions after the game which would have me extremely concerned for the Lions future.

Time and time again we see the NFL is all about momentum. Sometimes a team can make a big play and get momentum but other times the opposition can give them that initiative. I think that’s what Detroit did in the end yesterday.

Just now, AmericanEagle77 said:

GUYS WE ABSOLUTELY NEED GARDNER-JOHNSON BACK.

HEY GUYS, CJGJ? GUYS?

GARDNER-JOHNSON? GUYS?

I swear the EMB's lovefest with the guy is so damn annoying. In before the 'he'd be different on our team, two different defenses!' claim.

He's better than what we have at S but he is massively overrated. He has a knack for big interceptions and he runs his mouth a lot so I think people equate that to him being some elite S when in reality he's just a good starter but nothing special.

1 hour ago, Mike030270 said:

IIRC that last one is from 2017 when Chiefs broke our streak

Don’t recall the streak you’re referring to, but yes, that pic is from the 2017, week 2 game. 

1 minute ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

Time and time again we see the NFL is all about momentum. Sometimes a team can make a big play and get momentum but other times the opposition can give them that initiative. I think that’s what Detroit did in the end yesterday.

100%. It's about risk/reward. The risk of not converting fair outweighed the potential reward of making it which wouldn't have guaranteed they don't settle for 3 later in the drive anyway. That was the type of decision you make when you are losing or if you are only winning by a little bit. With a 14 point lead it was an utterly bone headed decision.

10 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

 

Dramatically difference between mahomes to purdy and Goff to Lamar 

 

1 minute ago, T-1000 said:

100%. It's about risk/reward. The risk of not converting fair outweighed the potential reward of making it which wouldn't have guaranteed they don't settle for 3 later in the drive anyway. That was the type of decision you make when you are losing or if you are only winning by a little bit. With a 14 point lead it was an utterly bone headed decision.

What also didn’t make sense was at a time where they needed points they decided to go for it. But at the end of the first half when they had the Niners on the ropes they kicked the field goal.

4 minutes ago, AmericanEagle77 said:

GUYS WE ABSOLUTELY NEED GARDNER-JOHNSON BACK.

HEY GUYS, CJGJ? GUYS?

GARDNER-JOHNSON? GUYS?

I swear the EMB's lovefest with the guy is so damn annoying. In before the 'he'd be different on our team, two different defenses!' claim.

He's a good player. A hot head, but a good player. He'll always have respect from me for showing up in the Super Bowl when no one else on defense did. And he can play some slot corner in a pinch if the Eagles get an injury. He'll be cheap, I'd bring him back. He's better than Byard or Blankenship. But really, they should be shooting for Winfield Jr. Go get arguably the best safety in football.

15 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Devin Duvernay. I think he can be a very valuable WR3, but he can also automatically be the KR and PR, saving the Eagles an extra 2 roster spots. Covey has been a very good PR, but again, that's all he is. 

The Eagles used 2 spots this year on guys who were only on the team for one purpose. Covey, PR and Scott, KR.  

Covey-29 punt returns and 1 catch.

Scott- 8 kick returns and 20 carries

2 roster spots for 58 touches. I'd rather those 2 spots go to an extra backup safety, linebacker or DE.

For those who say Covey is too good of a punt returner to get rid of...Britain Covey had 29 returns and averaged 14.4 YPR, with a long of 54. Duvernay had 23 returns and averaged 12.6 YPR with a long of 70. 

Duvernay is built for the slot at 5-11 202 and he's also younger than Covey believe it or not. He was pushed down in the depth chart this year with the addition of Zay Flowers and OBJ. Before this year, his career totals were 90 catches for 880 yards 5 TDs and 41 first downs. Not an overly impressive YPR but nearly half his catches went for 1st downs. I'll take that.

He is also a guy that i had as a target

This is probably a hot take to a lot of people but it shouldn’t be: Blankenship is better than CJGJ. 

2 minutes ago, T-1000 said:

100%. It's about risk/reward. The risk of not converting fair outweighed the potential reward of making it which wouldn't have guaranteed they don't settle for 3 later in the drive anyway. That was the type of decision you make when you are losing or if you are only winning by a little bit. With a 14 point lead it was an utterly bone headed decision.

My initially reaction when it became 4th and 2 was i want to go for it. but then i was like no have to kick cause a 3 possession lead is more valuable with a quarter and a half left and if you don’t pick up the first then you are flipping the momentum of the game. The not kicking down 3 was just dumb. Even if San Francisco scores on the next possession it’s still a 1 possession game instead of potentially making it 2 and the game being over. 

57 minutes ago, Ace Nova said:

This is likely the most talent Moore has ever had on offense so should make it that much better for him, 

He had pretty good teams in 2019 and 2021 in Dallas.  

2 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

This is probably a hot take to a lot of people but it shouldn’t be: Blankenship is better than CJGJ. 

I'd go with similar.  CJGJ was good at turning pop fly passes into interceptions.

Just now, T-1000 said:

He's better than what we have at S but he is massively overrated. He has a knack for big interceptions and he runs his mouth a lot so I think people equate that to him being some elite S when in reality he's just a good starter but nothing special.

The guy can barely tackle. Good starter? Even the reined in version is overrated. 

He's much better at slot, but people insist he's a good safety. He's like average. If he didn't run his mouth and have good hands, he'd be a JAG (again, at S. He's very good at slot.)

14 minutes ago, paco said:

Ricky Pearsall

 

Reasons:

1) From a cap standpoint, I think it will be a rookie

2) Because I don't watch college football and picked a random rookie prospect.  

He's a good player. I'd be happy if they brought him in, but only if they brought him in with another dynamic WR. Pearsall is a chain mover and you need that on the team. But with this draft, as loaded as it is with WR, if he's the only one they come away with, I'd be a bit disappointed.

37 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Doubling down on the stupid, eh? Bold strategy

More like:

 

1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

My initially reaction when it became 4th and 2 was i want to go for it. but then i was like no have to kick cause a 3 possession lead is more valuable with a quarter and a half left and if you don’t pick up the first then you are flipping the momentum of the game. The not kicking down 3 was just dumb. Even if San Francisco scores on the next possession it’s still a 1 possession game instead of potentially making it 2 and the game being over. 

I was the same. My initial reaction was "go for it." But then I immediately realized trading 3 points and keeping the 3 score lead with half of the 3rd quarter gone would be a huge in for the Lions and keep all of the pressure on the 49'ers. The second time Campbell chose to go for it and not kick the FG might have been an even dumber decision which is hard to imagine. Tying the game there settle everything down and gets things back to 50/50. With the way the game had gone to that point even a 3 points lead and having the ball after a huge stop gives the 49'ers a major edge.