Here is a bit longer answer than the two words Ham came up with.

1 hour ago, eagle45 said:

Alright, decompressing after a long day....here's my guide for those who care to fixing the offense, which absolutely can be done.

1. Resolve to fix the offense. There is, understandably, a strong following to not do anything at 8-2 as defending SB champs as we have the division and conference at our feet. This is the one area where AJ Brown was very, very right. Sure, this has already been enough to beat the Chiefs and the 3 best teams in the NFC...but it won't be enough to do it consecutively in the playoffs. Luck will run out if they can't score. They need to do something, change something.

2. Rest Barkley. Barkley was the best player in the NFL last year. This year, he's providing replacement level production for an average running game. Yes, much of that is on the OL. BUT...not all of it is on the OL...and what's the saying?...accept the things you can't change and change the things you can. Barkley has a lot of miles. A few less carries at a 3.8 yard clip aren't going to cost them the game against Dallas or anyone else. Barkley needs exceptionally fresh legs for the playoffs. His stats are already garbage this year, so there's no need to repeat last year's silly debate about using him heavily. Go with a full on rotation. Come playoff time, maybe 2024 Barkley shows up.

3. Review the return to play criteria for the OL. The Lane issue has already been put to bed. He's basically out until the playoffs. His injury is a perverse blessing in disguise. He was playing poorly, was injured, and he and the staff couldn't make the tough decision to hold him out. Now they are forced to keep him on ice until it matters. Cam Jurgens shouldn't return to the lineup until he practices in pads and can actually move and anchor....getting medically cleared isn't good enough. Toth and Fred Johnson practicing with the 1's all week and playing for an entire game will be an upgrade. And then the OL will get upgraded again late in the season when their real starters return viably healthy. See how the OL looks with them against Dallas. And give Dickerson an honest evaluation. Because if the OL holds up well against Dallas and Dickerson is the hobbling weak link, he's next. No one wants to replace 3 starters, but at some point just having guys that aren't limping represents an upgrade. Bottom line: these guys failed to play through it at an acceptable level and failed to get healthy as the season went on. Time to make a change. They sit until they more closely resemble themselves. This will benefit the OL immediately and will give them late season upside of getting back to who they used to be. It's never happening if they just keep forging ahead.

4. Cut the 12 personnel BS. I famously hate 12 personnel. I hated it when we had 2 possession WRs in Alshon Jeffery/JJAW and it created a congested offense. I hate it now when we have a running offense and our TE2 doesn't get involved in the passing game and can't block. It's like playing with 10 men on offense and being shorthanded every play in this alignment. Put players on the field that you will use.

5. In reference to #4, use all the players you have on the field. That means come out throwing to Jahan Dotson. He usually answers the bell when called upon. This offense is easy to match up against. The 11th player is just completely neglected. You have a #3 WR that never gets the ball or gets looks. Throw your crappiest DB on him. You have a TE2 that can't block a LB and never gets looks. Doesn't need to be accounted for in coverage or on the ground. Make the defense pay attention to every player on the field. If they know you'll throw to Dotson 5 times in a half, that's going to change the coverage the Smith and Brown see. Teams think they have this offense completely figured out, and that will turn it upside down.

6. Take the muzzle off Hurts. I want to see INTs. What? Am I nuts? In my job, when a tumor is invading into a draining blood vessel, you actually need to keep going until you get bleeding. You progress slowly, gradually...that way when you create and opening and do get the bleeding, you can deal with it, stop, and establish that as your reference and boundary point. If the whole point of this offense, as so many have said lately, is to not turn the ball over...then they need to use the balance of this season to figure out exactly how far they can push it before the bleeding/int's starts. Gradually increase the passing volume, route complexity, aggressiveness, and field space they use in the passing game. Every game. When Hurts starts tossing INTs, walk it back. But don't play scared in November when you know you have a 100% chance of winning the division regardless and a poor chance of winning the SB if you do not evolve.

4 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

So far they are. Fred has done a nice job filling in for Lane,but he's not Lane,so the O needs to pick things up now. At least we got through the tougher part of our season

I just think the O needs to play well enough to not lose...it's not going to look good. Just make the plays at the right time. I don't think we see any 30 point games this year.

4 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

So Joe. Wondering why we are seeing the hesitation/indecisions by Hurts. He has the accuracy, so not sure why he is acting scared. Seems he favors Smitty over AJ. He throws alot of hitch/comeback routes to Smitty(safe high percentage) which is fine,but it can't be all of it

I think this is what has been going on the last 2 weeks. Every player has made mistakes to kill plays. Slips, holds, drops, missed blocks, bad throws , bad reads, some routes run less than 💯. False starts. Everything. If they were sharp vs Green Bay..the plays were there. Detroit they kept shooting themselves in the foot too.

The weather was also defense weather.

But ...I think to kick start things, you gotta have the QB run some. That's his skill, that's why he is in the league. Use that to keep the D off balance and to make 3rd and short. Also for me, I would mix in an end around to make the defense have to pay attention to multiple directions horizontally. And I would be giving Tank 10 carries. Fresh legs use them.

That all keeps the passing attempts down, which is when they have their best success.

4 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

You never once point towards coaching issues.

Why did we beat Dallas, KC, Tampa,Rams, Minnesota, Detroit and Green Bay??? Because we out coached them?

When Dallas won their last Superbowl 30 years ago...was that Because of their great coaching?

For you...since the Eagles have all these coaching issues...then all these other teams we keep beating must have it worse?

I mean lets do a deep dive here.

Siri vs...

Last 3 games vs KC coach

Last 4 games vs Rams coach

Last 4 vs Green Bay coach

Last meeting vs Buffalo, Baltimore and Steelers coaches?

Last 2 vs Detroit coach?

So you take the 16 meetings between Siri and Andy Reid, McVay, Lafluer, McDermott, Harbaugh, Tomlin and Campbell.... Siri is 16-0! 16 times those other coaches must have had issues. Imagine being fans of those teams and your coach has all these issues.

4 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

The D has the big time knowledgeable qualified coach

Which side of the ball has the better players , depth and better health... on the line if scrimmage?

I know it's not important as receiving yards from a RB to you...but the rest of the football world thinks the battle at the line is the most important factor in team success.

That's why the defense has been way better the last 2 games than prior... the DL is much much improved!

Fangio doesn't take on 2 blockers like our Georgia boys do, nor does he blanket guys like Mitchell and DeJean.

It's not rocket science. You can't always scheme or coach a weaker player. Nor can you scheme or coach a drop, hold, false start etc...players make mistakes regardless of who is the coach.

1 hour ago, joemas6 said:

I just think the O needs to play well enough to not lose...it's not going to look good. Just make the plays at the right time. I don't think we see any 30 point games this year.

Yeah,if you noticed I haven't called for 31 PPG from this team this year. We were much more explosive last year. What a dream season it was,so fun to watch the domination. This team doesn't have it,although the D is doing great. My goal this years is 27-28 PPG and we aren't hitting that either(I think its 25 or so),but the D holding teams to scraps offsets that. Our schedule was much tougher so far than last year except out division rivals all suck. Gnats are going to be tough in 1-2 years. As long as the D holds and we can score(at all) we could see another SB trip. Still alot of ball to be played. We shall see

1 hour ago, joemas6 said:

I think this is what has been going on the last 2 weeks. Every player has made mistakes to kill plays. Slips, holds, drops, missed blocks, bad throws , bad reads, some routes run less than 💯. False starts. Everything. If they were sharp vs Green Bay..the plays were there. Detroit they kept shooting themselves in the foot too.

The weather was also defense weather.

But ...I think to kick start things, you gotta have the QB run some. That's his skill, that's why he is in the league. Use that to keep the D off balance and to make 3rd and short. Also for me, I would mix in an end around to make the defense have to pay attention to multiple directions horizontally. And I would be giving Tank 10 carries. Fresh legs use them.

That all keeps the passing attempts down, which is when they have their best success.

I haven't been paying much attention, do we still run 2 TE sets? If not I believe we should do that too. It was a pity Wilson went down as Hurts was beginning to trust him and we were finally getting some consistent play from the alot. Dotson is a decent receiver wh9o is also being ignored. Hurts needs to get everyone involved. It seems like it is 1 guy at a time. Feed Barkley, hit Smitty and a few for AJ except last week when we fed AJ. Just a very strange offense right now

1 hour ago, joemas6 said:

Why did we beat Dallas, KC, Tampa,Rams, Minnesota, Detroit and Green Bay??? Because we out coached them?

When Dallas won their last Superbowl 30 years ago...was that Because of their great coaching?

For you...since the Eagles have all these coaching issues...then all these other teams we keep beating must have it worse?

I mean lets do a deep dive here.

Siri vs...

Last 3 games vs KC coach

Last 4 games vs Rams coach

Last 4 vs Green Bay coach

Last meeting vs Buffalo, Baltimore and Steelers coaches?

Last 2 vs Detroit coach?

So you take the 16 meetings between Siri and Andy Reid, McVay, Lafluer, McDermott, Harbaugh, Tomlin and Campbell.... Siri is 16-0! 16 times those other coaches must have had issues. Imagine being fans of those teams and your coach has all these issues.

Eye opening when you put it like that. Lurie is more than happy signing Siri's checks

9 hours ago, joemas6 said:

For you...since the Eagles have all these coaching issues...then all these other teams we keep beating must have it worse?

Dan Campbell only put up what 9 points went like 2-10 on 3rd down and was 0-5(0-6) on 4th down could you image of that was Siri stat line at the end of the game would never hear how terrible a coach he is

12 hours ago, mattwill said:

The exact same situation. A win is a win and a loss is a loss. It is a binary situation. You are loooking for nuance where no nuance exists. The NFL Standings do not have a column for Nuance, only for Wins, Losses, and Ties.

Hike those agenda drivvies up. They are showing again.

You are too simpleton thinking

12 hours ago, mattwill said:

The exact same situation. A win is a win and a loss is a loss. It is a binary situation. You are loooking for nuance where no nuance exists. The NFL Standings do not have a column for Nuance, only for Wins, Losses, and Ties.

Hike those agenda drivvies up. They are showing again.

Sorry you’ve become so old you can’t appreciate the difference in one season versus others.

Dullaz- "We won, we're contenders,we can still win the division". They are going ape nuts crazy "We're BACK". They beat the Raiders(🤣) and they are SB bound now. Everything bigger in Texas(including egos). I must admit Pickens looks severely good for them now

2 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

You are too simpleton thinking

You are not enough simpleton.

3 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

You are too simpleton thinking

And you complicate your thinking unnecessarily with the result that you can’t see the forest for the trees.

3 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said:

Sorry you’ve become so old you can’t appreciate the difference in one season versus others.

Look at the Standings. How is one win anywhere in those standings different from one win in a different year’s standings? A win is a win is a win. Nothing more, nothing less.