On 9/17/2024 at 10:46 AM, EazyEaglez said:

The dogs aren’t barking yet. They’re all looking kind of average at best. Smith and Davis for the time they’re getting are doing little. The run defense looks so suspect right now. Is it because of this Fangio style of defense or are the players just not good enough? 

The Defensive line is getting gashed . Prized DTs are garbage . It is not on Fungio, but it is  on Howie. If the rest of the coaches know that they are ****.... How are these guys making the field? Who is responsible for the high end picks and money being waisted? 

Angelo has Eagles winning 5 this year. Until things change... it is hard to argue with him. We will continue loosing close games..just a continuation of the second half of last year.

1 hour ago, Traveler Vic said:

The Defensive line is getting gashed . Prized DTs are garbage . It is not on Fungio, but it is  on Howie. If the rest of the coaches know that they are ****.... How are these guys making the field? Who is responsible for the high end picks and money being waisted? 

Angelo has Eagles winning 5 this year. Until things change... it is hard to argue with him. We will continue loosing close games..just a continuation of the second half of last year.

Until they prove otherwise they’re what their record indicates. They’re a .500 team at best. Now they’re also injured in their first three weeks. So Much for keeping guys out of the preseason to keep them healthy.

16 hours ago, Traveler Vic said:

The Defensive line is getting gashed . Prized DTs are garbage . It is not on Fungio, but it is  on Howie. If the rest of the coaches know that they are ****.... How are these guys making the field? Who is responsible for the high end picks and money being waisted? 

Angelo has Eagles winning 5 this year. Until things change... it is hard to argue with him. We will continue loosing close games..just a continuation of the second half of last year.

5 games seems a little low though I'm certainly not making travel plans to New Orleans in February. I was hoping that the last half of last year was due to the coordinator mess and that this year would be more functional. Sadly that doesn't look to be the case.

September is the new preseason. These guys are still shaking off a little rust and starting to get into the swing of things.  IF by week 5 they're playing like crap, I'll understand the criticism. Lot of teams last week had disappointing losses with their talented players playing like crap. 

17 minutes ago, MF POON said:

September is the new preseason. These guys are still shaking off a little rust and starting to get into the swing of things.  IF by week 5 they're playing like crap, I'll understand the criticism. Lot of teams last week had disappointing losses with their talented players playing like crap. 

Been saying this for a while. September is gonna be ugly for most teams but ideally you wanna build a cushion and chemistry so the team can hit its stride when it needs to and not have to be in a do or die mindset all of December and burn out before the playoffs 

We can only hope, wish, and pray that they ALL get better as the season progresses. 

Yeah, September is the new pre-season and it can be ugly for a lot of teams.

...another classic example of why these first round picks should not be fully guaranteed. 

15 hours ago, eglz1 said:

5 games seems a little low though I'm certainly not making travel plans to New Orleans in February. I was hoping that the last half of last year was due to the coordinator mess and that this year would be more functional. Sadly that doesn't look to be the case.

Everyone had high hopes. With Vic as DC everyone was expecting an improvement. We will get better on offense later this year, but we just do not have enough talent on defense.

All the high defense draft picks from Georgia...are not producing. Vic himself said: "ask me by week 8 about the state of defense".
I resigned myself to the fact that 2024 will be a waisted year of ....learning from close losses. Just like the second half of last year. Eagles may get entertaining when AJ returns, but we are not going anywhere with this 10 yards from the WR defense.

11 hours ago, LacesOut said:

We can only hope, wish, and pray that they ALL get better as the season progresses. 

Yeah, September is the new pre-season and it can be ugly for a lot of teams.

How will you improve our DTs? The heart of our D line. 

Their only job is to stop the run. How are they doing so far?

 

 

Jalen Carter getting slammed to the ground like he is nothing lol @0:46

Davis, Carter and Dean had a hell of a game yesterday. Let's hope they can build on it!

On 9/21/2024 at 4:41 AM, Jeep_man said:

 

 

Jalen Carter getting slammed to the ground like he is nothing lol @0:46

Your definition and mine are not the same. Here's a better angle:

 

Dean has been really impressive. Very happy with his play so far.

Carter is our best defensive player already. He is a DPOY in the making.

These dawgs appear to be working out.  Carter is a beast and on path to become All Pro.  Jordan Davis stepped up his game yesterday.  Dean has been a tackling machine.  Ringo is only 22 and looks to be the successor to Slay.  Nolan Smith has been setting the edge and played well last week.

The whole premise of this thread is off.

On 9/21/2024 at 7:41 AM, Jeep_man said:

Jalen Carter getting slammed to the ground like he is nothing lol @0:46

In reality he got two yards of penetration about a half second after the snap before someone fell on his back legs causing him to fall over on a play that went for negative yardage.

On 9/17/2024 at 2:25 PM, manz2821 said:

Siri has to go then. He won't get 4 different OC and DC coordinators in 4 consecutive years.

I wonder to what extent those choices were Sirianni and how much were

Howie: "Hey Nick, meet your new Coordinators."

I can believe that Brian Johnson and Sean Desai were Nick choices. He seems like he might want to give new guys a break just like he was given a break. I wonder if Matt Patricia hire was a result of the Patriot obsession even though he stunk in Detroit.

 

 

 

They can all go. Davis contributes nothing. He was supposed to be a run stuffer and they can’t stop the run. Carter looks great one week and non existent the next. Dean just looks out of place on just about every play. Ringo never gets to play so I really can’t say much about him.

Other than flashing for one week, they've both been big disappointments.

2 minutes ago, xxeaglesfanxx said:

They can all go. Davis contributes nothing. He was supposed to be a run stuffer and they can’t stop the run. Carter looks great one week and non existent the next. Dean just looks out of place on just about every play. Ringo never gets to play so I really can’t say much about him.

Dean is too small to take on linemen and shed blocks.  He needs the DLs to take up space so he can have a free shot.  But a thousand guys can do that.  They need somebody who can shed blocks and make tackles.  And he can't cover anybody.  They should give White a shot but people on this board are convinced White is washed when they have never seen him in one play for the Eagles.

Dean missed at least 3 tackles that I saw in real time, and I mean badly.......

Dean is the size of a free safety out there. Shouldn't be on the team.

The dogs were put in the kennel today. 

On 9/27/2024 at 8:06 AM, Procus said:

These dawgs appear to be working out.  Carter is a beast and on path to become All Pro.  Jordan Davis stepped up his game yesterday.  Dean has been a tackling machine.  Ringo is only 22 and looks to be the successor to Slay.  Nolan Smith has been setting the edge and played well last week.

The whole premise of this thread is off.

1 good game against the Saints and the "whole premise of this thread is off" 🤣

Jordan Davis - Absolute BUST his first 2 seasons.  He was supposed to be our "Vita Vea" (not even close). He was invisible the first 2 games of this season and had a good game against the Saints and then once again disappeared today against the Bucs.

Nakobe Dean - Also a BUST his first 2 seasons aka "Mr. Glass". He couldn't stay healthy but now he's finally a starter.  He has played decent the first few weeks (not exactly a playmaker), but today he was abused.  So much for being a "tackling machine." Did he lead the team in missed tackles today?  He looked abysmal. Definitely not living up to the "steal of the draft" hype due to injury.  Looks like another Sidney Jones type move by Howie.

Nolan Smith - Where is this guy?  Given that Huff is currently the D-Line whipping boy, Smith is getting overlooked.  As someone mentioned in the game thread today, he looks like a long snapper out there chasing defenders.  "B...b...b...but he's setting the edgezzz!"

Jalen Carter - As I mentioned in my OP, he's the only one showing some superstar potential.  However, after his monster game last week, he once again disappeared.  He needs to be more consistent.

Kelee Ringo - Not really much to say about him as we haven't seen much of him at CB.  As for his ST plays, he had a bonehead play of tackling his own teammate and a good play of returning the blocked extra point for 2 points.

How many times does it have to be yelled??? nKobe Dean is NOT A MIDDLE LINEBACKER (in the NFL). He is better suited at WILL.