44 minutes ago, Godfather said:

Oregon will handle sheet hole PSU. Maybe only 3 get in

That's kinda my point. Isn't Indiana third? They only have one conference loss. Ohio State has two. Doesn't that matter, or is Ohio State now going to be following the path of Alabama...the path where no matter what happens they're always given a playoff spot?

16 minutes ago, just relax said:

Your comment makes no sense. you might as well say: the Eagles have the league's best rushing attack, so naturally they'll shut it down.

You do what you do until they show they can stop it.  And can keep stopping it.

Did you get to see your Michigan team today?

3 hours ago, Mike030270 said:

Howie probably would bring him back if he wasn't getting hurt. He's still playing at a high level when healthy 

He’s breaking down, going the way of Jeffery and Jackson.  It’s not going to get any better 

 

3 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

He’s breaking down, going the way of Jeffery and Jackson.  It’s not going to get any better 

Agreed he's breaking down but not in the same way

25 minutes ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said:

That's kinda my point. Isn't Indiana third? They only have one conference loss. Ohio State has two. Doesn't that matter, or is Ohio State now going to be following the path of Alabama...the path where no matter what happens they're always given a playoff spot?

Hopefully not.  This second loss should disqualify them, but some of the others that will get in are "worse" teams, but that's the issue with voting for teams to get into a playoff versus just having objective rules.

1 hour ago, Godfather said:

If you don't like the opposing team planting they flag on your own field, beat them then. NC State did the same thing against UNC today. Gus Johnson can f off when he said it was disrespectful. It's been happening for how long now? 

Yeah. And if you don’t like @mikemack8 planting his flag in your bum stop going to @hputenis’ furry parties. But you don’t learn anything either… 

3 hours ago, brkmsn said:

I actually thought Forbes would eventually be a good pro. AJ broke him and he never recovered. You can't bury your head in a towel and cry because an All Pro WR beat you as a rookie. To be a great CB, you have to be able to move on immediately after a bad rep. 

If I were Howie I would sigh him after February 1st to a futures contract and see whether Fangio and Co can redeem him.

1 hour ago, just relax said:

Your comment makes no sense. you might as well say: the Eagles have the league's best rushing attack, so naturally they'll shut it down.

You do what you do until they show they can stop it.  And can keep stopping it.

I think it was a typo.  I think he meant to say "shut us down”

Rap sheet says Devonta doubtful for tomorrow.

22 minutes ago, mattwill said:

If I were Howie I would sigh him after February 1st to a futures contract and see whether Fangio and Co can redeem him.

I expect some team to claim him off waivers and give him a look. 

I understand quite a few people worried about his lack of weight, but that never really bothered me. There have been a lot of impactful CBs that were poor tacklers, which is the only thing his light weight would affect. But seeing his lack of mental fortitude at this level is a huge red flag to me. It's like Jalen Reagor all over again. I just don't believe coaching can fix this particular issue. Then just think about a player that already struggles with head games coming to Philadelphia and hearing that noise after a bad performance. It's just a terrible match. Thankfully, we already have a few young CBs on the roster with tremendous talent that have already proven to be mentally tougher. 

2 hours ago, Godfather said:

Gus Johnson can eat a bag of sheet

People think he's a great announcer.  He's OK but he can be incredibly annoying especially when he starts squealing like a little girl.

The Eagles have never had a winning streak quite like this. Where the quarterback hasn’t been asked to carry the team. At least not since 1949. That was 75 years ago and it’s the last time the Eagles won seven games in a row without the QB throwing 30 passes in any of those wins.

In the 1949 NFL Championship season, the Eagles won eight straight after an 0-1-1 start, and quarterback Tommy Thompson never threw more than 24 passes during that span. Things have changed a bit since then. Hurts threw 34 and 38 passes in the Eagles’ first two wins this year, but since the Eagles truly committed to being a run-first team, he’s averaged only 21 pass attempts per game. That’s the lowest figure during an Eagles winning streak since Thompson averaged 17.6 back in 1949.

For the sake of comparison, when the Eagles won eight straight in 2022, Hurts averaged 30 passes per game. Carson Wentz averaged 30 pass attempts during the Eagles’ nine-game winning streak in 2017, Donovan McNabb averaged 35 passes during a seven-game winning streak in 2004 and Jaws was at 25 per game during an eight-game streak in 1980.

Hurts isn’t being asked to carry the offense, but when he has thrown the football, he’s been terrific. Big throws at big moments, deep balls at a higher clip than any other NFL quarterback, running to move the sticks at the right time, avoiding mistakes and letting Saquon Barkley and the ground attack take over.

During the seven-game winning streak, Hurts has a 116.6 passer rating – 3rd-highest in the league behind Lamar Jackson, the Eagles’ opponent Sunday, and Jared Goff. He’s completing 70 percent of his passes with nine TDs and one INT. The only Eagles QBs with higher passer ratings over any seven-game span are Nick Foles in 2013 and Hurts himself in 2022. But it wouldn’t be fair to say he’s just managing games.

He's thrown seven 40-yard passes during that span, 3rd-most in the league, and he’s averaging 8.3 yards per attempt, 4th-highest in the league. So he’s been aggressive, efficient and productive without a high volume of pass attempts. If that’s not a formula for winning, I don’t know what is.

 

 

4 hours ago, Mike030270 said:

 

Loved him coming out and that’s why I’m not a scout - coupled with many other reasons 

12 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

The Eagles have never had a winning streak quite like this. Where the quarterback hasn’t been asked to carry the team. At least not since 1949. That was 75 years ago and it’s the last time the Eagles won seven games in a row without the QB throwing 30 passes in any of those wins. In the 1949 NFL Championship season, the Eagles won eight straight after an 0-1-1 start, and quarterback Tommy Thompson never threw more than 24 passes during that span. Things have changed a bit since then. Hurts threw 34 and 38 passes in the Eagles’ first two wins this year, but since the Eagles truly committed to being a run-first team, he’s averaged only 21 pass attempts per game. That’s the lowest figure during an Eagles winning streak since Thompson averaged 17.6 back in 1949. For the sake of comparison, when the Eagles won eight straight in 2022, Hurts averaged 30 passes per game. Carson Wentz averaged 30 pass attempts during the Eagles’ nine-game winning streak in 2017, Donovan McNabb averaged 35 passes during a seven-game winning streak in 2004 and Jaws was at 25 per game during an eight-game streak in 1980. Hurts isn’t being asked to carry the offense, but when he has thrown the football, he’s been terrific. Big throws at big moments, deep balls at a higher clip than any other NFL quarterback, running to move the sticks at the right time, avoiding mistakes and letting Saquon Barkley and the ground attack take over. During the seven-game winning streak, Hurts has a 116.6 passer rating – 3rd-highest in the league behind Lamar Jackson, the Eagles’ opponent Sunday, and Jared Goff. He’s completing 70 percent of his passes with nine TDs and one INT. The only Eagles QBs with higher passer ratings over any seven-game span are Nick Foles in 2013 and Hurts himself in 2022. But it wouldn’t be fair to say he’s just managing games. He's thrown seven 40-yard passes during that span, 3rd-most in the league, and he’s averaging 8.3 yards per attempt, 4th-highest in the league. So he’s been aggressive, efficient and productive without a high volume of pass attempts. If that’s not a formula for winning, I don’t know what is.

 

 

Haven’t been tested with a high powered offense where we need to rely more on passing game so will be interesting to see that situational football in coming weeks. Seems inevitable it will be Eagles @ Lions for the NFCCG and it will be one of the best in years.

 

 

2 hours ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

The Eagles have never had a winning streak quite like this. Where the quarterback hasn’t been asked to carry the team. At least not since 1949. That was 75 years ago and it’s the last time the Eagles won seven games in a row without the QB throwing 30 passes in any of those wins. In the 1949 NFL Championship season, the Eagles won eight straight after an 0-1-1 start, and quarterback Tommy Thompson never threw more than 24 passes during that span. Things have changed a bit since then. Hurts threw 34 and 38 passes in the Eagles’ first two wins this year, but since the Eagles truly committed to being a run-first team, he’s averaged only 21 pass attempts per game. That’s the lowest figure during an Eagles winning streak since Thompson averaged 17.6 back in 1949. For the sake of comparison, when the Eagles won eight straight in 2022, Hurts averaged 30 passes per game. Carson Wentz averaged 30 pass attempts during the Eagles’ nine-game winning streak in 2017, Donovan McNabb averaged 35 passes during a seven-game winning streak in 2004 and Jaws was at 25 per game during an eight-game streak in 1980. Hurts isn’t being asked to carry the offense, but when he has thrown the football, he’s been terrific. Big throws at big moments, deep balls at a higher clip than any other NFL quarterback, running to move the sticks at the right time, avoiding mistakes and letting Saquon Barkley and the ground attack take over. During the seven-game winning streak, Hurts has a 116.6 passer rating – 3rd-highest in the league behind Lamar Jackson, the Eagles’ opponent Sunday, and Jared Goff. He’s completing 70 percent of his passes with nine TDs and one INT. The only Eagles QBs with higher passer ratings over any seven-game span are Nick Foles in 2013 and Hurts himself in 2022. But it wouldn’t be fair to say he’s just managing games. He's thrown seven 40-yard passes during that span, 3rd-most in the league, and he’s averaging 8.3 yards per attempt, 4th-highest in the league. So he’s been aggressive, efficient and productive without a high volume of pass attempts. If that’s not a formula for winning, I don’t know what is.

 

 

Paragraphs, dude

2 hours ago, Swoop said:

Paragraphs, dude

I copied and pasted right from the article. Tell them not me lol.

There i broke it up some, hope thats better 

10 hours ago, BigEFly said:

Did you get to see your Michigan team today?

Taped it. Blitzed through it late last night after we got settled. My guys played hard!

9 hours ago, Sack that QB said:

Rap sheet says Devonta doubtful for tomorrow.

This is the least important game we play the rest of the year and Devonta should sit.

9 minutes ago, just relax said:

Taped it. Blitzed through it late last night after we got settled. My guys played hard!

As a Penn State alum, thank you.

6 hours ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

The Eagles have never had a winning streak quite like this. Where the quarterback hasn’t been asked to carry the team. At least not since 1949. That was 75 years ago and it’s the last time the Eagles won seven games in a row without the QB throwing 30 passes in any of those wins.

In the 1949 NFL Championship season, the Eagles won eight straight after an 0-1-1 start, and quarterback Tommy Thompson never threw more than 24 passes during that span. Things have changed a bit since then. Hurts threw 34 and 38 passes in the Eagles’ first two wins this year, but since the Eagles truly committed to being a run-first team, he’s averaged only 21 pass attempts per game. That’s the lowest figure during an Eagles winning streak since Thompson averaged 17.6 back in 1949.

For the sake of comparison, when the Eagles won eight straight in 2022, Hurts averaged 30 passes per game. Carson Wentz averaged 30 pass attempts during the Eagles’ nine-game winning streak in 2017, Donovan McNabb averaged 35 passes during a seven-game winning streak in 2004 and Jaws was at 25 per game during an eight-game streak in 1980.

Hurts isn’t being asked to carry the offense, but when he has thrown the football, he’s been terrific. Big throws at big moments, deep balls at a higher clip than any other NFL quarterback, running to move the sticks at the right time, avoiding mistakes and letting Saquon Barkley and the ground attack take over.

During the seven-game winning streak, Hurts has a 116.6 passer rating – 3rd-highest in the league behind Lamar Jackson, the Eagles’ opponent Sunday, and Jared Goff. He’s completing 70 percent of his passes with nine TDs and one INT. The only Eagles QBs with higher passer ratings over any seven-game span are Nick Foles in 2013 and Hurts himself in 2022. But it wouldn’t be fair to say he’s just managing games.

He's thrown seven 40-yard passes during that span, 3rd-most in the league, and he’s averaging 8.3 yards per attempt, 4th-highest in the league. So he’s been aggressive, efficient and productive without a high volume of pass attempts. If that’s not a formula for winning, I don’t know what is.

 

 

A throwback to the Raiders teams with Kenny Stabler, Art Shell, et al. Run and throw deep.

Just now, Talkingbirds said:

As a Penn State alum, thank you.

Happy to oblige.

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31 minutes ago, RLC said:

This is the least important game we play the rest of the year and Devonta should sit.

I don’t think so. I get that a loss here doesn’t hurt us but this is a game where we can make a statement with a win. If he doesn’t play Dotson has to step up if we want to have a chance.

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