that new SB thread smell

6 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

 

Kellen wanting that job shows a significant lack of judgement. 

14 minutes ago, just relax said:

An Annie Agar influence here, I think.

TBF, he's been doing it longer, but I think they likely influence each other.

I had gone back to check the opener in 2022 for my previous post.  I was amazed by the starting QBs on opening day only two seasons ago.

ATL - Mariota
CAR - Mayfield
CHI - Fields
CLV - Brisett
DEN - Wilson
GB - Rodgers
HOU - Mills
IND - Ryan
LVR - Carr
MIN - Cousins
NE - Jones
NO - Winston
NYG - Jones
NYJ - Flacco
PIT - Trubitsky
SF - Lance
TB - Brady
TEN - Tannehill
WAS - Wentz

Major drop for ratings in the Eagles game.

 

 

 

Didn't get to post this before the old blog closed -- was flying home yesterday after having a blast with dad at the game on Sunday. So here are my thoughts on another NFC Championship Game beatdown - 3rd in a row, and I flew in for each of them! I did watch the replay on the flight home to get a sense of what I missed. 

OFFENSE

- Super Bowl Jalen showed up a game early -- that was a solid A performance. As we discussed in the blog last week, my biggest concern the 1st 2 playoff games was his low YPA (6.2 against GB, 6.4 against the LAR). Low yardage totals overall don't bother me so long as we are efficient when we do throw -- 8.8 YPA on 28 passes, 246 yards and only 2 sacks for 16 yards with no interceptions...we can't ask for much more. He was decisive and did a good job throwing it away when he had nothing there. He did get more conservative with the lead in the 2nd half, but I get it -- only a turnover would have let Washington back into the game. The 4th and 5 go ball to AJ was perfect...my heart sank when he threw it deep, then I saw AJ had a step and Jalen dropped it in perfectly. But my favorite plays were when they moved the pocket and hit AJ or Goedert. When Jalen plays like that, we are unstoppable. 8 TDs, 1 missed FG and 2 punts. Also, he checked to many of the big plays it seemed.

- Did Kellen basically sit on his offense and save everything for the last 2 games?? End arounds to Goedert. Pop passes to Smitty. Moving the pocket. A lot of the passing concepts looked like RPO type stuff from 2022, with new wrinkles thrown in. I feel like we have been begging for this all year, and in the biggest game, Kellen brought it out. I haven't seen that offense since the 2022 divisional round blowout of the Giants. 

- Landon and Cam gutted that out and were awesome. And huge kudos to Steen as well. They introduced both Steen and Cam as starters before the game, so it wasn't super obvious at first that Landon was playing center. To have all that change in the middle of the line and still dominate like that was amazing.

- Seeing Barkley in person is simple breathtaking. I saw it in LA, and yesterday was the same -- every play, when he gets through the line, you catch your breath and think he might be gone. That 1st play TD...the Linc reaction was the same as the Patrick Robinson INT against the Vikings. We were all dumfounded he took that to the house. I just ever appreciated how fast he is until I saw him in person. He's a freak of nature.

- How did Will Shipley get caught from behind...oh right, he ain't Saquon.

- Nice to see AJ show back up. The Commanders were really in a bind, trying to stop Barkley, and just giving AJ tons of space. And then they press him, and he goes deep on 4th and 5. Smitty's catch on the sideline on the 2nd TD drive...not sure he was really inbounds, nice job to snap it fast. 

- I know his injuries mean this is likely his last year, but damn...a healthy Goedert is such a weapon. Ridiculous hot take -- the Chiefs advantage at TE isn't as big as people think. When he gets going downhill, it's a sight to behold. And he's so good on those boots and roll outs. He also should be the main target on screens.

DEFENSE

- Jalen Carter isn't human. The man hurdled a cut block. It seemed like he was wrecking every play. Was terrified when he went down, but he came back. And he might not play many snaps, but Jordan Davis is also just a freak. He was destroying the interior of their line. 19 carries for 51 yards from their RBs is absurd. 

- Overall, it is funny to see what Daniels looked like with actual pressure in his face. We were 30 rows up at like the 30-ish yard line (closer to end zone where AJ caught the TD). You could see that Fangio basically dictated to him all game -- pressure with 4, stay back, force him to throw underneath. 5.3 YPA...all the national writers are screaming he played well, but he really didn't. 

- Nolan Smith and Jalyx Hunt are fun to watch because they are relentless, and they are getting better. Smith smoked the LT on his sack, and Hunt ran the LT over on another snap. To completely whiff on our biggest FA and still have a great 3 man end rotation is amazing. Sweat didn't stand out as much.

- Everyone rightly will praise Baun, but Oren Burks seemed to be everywhere. Both those guys run to the ball so well and can knock it out. I was very worried when we lost Dean, but Burks has been excellent. I wouldn't mind bringing him back next year. His sack on Daniels was pretty amazing.

- Watching the coverage...Q, Slay and Coop really give QBs no chance to push it vertical at all. Q in particular seemed to lock everyone down. Slay is probably the "worst" among the group, and that is saying something.

- CJGJ hits everything that moves, and Reed is a solid tackler.

SPECIAL TEAMS

- Jake scares the hell out of me.

17 minutes ago, pisceschica said:

First page 

@LeanMeanGM The thread closed before I could quote you. But where are the links to the twitter threads where saints fans think moore will bring stoutland with him if he's hired? 

It's just random fans which is why I didn't post them

Harris about to fire nurse 

 

16 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

It's more insulting to Hurts because they're trying to compare him to someone that's just not in his league. Mahomes had a down year and had better stats than a lot of QBs. Using total stats to make it seem like they're the same is laughable. It's not being a hater because it's the same for the other QBs

You're definitely a hater and mahomo gobbler

 

NTTAWWT

6 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

- Jalen Carter isn't human. The man hurdled a cut block. It seemed like he was wrecking every play. Was terrified when he went down, but he came back. And he might not play many snaps, but Jordan Davis is also just a freak. He was destroying the interior of their line. 19 carries for 51 yards from their RBs is absurd.

Out of curiosity is he playing lighter this year? I know last year there were compaints here about the conditioning of both of the young DTs...and I don't see a loss of weight visibly, but watching him move this year it is evident he is more athletic.

19 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

 

Hopefully he stays. Haven't been super impressed but would rather not do a reset again

Just now, Joe Ball said:

Out of curiosity is he playing lighter this year? I know last year there were compaints here about the conditioning of both of the young DTs...and I don't see a loss of weight visibly, but watching him move this year it is evident he is more athletic.

I don't think he is lighter, but definitely in better shape/lower body fat. Fangio pushing for harder practices seems to have worked wonders.

2 minutes ago, justwinbaby said:

You're definitely a hater and mahomo gobbler

 

NTTAWWT

Are you seriously disagreeing that Mahomes is better? you're that delusional?

 You should probably add me to your ignore list too so my hating of hurts doesn't hurt your feelings anymore

23 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

What a disciplined team!

Don't forget, the Eagles won Super Bowl 52 over a team that was called for one penalty in the entire game -- and that was Gronk false-starting, which wasn't even a discretionary call.  The Eagles beat a team that the refs didn't flag all game long. 

Think about that.  The Eagles scored 41 points and put up 538 yards of offense, and the other team wasn't guilty of a single restraining foul all game?   

17 minutes ago, twistr said:

that new SB thread smell

Yeah I'll fix that real quick.  Had some chipotle for lunch.  

17 minutes ago, RLC said:

Kellen wanting that job shows a significant lack of judgement. 

Agreed. With the weapons he has here, he should be able to have another good season in Philly and get better HC opportunities next year. 

Eagles - Chiefs video in the planning stages. Going to be going to a really dark place to open up.

19 minutes ago, twistr said:

TBF, he's been doing it longer, but I think they likely influence each other.

Has he? I didn't know. Enjoy them both.

44 minutes ago, VaBeach_Eagle said:

 

A big man that size shouldn’t be able to run like that. Jordan Davis, are you watching?

In.

 

SuperBowlzzzzzzz!!!!

25 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

Major drop for ratings in the Eagles game.

 

 

 

Meh. Nighttime primetime game usually gets better ratings.

 Plus, it was an "East Coast” NFC Championship game - pretty much ignoring the rest of the country 

2 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

A big man that size shouldn’t be able to run like that. Jordan Davis, are you watching?

A smaller man my size CAN'T run like that lol

Especially right now, my back is on the verge of going out on me and the TENS unit is on high at the moment... but I'm just doing my part for the team, taking the pain so Cam doesn't have to!

When we win, do I get a ring?

It’s worth repeating again… Burks will have a huge play and we’ll talk about it for the rest of our lives. 

 

🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

25 minutes ago, RLC said:

Kellen wanting that job shows a significant lack of judgement. 

A coordinator should be interviewing for every head coaching opportunity.  Interviewing for a job does not equal accepting a job offer.  Moore has been on the head coaching candidate list for a few years now; there are only 32 NFL head coaching jobs in the world.  Every worthwhile candidate should have the confidence and belief that he can turn a program around if given enough time.

The question of whether he'd be given adequate time is a separate question.  Most first time head coaches don't get the time that's often required ...... and that's why he would push for a 5-year contract.  Even if you get fired, you get some financial award to go with the experience.